Tagata atu motu

Magazine programme about Pacific people.

Three years ago cyclone Val ripped through Western Samoa causing millions of
dollars worth of damage. During the seven day distruction many of Western
Samoa's export crops were destoryed and a year later nearly 90% of its root crops
was wipe out by a devestating leaf blite outbreak.

Things are slowly picking up and a one ton container of taro arrived in Auckland
this week the first since 1993.

Earlier this week a Ministerial delegation arrived from Western Samoa and Sam
Thompson speaks with the Director of Agriculture Tuzinga Avea.
- kaikōrero: Tuzinga Avea talks about one of their latest produce on the market
the Princess Banana / Cavandish Banana / control measures for the blite problem,
quarantine agreement with NZ / giant African snails infestation / base produce for
Western Samoa is bananas, taro and coconuts and the canning of crops.

The Pacific Regional News Magazine "islands bussines" has rejected an Australian
critizim of Pacific Islands Airlines that the Australian aid money is going towards
propping up failing Airlines.

A pilot scheme by Tongan Ministry of Justice aimed at improving its probation sevice
is being put into practise this year.

Reccomendation by Hawaii;s Land and natural resources said to reduce the risk of
shark attack has been attacked by scientists and tour operators.

Niue's cabinet has ordered the broadcasting coporation to increase its daily Television
hours.

A clamp down on the misuse of Goverment vehicles in the Cook Islands has begun
with the public being asked to report the offenders..............programme ends.