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Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan government has started to look at ways of accommodating the increasing number of patients seeking overseas treatment.
The Samoa Observer reports the prime minister saying the Ministry of Health has been tasked with providing a plan to allow more people to get treatment...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — More than 100 passengers transiting through Auckland Airport over the weekend were forced to wait in a cold corridor overnight.
The NZ Herald reported that the passengers, who had flown from Samoa and were on the way to Australia, had arrived about 2am on Sunday.
Passengers...
Apia, SAMOA — A Supreme Court Justice in Samoa has again raised concern over the prevalence of sexual offending within families of young girls.
Justice Niavā Mata Tuatagaloa was speaking this week during the sentencing of a 33-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his 15-year-old...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Government on Tuesday removed all its COVID-19 restrictions for travel into the country.
This was confirmed by Acting Prime Minister Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio during a special announcement on Wednesday (Samoa time).
“Cabinet at its meeting of the 21st September...
Apia, SAMOA — An application to extradite a Samoan living in Australia, who is accused of plotting to assassinate a former Samoan Prime Minister, has been quashed by the Australian Federal Court.
The Samoa Observer reports Federal Court Justice Craig Colvin last Friday ordered that the committal of...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Agriculture Minister has confirmed American Samoa's Director of Agriculture and a delegation were in the country recently to follow up on the Atoa Samoa talks earlier this year.
La'auli Leuatea Schmidt confirmed the meeting with Solialeaalofitagaloa Iosua Mutini and his...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Police Commissioner has rejected claims the police prosecutor sabotaged a criminal libel case.
The case in question was a criminal libel case against an ordained church minister based in Sydney, who hosts a radio programme there.
The ruling FAST Party lodged a complaint...
Apia, SAMOA — The owner of one of Apia's most well-known businesses has passed away.
Matai'a Lynn Netzler, more widely known simply as Lynn, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, September 7 at her Moto'otua home.
Lynn and her late husband, Thor Netzler, started a small village store in the early...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Tongan language week ends today after days of language and cultural displays.
Students of Tongan heritage across New Zealand, celebrated the annual event, wearing traditional outfits to school and performing traditional dances in general assembly halls.
Language week has been...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Flags are flying at half mast across the Pacific and leaders are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who has died at the age of 96.
The Queen visited the Pacific multiple times during her reign, with a visit a few months after her coronation to Fiji and Tonga, in...