The Samoan Government has forbidden the people of seven villages from taking part in the seasonal worker scheme in New Zealand following misbehaviour by some of their community.
The scheme allows migrant workers, mainly from the Pacific Islands to come to New Zealand and Australia for seasonal work, especially fruit and vegetable harvesting. It has been running for about six years.
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele said the country had a zero tolerance policy for people who put the scheme at risk, usually through bad behaviour caused by drinking too much alcohol.
"In respect of New Zealand, we normally have problems with those who get drunk and end up damaging some of the farmer's property, like vehicles," Mr Sailele said.
"We also do not want to jeopardise the efforts by the farmers who have invested so much to bring our people over to work on their plantations, on their farms."
Many Samoan families and villages had benefitted from the seasonal worker scheme, using the money they earned to do up their homes, buy land or repair village buildings.
