Samoa citizenship bill: 'Hell' easier to reach than NZ, says ex-Samoan PM at public hearing
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Samoa's former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi says it is easier for his people to get to hell than to come to New Zealand.

![Part of his submission focused on the education of young Samoans and the importance of the Treaty of Friendship. [photo: RNZ Pacific / Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai] former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tuliaepa_speaking_copy.jpg?itok=Hc5efgI3)
![SuperGrans has just opened its twelfth agency. [Photo: Supplied/SuperGrans] Super Grans](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/supergrans.jpg?itok=1qktBaCq)
![Dr. Daniel Hall, a Law Professor, who teaches Constitutional and Comparative Law at Miami University, was on-island to conduct a survey asking: Would the ban on same sex marriage in American Samoa survive if someone challenged it under the 14th Amendment? [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Dr. Daniel Hall](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_9202.jpg?itok=RWYbGRGl)






![American Samoa’s 2024 Malofie Congressional Art Competition winner Talanoa Lagafuaina poses next to his most recent art competition winning piece. This is his second year to represent the territory. [courtesy photo] Talanoa Lagafuaina poses next to his most recent art](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/talanoa_with_his_art_display.jpg?itok=4ZI4V7mi)