Kava dealers blamed for Australian ban push
An Australian police detective superintendant says a small group of Pacific Islanders who are profiteering from illegally selling Kava are to blame for the move to ban it.
An Australian police detective superintendant says a small group of Pacific Islanders who are profiteering from illegally selling Kava are to blame for the move to ban it.
Samoa's Associate Minister of Trade, Commerce and Industry has resigned as MP for Sagaga Le Usoga.
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will visit Tonga on Monday 16 February to meet his counterpart the new Prime Minister of Tonga Hon. Samiuela 'Akilis Pohiva. The purpose of the trip is to meet the new government and to further develop the close ties between the two nations.
Samoa's Prime Minister has downplayed concerns about the number of foreign fishing vessels the government allows in its waters.
Eight Fiji police officers and a soldier have been charged with manslaughter and rape in relation to the death of Vilikesa Soko, who died in police custody last year.
Na’e ikuna’i ‘i he ‘aho ni ‘e he Palemia lolotonga ‘o ‘Aositelelia hano tesi’i ‘o e tu’unga falala’anga ‘oku ‘oku ne taki ‘aki ‘a e fonua hili ia ha fakahoko ha fili fakahaloto ‘a e Fa’ahi Liberal ‘a e fonua ‘a ia ‘oku nau lolotonga Pule’anga he ‘aho ni pea taki ai ‘a Tony Abbott. Fakatatau ki he fakamatala ‘a e ongongo ‘a e BBC na’e loto ‘a e toko 61 ‘o e kau Fakafofonga Falealea ‘a e Paati Liberal ke hoko atu pe ‘a e taki ‘i he tu’unga Palemia ‘a Tony Abbott ka e ‘ikai ke loto kiai ‘a e toko 39 mei he Paati Liberal ai pe.
The Supreme Court in Samoa has found the Associate Minister for Trade and Commerce, Muagututagata Peter Ah Him, guilty of two charges of forgery.
New Zealand's Defence Minister, Gerry Brownlee, says it's time to stop punishing Fiji for events in the past.