Tagata o te Moana for 9 September 2017

Reactions in Tonga to the king's dissolution of parliament; West Papuans petition the UN for a supervised independence vote; Call for Bougainvilleans to look at independence options; Manus financial settlement no protection from future harm; Pacific fisheries agency urges caution over new tuna data; NZ's Pasifika voters talk about election issues, and; Prominent Tongans on how their culture and language shapes their work.