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Tokyo, JAPAN — If you grew up in Samoa and Auckland rugby circles then the chances are, you’ve visited the home of the late Papaliitele Peter “Fats” Fatialofa and his wife Anne.
21 Kerrs Road, Wiri near Manukau bears many memories of rugby history both on and off the field for Fats and Anne, their...
Apia, SAMOA — A woman who arrived on an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland on the 11th of April 2019 this year and was caught with drugs has submitted a late application through her lawyer for a discharge without conviction.
Stephanie Westberg had entered an early guilty plea after marijuana was...
Saipan, CNMI — The office of the Northern Marianas governor Ralph Torres has been searched by FBI agents.
The FBI also carried out several other search warrants on the operator of the operator of the territory's casino, Imperial Pacific.
Mr Torres's house and vehicle are also understood to have...
Apia, SAMOA — “Aumaga”, a dance work inspired by the role of taulea’ale’a (untitled men) and the aumaga (social class of taule’ale’a) is set to be performed on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at the National University of Samoa.
The dance work has been developed over the course of three months by Wellington...
Manila, THE PHILIPPINES — Some of the world's biggest tuna fishing fleets are set to meet "face to face" next week to discuss the current market crisis.
An oversupply of skipjack tuna has led raw material prices for delivery in Bangkok, Thailand to dive from $1,600 per metric ton in March to $900/...
Apia, SAMOA — Strict visiting restrictions are in place at Samoa's hospitals and clinics in an effort to curb the spread of the highly infectious measles virus.
Taupou Tauvela, 28, was breastfeeding her 17-month baby Neoalina on an outside bench seat as she waited for her husband to seek treatment...
Apia, SAMOA — A young woman from Vailele and Alafua, Manamea Phlean Choo Koon, has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to her husband.
Manamea pleaded guilty to pouring hot water over her husband causing serious injuries from the left cheek down to the side of of her husbands’ stomach....
Otago, NEW ZEALAND — Medical researchers have been awarded almost $US2 million to investigate whether Pacific people have a genetic predisposition to diseases like gout and diabetes.
Both diseases and other metabolic disorders are rife in the Pacific.
A team of researchers from the University of...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — The New Zealand Royal Commission investigating abuse in care has heard a former gang member lost the ability to love because of the time he spent as a child of the state.
The inquiry into abuse in state and faith-based care has entered the second week of its hearing in...
Apia, SAMOA — Vaccines and storage coolers necessary to keep the medicine properly stored for injections against the measles virus, tops the help list from the Ministry of Health to their New Zealand counterpart.
“The list is already sent,” Ministry CEO Leausa Dr. Take Naseri confirmed last week....