MP Agnes Loheni was bestowed the high chief title of Fonoti by her extended family with the traditional ava presented by matai of the village and the district.
The offering of traditional blessings was held in place of the usual mass which was cancelled because of time constraints.
Family spokesperson and former Samoan Parliamentarian Tauiliili Harry Schuster told the Samoa Observer that their family was proud that Ms Loheni has become a parliamentarian in New Zealand.
