NEWSPAGE 07 December
2009

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

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NEW ZEALAND: Pacific Islands Political Studies Association 11th Conference address

Source: Labour Party Press Release

Thank you for the opportunity to join you today for the 11th Pacific Islands Political Studies Association Conference.

In my comments today, I would like to look outwards to New Zealand’s engagement in the Pacific and inwards to Labour’s relationship politically with New Zealand’s Pasifika community, all in 15 minutes!

Over my lifetime, there has been a fundamental shift in New Zealand’s self-perception from being an offshore island of the United Kingdom, albeit 18,000km away, to being a country not simply geographically located in the South Pacific, but a country looking towards the Asia Pacific.

Our political and trade engagement has shifted to this region, and culturally and in people to people relationships we have become more engaged in our immediate Pacific neighbourhood and shaped by Pasifika influence in New Zealand.

Overall the percentage of the New Zealand population who identify themselves as being of Pasifika ethnicity grew by 14.7% between 1996 and 2006 to around 266,000.

Particularly here in Auckland, migration from the Pacific since the 1950s has changed our identity and shaped us as a Pacific nation.

In my electorate Pasifika people make up 18% of the population and in South Auckland and in Porirua people of Pacific Island origin make up more than half the population. In culture and sport which help shape our identity, Pasifika people have had a huge influence.

And the presence of a strong Pasifika community has enabled a unique interaction between New Zealand and the Pacific, which gives us a sense of identity with and a greater ability to work along side our Pacific neighbours.

The Pacific Access Scheme, in addition to the tradition Samoan immigration quota, means more Pasifika people living and working in New Zealand.

Two-way trade stands at over $1 billion a year. Pacific countries are a significant market for New Zealand goods and trade in services, mostly tourism to the Pacific, is increasing in value.

Negotiations are about to begin on a Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations, Pacer, which will lead to a free trade agreement in the region.

Trade is heavily loaded in New Zealand’s favour. This is partly counterbalanced by tourism and remittances. But Pacer cannot be simply a commercial arrangement, and needs to be consistent with our goals for development and stability in the Pacific. It must work in favour of allowing and encouraging smaller Pacific Islands nations to develop opportunities to market their goods in New Zealand and to develop areas of competitive advantage.

It also means opportunities for work in New Zealand on a seasonal basis. The Recognized Seasonal Employer programme began in April 2007 and enables up to 5000 people to come here to gain seasonal work in horticulture and viticulture.

It has been a major breakthrough and offers big advantages to Pacific workers as well as meeting real needs in our country.

Development assistance is a key area of interaction. Vote Official Development Assistance in NZAID rose to $482 million last year, a 100% increase since 2002.

The proportion of our aid going to the Pacific increased from 40% in 2002 to 53% in 2008. More than 80% of our bilateral aid goes to the Pacific.

Peace Support Operations are another important contribution. New Zealand has around 90 Defence Force, Police and civilian personnel participating in the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands. We have 148 personnel contributing to the International Stabilisation Force in Timor Leste. We contributed police and defence force personnel to Tonga after the April 2006 riots.

The security and development outlook for the Pacific remains fragile. Many countries face challenges around weak state institutions, poor economic growth, environmental vulnerability, political instability, adverse social trends and corruption.

The overthrow of democratic governance and its replacement by military dictatorship in Fiji poses an unresolved challenge in the heart of the Pacific. The removal of an elected parliament and government, the abrogation of the constitution and interference of the independence of the judiciary, media censorship and arbitrary detention and human rights abuses in detention, cannot be condoned. Efforts to engage with Fiji haven’t succeeded and the likelihood of restoration of constitutional governance currently looks bleak.

Rapid population growth and urbanisation in Melanesia in particular are stretching government’s abilities to cope. Vanuatu and Fiji are seeing growth in squatter settlements and serious emerging social problems.

Demographic and social changes are placing increasing pressure on traditional cultural and value structures.
Some areas like Niue and parts of the Cooks are suffering outwards migration that threatens the viability of their communities and cultures.

Conflicts between tribal, ethnic and regional groups have contributed to crises in Papua New Guinea, the Solomans, Timor Leste and Fiji.

All of these problems raise the question about the role that New Zealand can, or should, play in promoting a safe, stable and prosperous Pacific region where democratic and human rights are respected.

We can be proud of the role we have played in addressing conflict in Bougainville, Timor Leste and Solomon Islands, where we have contributed to achieving peace and stability.

And the situation in some areas has seen strengthening of democratic governance. Developments in Tonga, where progress is being made towards democracy and constitutional monarchy are promising.

New Zealand has also contributed strongly in responding to natural disasters in the region. Together with my parliamentary colleagues Luamanuvao Winnie Laban and Chris Carter, I visited Samoa and Tonga a couple of weeks ago. As we moved around the southern coast of Samoa, from Lalomanu to Poutasi, at every village we met New Zealanders who had returned to help families and villages.

The Samoan and Tongan Red Cross reported over $3 million in assistance raised by New Zealand communities.
The new multi-role vessel, HMNZS Canterbury had proved very useful in bringing materials and goods for disaster relief to Niuatoputapu and Samoa.

It’s what friends and good neighbours do and huge appreciation was expressed in both countries for the assistance.
The countries of the Pacific are sovereign nations and New Zealand cannot and should not seek to impose its solutions on Pacific countries because of our status as a more developed and larger country in the region.

Answers to critical national problems need to be found within countries rather than from outside of them.
New Zealand needs to work through cooperation and persuasion to achieve outcomes consistent with our and international values. That does not require, however, our condoning of or concurrence with abuse of power and human rights by local elites.

In my remaining time I would like to consider Labour’s relations with the Pasifika community in New Zealand.
Pasifika New Zealanders are an important part of the Labour Party’s base.
No other group is as likely to vote Labour as Pasifika New Zealanders.
It’s not something we take for granted, and it’s worth asking what makes our ties as strong as they are.
One reason is that the Pasifika workforce is strongly blue collar, and Labour is a workers’ party.
In the current environment, where jobs are being lost, wages are falling, and benefits of recovery are going to the privileged, working people are being left behind.

For Pasifika New Zealanders, average incomes are down from $375 a week to $359 while the cost of living has gone up.
When the Labour-led government got unemployment down to record low levels, Pacific unemployment came down to record low levels.

And now when unemployment is rising, it is rising fastest among Pacific workers.
The unemployment rate among Pacific people has shot up from 7.7 per cent a year ago, to 12.3 per cent in September.
Labour’s priorities are jobs, and hard-working families whose budgets are stretched to make ends meet, so there is a natural fit with Pacific people who are bearing the brunt of job losses and pressure on incomes.

The last 12 months have reinforced the difference in approach between the last Labour Government and the current National one in terms of the impact on the Pasifika Community.

While working for families tax credits introduced under Labour have not yet been touched and income-related rents for Housing New Zealand tenants have so far been retained, other changes have hurt the community.

Tax changes last December gave nothing to families with dependent children earning under $40,000, while close to a third of the benefits went to the top 3% of income earners.

Giving employers the right to fire workers without cause in the first three months of their employment puts Pasifika workers at risk along with others.

The current wage freeze on those in the public sector, affecting hospital workers, school support staff and carers for the elderly and the disabled disproportionally affect Pasifika workers on low incomes, who are being pushed below the poverty line.

Wages are frozen but costs are going up. Recent statistics on rising rents and an increasing proportion of New Zealanders who cannot afford to go to the doctor reflect real difficulties in the Pasifika community in making ends meet.

There are other reasons why there is a close link between Labour and Pacific New Zealanders.
There is a strong emphasis in Labour’s values and in Pacific cultures on the importance of families and communities.
We start with the idea of community and family and helping one another.
As Labour MP Winnie Laban puts it, we’re about the ‘we, not the me.’
Pacific traditions are much more collectivist and less individualist than Western cultures.
For many Pasifika people, these values are inseparable from their religion.
83 per cent of Pacific people have a religious identification - a much higher proportion of the population than for New Zealand as a whole.

That is something we have to remember when we confront contemporary issues.
There has always been a strong underpinning of Christian values in the Labour Party, too. Labour leaders like Michael Joseph Savage, Walter Nash and David Lange came to Labour as Christian socialists.

‘Applied Christianity’, Savage’s phrase, strongly shaped early Labour’s commitment to moral responsibility to care for one another - that we accept anyone into the fold, and ask of them also that they take responsibility for their own actions, for making life better for themselves and their families.

The same unity of values and moral responsibility for one another continues to bring many Pacific people to Labour.
The ‘we, not the me’ values that run deep in both Labour and in Pacific cultures are about more than helping out people in need.

It’s also the moral responsibility we have to ensure the success of all New Zealanders.
The National Government’s Brash Report released this week gives an insight into the continued influence of an extreme ideology, promoting the cutting of the statutory minimum wage by $100 a week and increasing the net income of someone on a Cabinet Minister’s salary by $630 a week.

That would drive people into poverty, with devastating effects on our Maori and Pasifika communities, creating a more unfair society while doing nothing to achieve the alleged objective of closing the living standards gap with Australia.

The success of young Pacific people is quickly becoming more a decisive priority for New Zealand as a whole.
As Pasifika youth become a greater proportion of the population they must succeed more, or New Zealand cannot succeed.
New Zealand will be in trouble if Pacific unemployment rates remain as high and income gaps as wide when Pacific kids of today reach adulthood and middle age.

We will need the next generation of young Pacific people to be a breakthrough generation.
Labour believes that investing in people is the best source of development and opportunity.
In recent years, progress has been made: in the five years at the start of this decade, the number of Pacific adults with a post-school qualification grew strongly - from 17 per cent in 2001, to 22 per cent by 2006.

Skills and education are the foundations that create higher incomes, better jobs and better opportunities.
Labour’s commitment is to build further on this. Security is important to people but so too is opportunity for people to achieve a better life for themselves and their children to improve their socio-economic position.

Labour MPs work closely with our Pasifika community with five of our MPs of Pacific origin - Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, Sua Williams Sio, Carmel Sepuloni, Charles Chauvel and Rajen Prasad. There is loyalty and support in Labour’s relationship with Pasifika people which works both ways.

Thank you again for your invitation to be here. I wish you well for the rest of your conference, and for those who have travelled here to be with us a safe journey home.

Best wishes to everyone for a peaceful and enjoyable Christmas celebration.

Photo Caption: Leader of the Labour Party, Hon Phil Goff.
 

  
 
 
 

 

 

 

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SAMOA: Parliamentary Updates
 Source: Government Press Secretariat Press Release

December 2009 Fuel Prices

Hon. Niko Lee Hang, Minister of Finance has advised that the following changes in retail petroleum products prices will apply from 1 December 2009. The Minister announced increases in the Retail Price of Petrol by 22.0 Sene per litre, Diesel by 25.6 Sene per litre and Kerosene by 24.1 Sene per litre.

The increases have resulted from higher Singapore Prices (MOPS) which have risen sharply on the back of confident predictions that the World Economic Crisis is all but over. At the Center for Global Energy Studies (CGES), London, analysts said,

“With the passage of every week, evidence seems to be building that the world economy is now in the recovery room. US GDP has grown over the previous quarter and Chinese industrial production has surged by 16% year-on-year in October”.

With forecasts of increasing growth and hence demand for oil in the developing Asian countries, the condition for further increases in oil prices clearly exist. There is however an understanding that rapidly increasing oil prices could cause the economic recovery to falter and the major oil producing nations (OPEC) do seem prepared to prevent this from happening by increasing crude oil production.

Retail Prices at Service Stations 1-31 December 2009
Unleaded Petrol $2.42 per litre
Diesel $2.46 per litre
Kerosene $2.23 per litre


Christian Teachings to be included in Government schools curriculum

Cabinet has approved the inclusion of Christian Teachings in Government Schools curriculum starting in the 2010 School Year programme.

The Ministry of Education Sports and Culture is preparing the Christian Teachings curriculum for all Government schools. This programme will be compulsory for all children in government schools.

As a nation Samoa is Founded on Christian beliefs and the Samoan culture. Only the Samoan culture is included in the curriculum.


Commission Holidays 2009

Cabinet has approved Commission Holidays 2009 for the Christmas and New Year season on the 28 -31 December 2009. All Government Ministries will resume work on Monday 11th of January 2010 at 9.00am.

Some Government Ministries are required to work during the commission holidays as these services are essential such as:
• Samoa National Health Services,
• Public Health Services,
• Immigration services,
• Quarantine services,
• Asset Management & Maritime Services of the MWTI,
• Meteorology Division of the MNRE,
• Customs Border Control Division,
• Treasury Budget Division


$25,000 for Samoa Hockey Federation

Cabinet has approved $25,000 to assist the Samoa Hockey Federation for their participation in the Pacific Cup Hockey Tournament in Suva, Fiji from 5 - 13 December, 2009.

This is the first time a hockey team from Samoa will compete in the Pacific tournament. Samoa’s focus is to win a good place in the world ranking for the sport.

Countries expected to compete include Australian Aborigines, New Zealand Maori, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Rarotonga and Samoa. Our team for Suva has been selected from local players.


Report on ADFIAP meeting

Cabinet has approved the report on the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) meeting that was held in Manila, Phillipines on 26 - 29 October 2009.

The ADFIAP meeting this year was chaired by the Development Bank of Samoa’s Chief Executive Officer, Afioga Fuimaono Falefa Lima.

Issued included in the meeting’s agenda were the report by the Secretary General regarding the ADFIAP Development Fund to support participants, and the report on the organization’s Business Plan 2008 - 2009.

The importance of the Development Bank’s role in Leading the Recovery: Environmental, Social and Governance Imperatives for Development Financial Institutions was also highlighted during the CEO meeting.

Services and challenges face by the Development Banks were also reviewed. Cambodia will host the next meeting.
 

  
 
 
 

 

 

 

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AMERICAN SAMOA: ASCC Marine Science students aid in post-tsunami reef recovery
 Source: American Samoan Community College Press Release

With the September 29th tsunami now several months behind us, the environmental damage that ensued will nevertheless take months if not years for the Territory’s reef system to recover from. As a proactive effort to aid in this recovery, students from the Marine Science Oceanography class and Youth Outcry Club at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) have been participated during November in several educational projects that help protect our marine environment.

Working with Alice Lawrence, Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Protected Area Network Specialist, the students assisted in reef cleanups in Asili, Leone, and Fagasa, relieving the corals of such threats such as roof tops, clothes, and other hard structures that would otherwise damage their fragile structure. “With so many tsunami victims still in urgent need of assistance, we understand why the villages have not had time to think about their reefs,” said Wetzell. “As stewards of our marine environment, I, my students and Youth Outcry have been happy to help the villages get a head start on this effort.”

Continuing their involvement, the ASCC students assisted the US Geological Survey (USGS) with their post-tsunami research by downloading videos and photos from the community that captured of the tsunami and its aftermath. “We put the word out asking the public to share their visual record of the tsunami with us,” said, “and the students made digital copies of these resources at our drop off point on campus.” The photos and videos will assist the USGS in validating their wave inundation models. The USGS will post these images on a dedicated website for all to view.
 
Wetzell explained that this active approach in providing post-tsunami assistance engages students in understanding the impact that natural disasters have on the marine environment, and motivates them to stay involved in long term activities such as supporting local authorities in establishing accurate warning system.

As one example, the students of Youth Outcry recently prepared a letter to ASCC President Dr. Seth Galea’i requesting that the College review its emergency evacuation strategies, taking into account the conditions that arose during the September 29th disaster. “ASCC has always had an evacuation plan in place,” said Wetzell, “but based on what we observed during the earthquake and tsunami, we now know additional factors that can contribute to an even stronger plan of action.”

Photo Captions:


Photo 1 - In the month since the tsunami, students from the ASCC Marine Science classes such as those seen here have made regular trips to various beaches and reefs on Tutuila to remove debris and help our marine environment recover.
Photo 2 - ASCC Marine Science student Joseph Iosua scuba dives to remove debris from the ocean floor. In the month since the tsunami, students from the ASCC Marine Science classes have made regular trips to various beaches and reefs on Tutuila to remove debris and help our marine environment recover.

 

  
 
 
 

COOK ISLANDS: Tongia to be new High Commissioner to NZ
 Source: Cook Islands Herald

Former Head of the Ministry of Culture, Makiuti Tongia is to be appointed High Commissioner to NZ in a move seen by some as political

Government will shortly officially announce the appointment of the new High Commission to New Zealand. The Herald has learnt that government has unofficially announced President of the Democratic Party Makiuti Tongia’s appointment as Cook Islands High Commissioner to NZ commencing January 2010. The announcement has drawn a mixed reaction.

The move is seen as political and although others were considered, questions have arisen as to Tongia’s suitability for what is referred to as the “Cook Islands Gateway to the Political and Diplomatic World.”

With the utmost respect for Tongia, who is familiar with Wellington, it is not known whether he is the ideal person for our most senior diplomatic post internationally.

Considering the calibre of his predecessors, Iaveta Short, Dr Jon Jonassen, the late Sir Tom Davis, Wilkie Rasmussen, Dr Robert Woonton and the about to be retired Tepure Tapaitau, this is indeed a very impressive line up. However, if you were to look at performance capability and how much has been advanced on behalf of the Cook Islands through the corridors of power in NZ, one would be hard pressed to surpass Iaveta Short during his tenure as High Commissioner.

Iaveta Short certainly gained the respect of his political foes in NZ and the Cook Islands at the time not because of his political affiliation but because of his capability as an articulate lawyer and his ability to rub shoulders with other members of the Diplomatic Corp as well as politicians in the NZ Parliament with ease. He was able to work across the political divide maintaining the interests of the government of the day. It was on that basis that the former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Henry and his government extended his tenure as High Commissioner.

Since his replacement, our exposure to the international world has been somewhat lax and there is doubt given the limited time available before a general election next year, that Tongia will do any justice to the position.

Tongia’s previous position as a Lecturer in Cook Islands Language Studies at Victoria University was marred by controversy resulting in the language course being threatened with closure. This in no way detracts from his potential but he has yet to prove that he has the diplomatic ability to deliver when the time requires.

The position requires a person who is fully conversant with diplomatic protocols and procedures, has an excellent understanding of the political environment both in NZ and the Cook Islands, has a very good grasp of international affairs both at the trade, macro and micro economic levels, possesses an ability for diplomacy and strategic policy analysis and the ability to facilitate diplomatic opportunities at the highest level.

Traditionally, these types of positions are reserved for senior members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and are often viewed or reserved as “career postings” however the global and political environment has changed that perspective. Tongia’s pending appointment is viewed therefore as purely political.

While there will always be political influence to such appointments, NZ will no doubt undertake due diligence and caution as to the suitability of the person appointed because there are potential credibility issues at stake which NZ will distance itself from if any issues arise over the appointment.

Tongia is a respected ethnologist and believed to be one of the Cook Islands foremost experts on culture and tradition, but a great deal more is expected of a diplomat who will be required to make decisions on behalf of the government of the Cook Islands.

Should he be able to distance himself from the politicization of his appointment, Tongia may well surprise everyone but for now, he is seen as another political appointment and being looked after by his political masters as pay back for losing his position as a Head of Ministry.

On hindsight, it would have been better to defer the appointment due to a looming general election and allow the new administration to appoint its preferred representative for the position. This would certainly avoid the embarrassment of the person being replaced without really achieving anything except political convenience and a waste of taxpayer’s money.
 

  
 
 
 

 

 

 

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FIJI: Fiji demolishes Samoan challenge
 Source: Fiji Times

The Fiji men's hockey side started its Oceania Pacific Hockey Cup campaign on a high note, thrashing Samoa 14-0 yesterday at National Hockey Centre.

The win has set a platform for the national side to improve its international ranking.

National team manager Peter Blake said the side was anticipating much tougher competition against the Australian and New Zealand teams.

"It was a good match and the team is quite happy with the win. We got a few things to work on after the match," he said.

"We have much tougher competition coming up against the Australian Country, New Zeal-and Maori and NZ Barbarians.

"It will be interesting to see where we stand now after the win against Samoa."

The national side quickly ran into an early lead, combining well to maneuver around the Samoan defensive line to score some brilliant goals.

A tiring Samoan side bravely defended their goal but was unfortunate to give away a number of penalty corners which Fiji quickly converted into points. Fiji led 8-0 at the break before scoring another six goals to win the game.

In other games, played yesterday, former Black Stick Bevan Hari coach NZ Maori defeated a spirited Fiji Warriors side by 6-1. NZ Barbarians continued its winning streak and claimed another win beating Australia Country by 3-0.

In the upset of the day, defending champions Australia Country, led by Debbie Dolan, lost to NZ Maori 1-0.

The national men's team will play Australia Country at 2.45pm today while the women's faces NZ Maori at 4.30pm.
Photo Caption: Fiji's James Saqalala takes on the Samoan defence.
 

  
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WORLDWIDE: Australian volunteers making a difference in Samoa
 Source: Australian High Commission Press Release

International Volunteer Day (5 December) celebrates the contribution that volunteers make to developing countries and needy organisations across the globe.

In Samoa, 19 Australian volunteers are making such a difference.

The Australian volunteers, funded through the Samoa-Australian Development Partnership, use their skills and expertise to build and develop their host organisation in Samoa.

Australian High Commissioner to Samoa, Matt Anderson said that Australia’s two volunteers program - Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD) and Volunteering for International Development from Australia (VIDA) - have supported more than 160 volunteers to work in Samoa to help local community groups and organisations.

“The Australian volunteers not only make a wonderful contribution to Samoan organisations through the transfer of their knowledge and skills, they also play a major role in building friendships and fostering our links with Samoa,” Mr Anderson said.

“Every year, around 20 volunteers come to Samoa under these two programs. Not only do they make a big difference to the Samoan groups they work with, they also immerse themselves in local activities and take time to learn and appreciate the Samoan culture and way of life.”

“I also know that many of the volunteers helped out during the tsunami relief efforts working with the Red Cross and other community groups, so I would like to thank them all for their tireless help both during and after the disaster.”

He said the VIDA and AYAD programs are two very important aspects of Australia’s assistance to Samoa, which is additional support provided to Samoa beyond the annual $74 million (A$37 million) aid program.

Three new youth ambassadors arrived in Samoa in October and started working with their Samoan hosts, including:

Stephanie Sykes - Renal Dialysis Nurse at the Samoan Kidney Foundation Renal Dialysis Centre in Motootua.
Adric Landman - IT Officer, Samoa Housing Corporation
LIsa Fletcher - Museum Designer, Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture

Other volunteers currently working in Samoa include:

Faasalusalu McFarland - Development Officer, Samoa Netball Association
Paul Christainsz - Market Researcher, Small Business Enterprise Centre
Susanne Newton - Library Management Officer, NUS
Tamlyn Mcgee - Permaculture Officer, Matuaileoo Environment Trust inc
Matthew Walter - Cricket Development Officer, Samoa Cricket
Kathy Schneebeli, Laboratory Technician, University of the South Pacific
Louise Ellerton - Education Advisor, UNESCO
Natalia Pereira - Youth Officer, UNESCO
Skye Turner - Veterinarian, Animal Protection Society
Rebecca Smith - Benchbook Officer, Ministry of Justice, Courts & Administration
Steven Williams - Paramedics Trainer, Samoa Fire Service
Cassandra Wiles - Organic Farming, Women in Business Development
Roslyn Jettner - Post Harvest Physiology, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
Mike Wrathall - Hydro Engineer, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
Darren Kellett - Assistant Trainer, High Performance Unit, Samoa Rugby Union
Kathryn Meredith - Inclusive Education Advisor, Senese School
Photo Captions:


Photo 1 - Australian volunteer Cass Wiles with organic farmer Peka Meafou from Falesiu village.
Photo 2 - Australian volunteer Steve Williams, a paramedic with the Samoan Fire Services, with medical students during the training simulation exercise at the national hospital.

 Photo 3 - Australian youth ambassador Salu McFarland running ball drills during a netball clinic.


 Photo 4 - Visiting Australian Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith met Australian Youth Ambassadors and volunteers working in Samoa.

 

  
 
 
     

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