HERCULES

The flight monitoring website showed an Australian Defence Force C130 Hercules plane land at Faleolo. It could have been a routine exercise to monitor the seas for illegal activity.

PAY CUT

As costs rise, some governments in the Pacific are cutting the salaries of parliamentarians. If the going gets tough, will our parliamentarians take a pay cut to help ensure the civil does not?

FIGHTING

A drunk man was knocked down in a scuffle that took place in a nightclub car park. Instead of men stepping in to stop further escalation, a group of women decided to intervene.

METH

Is meth so common that it is being offered? A random conversation led a stranger to offer a young man meth to help deal with long hours at work. It’s just like the snake tempting Eve with the apple.

UNSCRUPULOUS

A technician quickly changed his price for his service, realising the caller on the line was a foreign national. The same technician fixed a similar issue for $50 the previous week for a local. His price rocketed to $150.

A STEAL

Half a kilogram of butter was on sale at a local supermarket for just $4. Now that’s a steal. However, the catch was that the item was expiring in two days.