A close aide, journalist and longtime friend of Prime Minister La‘aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has been identified as the person using a publicly owned Toyota Hilux that had its government licence plates replaced with private plates.Talamua Media owner and veteran journalist Apulu Lance Polu w...
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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13 August 2026, 9:00AM
A close aide, journalist and longtime friend of Prime Minister La‘aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has been identified as the person using a publicly owned Toyota Hilux that had its government licence plates replaced with private plates.
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