By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editorA Radio New Zealand journalist says an Indonesian government official attempted to bribe and intimidate him at last month’s 22nd Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders’ summit in Port Vila. “My advice to the RNZ journalist was to hold the story until he was out of the country because I was worried about his safety.”RNZ has seen communications sent by the Indonesian official to the journalist, asking him when RNZ was going to publish the interview. Official kept following himHe said the same official kept following him around and messaged him a video clip showing indigenous Papuans carrying out violent acts. MSG meeting coverageRNZ was the only international media which had a journalist on the ground to cover the MSG meeting for its Pacific audience. The MSG meeting concluded with leaders rejecting ULMWP’s application to become a full member of the sub-regional group.