More from Kiery Manassah

Pascal Sebastien Iauko has secured the Tanna MP seat left vacant by his late father, in a phenomenal landslide vote. The jaw-dropping result means Iauko could be the youngest parliamentarian sworn-into parliament. Is there an emerging tendency for voters not to take party policies and national governance issues into consideration?

There are early indications the motion of no confidence against prime minister Sato Kilman could be serious, with 10 members of parliament moving sides to sit with the opposition yesterday. PiPP’s Kiery Manassah gives us a wrap-up of the state of political play as Vanuatu’s first parliamentary session begins

Since the independence movements of the 70s, very few colonial territories are left in the Pacific, with New Caledonia being one of the most prominent. Freelance journalist Nic Maclellan provides an excellent stock take piece of what New Caledonia has been up to of late.