New Caledonia's political leadership is invited to Paris next month to discuss where to next after the victory of the anti-independence camp in last Sunday's referendum; Fiji's political parties are heading into a final weekend of campaigning before next Wednesday's election; The Marshall Islands President, Hilda Heine, says an impending vote of no confidence against her is part of a Chinese-backed effort to take over one of the country's atolls; A hundred years ago today, the SS Talune steamed into Apia with a disease that unleashed devastation on Samoa: the Spanish flu; The Carterets are remote low lying atolls off Bougainville and for many years have been faced with the impact of climate change swamping them; Delegates at a major international energy summit have described the global transition away from fossil fuels as a massive opportunity for innovation and growth; A Samoan woman behind a innovative internship programme linking Pasifika to the public sector has been recognised in New Zealand's inaugural Public Service Medals.