Tag: kava
‘Sparkling’ kava on tap: Tongan entrepreneur adds twist to tradition
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific
A Nuku'alofa business has started to sell "sparkling kava" on tap for those interested in tasting the traditional brew.
Tricia Emberson...
France, Vanuatu agree to sort out ‘southern land’ border dispute
By Doddy Morris in Port Vila
French President Emmanuel Macron and Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau have reached an agreement to settle the "land problem"...
Pasifika people using kava and talanoa to boost mental health
By Alualumoana Luaitalo, Te Rito journalism cadet
A new business initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand aims to open up conversations about the benefits of kava...
Fiji’s Methodists face ‘worrying trend’ over misuse of funds, dictatorial style
By Wata Shaw in Suva
Misuse of funds, dictatorial leadership and lack of consultation displayed by some Methodist Church leaders in Fiji is “a worrying...
NZ’s Parliament siege, ‘disinformation war’, kava and media change featured in...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Frontline investigative articles on Aotearoa New Zealand’s 23-day Parliament protester siege, social media disinformation and Asia-Pacific media changes and adaptations are...
An Anzac story: Sāmoa’s link to that wartime foreign field
By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom
In late 1913 one of the most famous men in Britain arrived in Pago Pago.
Rupert Brooke, 26, was...
Kava industry bounces back after Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu
By Jonas Cullwick in Port Vila
Kava export returns in 2015 after Tropical Cyclone Pam devastated parts of Vanuatu as it trekked through the country...
Tess Newton Cain: We need a new law about kava …...
OPINION: By Tess Newton Cain in Port Vila
There have been a couple of stories recently in Vanuatu about kava exports and one of the...
Santo kava farmers fear ‘silent killer’ investor threat to their production
By Glenda Willie in Port Vila
Vanuatu kava farmers on Espiritu Santo have expressed great fear of losing their production businesses in the wake of...
New data dispels Vanuatu reports of ‘tainted’ kava fears
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
In response to last weekend’s reports of complaints about allegedly "tainted" kava, Vanuatu-based exporter Peter Colmar has provided clear...
Vanuatu company accused of exporting kava ‘trash’ throws industry in turmoil
By Len Garae in Port Vila
The writing is on the wall for the fate of Peter Colmar’s kava exporting company, Sarami Plantation, now that...
New kava legal challenge in Germany over drugs institute ruling
By Jane Joshua in Port Vila
A court case has been filed against the Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM/German Federal Institute for Drugs and...
Vanuatu’s new Parliament elects Charlot Salwai as nation’s 11th PM
By Harold Obed in Port Vila
Pentecost MP Charlot Salwai was today elected the 11th Prime Minister of Vanuatu by the incoming Parliament, elected in...
