Kava is the ancient drink of Pacific people. Surrounded in custom, and steeped in thousands of years of tradition, it is considered a 'life source' for many. 'Anau Mesui Henry describes kava as "being ...

Pacific country’s trademark brew getting dearer – and weaker – as crops hit by drought and cyclone fail to meet demand Vanuatu has been hit by a shortage of kava after a surge in domestic and ...

It may look unappetizing and taste terrible, but many ni-Vanuatu regard kava’s warm, soporific embrace as a gift from the gods. Long a staple of South Pacific island rituals, the narcotic wrung from ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have upped the pressure on Australia, urging it to follow through on ...

The tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu is battling to defend the reputation of its national drink, a bitter peppery concoction called kava, which is famous for its medicinal, stress-relieving properties.