Samoa PM rejects claims aid assistance not reaching needy

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Updated October 28, 2009 18:38:38

Samoa's Prime Minister has rejected any claims that aid is being unequally distributed among tsunami survivors. He's reacting to claims by the Deputy Mayor of Porirua in New Zealand Litea Ah-Hoi, who recently went to Samoa to visit her family and to offer assistance to survivors. She told Radio Australia that in some villages, people who need aid like water are not receiving assistance. But Prime Minsiter Tuilaepa Sailele says her comments do not reflect the reality of the situation.

Presenter: Kate McPherson
Speaker: Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele; New Zealand's Porirua Deputy Mayor Litea Ah-Hoi

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