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26 Oct, 2026 12:48 AM2 mins to read

Christopher Luxon and La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt attend a gift giving ceremony where they received portraits painted by a local Methodist college. Photo / RNZ, Giles Dexter

By RNZ

Samoa’s Prime Minister, La’aulialemalietoa (La’auli) Leuatea Schmidt, paused talks on a refreshed treaty with New Zealand until after the New Zealand general election.

La’auli claimed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had asked for them to “proceed with it” anyway, but he decided not to.

La’auli made the revelation at

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Source: New Zealand Herald · RNZ

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