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The Prime Minister has been welcomed in Samoa by a full military band on her first stop in her Pacific Mission trip.

Jacinda Ardern will visit Samoa, Niue, Tonga and the Cook Islands, on a week-long trip.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has also joined her.

During her trip to Samoa she announced $3 million worth of extra funding has been committed to Samoa to help with the recovery from Cyclone Gita last month.

She also announced a $6.5 million package to boost employment and invest in small businesses in Samoa.

This year’s annual Pacific Mission trip will focus on recovery and resilience.

The small island nations of Samoa and Tonga in are still struggling to recover from Cyclone Gita. Climate change and economic development will also be discussed.

This will be Ms Ardern’s first time visiting the Pacific as Prime Minister and give her a chance to meet the leaders of the countries before the Pacific Islands Forum later in the year.

weekly reflection

Bomb scare at White House!!!!!

On March Feb 12 White house authorities had to arrest a person following a bomb scare at the White House.

Over the weekend a man drove to a White House checkpoint and claimed to have a bomb. Following a close inspection of the vehicle no device was found in the vehicle, but White House security had a lot better than he expected.

It was the second scare at the White House on Saturday. A person earlier jumped over a bike rack in a buffer zone in front of the building (Fancy Word) But was unable to scale a fence into the grounds before being tackled by guards, good for them.

Lucky US President Donald Trump was in Florida at the time of both incidents.

I got this info from Kiwi Kids News