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Pacific Update: PNG hit by earthquakes and the MP who took marijuana to Parliament

By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific Correspondent
May 16, 2019

1 NEWS’ Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver has a round-up of news from the region

On this week's Pacific Update, Papua New Guinea hit by two big earthquakes, the MP who took marijuana to parliament and an R & B star in the remote Pacific.

Also featured are the funny social media vids of the week.

Watch the video above for 1 NEWS’ Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver's round-up of news from the region.

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