Maggie Tait from the New Zealand Press Association travelled to Samoa to look at the issue of the nation switching the side of the road it drives on, recent controversial legislation the Government has passed into law and a couple of other interesting stories.

Angela Gregory from the New Zealand Herald visited Fiji one year after the December 2006 coup to see if things has progressed towards democracy.
Kim Thomas from The Press travelled to Vanuatu with the first group of Ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers returning home after spending several months working in the South Island.
Anna Wallis from The Marlborough Express travelled to Tonga with a local grower recruiting seasonly workers for his business.










