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Cyclone Gita live updates: Strong winds and heavy rain batter New Zealand

Seven provinces of New Zealand are in a state of emergency as the remnants of Cyclone Gita bear down, bringing howling winds and torrential rain. Here's what we know: State of emergency declared in Christchurch, Buller District, Grey District, Selwyn, Westland, Tasman and Taranaki Civil Defence...

Cyclone Gita is set to lash New Zealand on Tuesday [image: Express UK]

Cyclone Gita LATEST: New Zealand braces for storm as residents urged to PREPARE for worst

Weather bosses warn that Cyclone Gita has the south island of New Zealand in the “firing line” before the storm makes landfall in the northwest tip of the island on Tuesday evening. The latest update from the MetService said the storm was “expected to bring a period of high-impact severe weather...

Samoa's critical online blogger O Le Palemia shut-out of Facebook

A blogger known for criticising the Samoan government has been shut out of Facebook. 'O Le Palemia' had been using the social media platform for scathing attacks and allegations of corruption against the government of Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. The government had unsuccessfully...

Part I of the Pacific Law, Custom and Constitutionalism Conference 2018 - Aotearoa NZ and Samoa in Dialogue [Photo: RNZ Pacific / Sela Jane Hopgood]

NZ conference explores Samoan customary issues

Maua Faleauto, who has conducted extensive research on customary land rights, was among the attendees at the Pacific Law, Custom and Constitutionalism conference this month in Auckland. According to him, Samoa's former head of state Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi signed the Land Title Registration...

Spirits revived in Tonga a week after Gita

It's been a week since Tonga's worst storm in decades, Cyclone Gita, hit the islands leaving hundreds homeless and others still struggling without power. Despite this, Tongans everywhere gathered in church on Sunday in a show of unity and thanksgiving. Bells echoed across the island yesterday...

Inquest into death of NZ man killed in Samoa prison postponed again

A family whose son was killed in a Samoan prison has had a chance for closure snatched away at the last second. A coroner's inquest into the death of 28-year-old Hans Dalton was set to begin today. The formal inquest has been postponed several times over the past five years, and today was no...

Prisoner, Tagaloasa Filipaina and LAWYER: Pa’u Tafaogalupe Mulitalo. [Samoa Observer]

"Mastermind" prisoner's lawyer calls for humane treatment

The lawyer representing two prisoners accused of masterminding the failed mass prison break last week has called on the Police to treat his clients “as human beings". Lawyer Pa’u Tafaogalupe Mulitalo has asked the Police to give them “clothing and amenities for their state of wellbeing". The...

Deadline extends for REAL ID compliance — but not for Am. Samoa

Most travelers have time to get the new high-security driver’s licenses needed to fly in the future. As reported in the Total Security Daily Advisor back in November, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) planned to impose the REAL ID Act in early 2018, but the new deadline is now late...

The destruction left in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Gita. [Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller]

Tonga: 'We need to prepare ourselves to rebuild and renew'

It's been three days since Cyclone Gita swept through the Tongan islands of 'Eua and Tongatapu leaving most people without power and water and others without a home. Despite this, people in the kingdom are still maintaining good spirits. The New Zealand Defence Force flew RNZ Pacific reporter Koro...

Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, Loau Keneti Sio with Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. [Samoa Observer]

Samoa P.M. Tuilaepa spearheads site visit to view Gita damage

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi led a group of Cabinet Ministers that visited some of the villages that were badly affected by Tropical Cyclone Gita last week Friday and Saturday. This is one of the four tours that will be conducted by the Ministers this week. This is also part of...

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