evidence: Vanuatu has not lost faith in negotiations over the disputed Matthew and Hunter Islands, despite recent moves by France, a Vanuatu MP says. [...] The MP represents the island of Tanna, whose chiefs had historically visited Matthew and Hunter for rituals and other ceremonial activities. [...] According to reports, Vanuatu is planning commemorations to mark the anniversary, this weekend, of Vanuatu's own flag-raising expedition on Hunter Island in 1983.