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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The autopsy of Papalii Sia Figiel, 37 was one of the issues discussed by Acting Police Commissioner Leiataua Samuelu Afamasaga on Wednesday.
The Samoa Observer said Acting Commission Leiataua confirmed that there will be a post-mortem examination to identify the cause of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of "collective punishment" has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii.
He is one of many in the Pacific Island nation grappling with the Trump administration's new travel restrictions affecting Tongan nationals....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of "collective punishment" has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii.
He is one of many in the Pacific Island nation grappling with the Trump administration's new travel restrictions affecting Tongan nationals....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of "collective punishment" has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii.
He is one of many in the Pacific Island nation grappling with the Trump administration's new travel restrictions affecting Tongan nationals....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — (January 28, 2026) The ongoing high costs of living are prompting some families to turn to backyard killing of animals.
There's also a claim that New Zealand's food safety rules disproportionately affect Pasifika and other migrant communities.
Carolyn Press McKenzie from...
Documents reveal NZ quietly axed Pacific migrant worker program in favor of high-cost seasonal visas
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New Zealand has quietly scrapped plans to open new Pacific worker pathways in the meat and seafood processing sectors, documents obtained by RNZ Pacific under the Official Information Act (OIA) show.
Two new seasonal visas, the Peak Seasonal Visa (PSV) and the Global...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A collaboration between apicultural scientists and a Māori land trust in Te Urewera is shedding light on the potential health benefits of propolis, or "bee glue".
Working in partnership with Manawa Honey NZ — a business founded and run by Tuawhenua Trust — scientists at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific delegates in the United States Congress are warning efforts to fast-track deep-seabed mining could sideline island communities and cause irreversible damage to fragile ocean ecosystems.
The concerns were raised at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa police have confirmed that an internal leak of a search warrant led to a failed drug raid in late December, allowing suspects to clear out of the premises before police arrived. As a result, two senior police officers have been suspended pending investigations into their alleged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Solomon Islands has the most powerful passport out of the Pacific Island nations, with the document allowing visa-free access to 131 countries.
This is according to the Henley Passport index for 2026 which ranks passports in terms of destinations holders can travel to...