Your Region: In Brief

Niue no worries
Niue’s police chief and head of immigration says he is confident the island is not being used as a backdoor means of gaining entry to New Zealand.
Concerns have been expressed on the island and by a New Zealand MP that a small number of foreigners living there intend seeking New Zealand citizenship through Niue.
But police chief Ross Ardern says even if the people got Niuean citizenship early they would still need to meet strict criteria before being granted New Zealand citizenship.

Guest worker scheme delay
Reports from American Samoa say it’s unlikely that the governor’s plan to introduce a guest worker permit will be in place by the start of the new year.
The plan was to help the territory’s two big fish canneries stabilise employee numbers during the holidays.

Nightclubs reopen
The Samoan government says it cancelled a liquor board decision to close six night clubs for three months.
The owners were alleged to have breached liquor laws.
The Government move came as two of the nightclub owners begin legal action against the liquor board chairman and minister of revenue and his committee members.

Polynesian assembly meets
The French Polynesian assembly was meeting after an earlier session was abandoned amid an anti-government blockade of Papeete by a union calling for lower prices.
Although the roadblocks are illegal, the French state, which is responsible for the freedom of movement, has not intervened, leaving businesses closed and services disrupted. Source: RNZI

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