Tagata o Te Moana for 14 October 2017

Evacuees in limbo as Vanuatu emergency extended; Manus Island to Nauru transfer offer 'shameful'; Tongan govt still wants seat on Royal Privy Council; Niue moves from fishing to marine conservation; Fight continues over giant Hawaiian telescope plan; Samoa's inquiry into domestic violence wraps up; Economist says PACER-plus benefits for small states too; An emphasis is placed on Fijian language as the population grows in New Zealand.