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Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND — Faith Vui remembers driving a golf cart for her dad in Apia when she was a kid, so it was fitting that he was by her side when she took out the New Zealand Women's Amateur Championship on the weekend.
Vui became the first Samoan to claim the title after winning the 36-hole...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pasifika Excellence Mural Project is a response to the findings from the Kāpasa Fetu’u Community Needs Assessment that was conducted in 2022 by The Samoan Community Development Centre (SCDC) and their Pasifika Urban Roots collaborative partners.
When asked by Samoa...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — As we celebrate 'Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani 2023, one content creator is aiming to preserve the language and culture through food videos on TikTok showcasing Cook Islands cuisine.
Hailing from the islands of Rarotonga, Mangaia and Manihiki, Auckland-based creator...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — New research has found the eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in 2022 shot out an unprecedented amount of water vapor into the sky.
The vapor reached heights of up to 55 kilometres (about 34 miles) and depleted 5 percent of the ozone layer over the tropical...
Apia, SAMOA — A Samoan seasonal worker is warning others to be wise on the job and not fall into infidelity.
A 37-year-old father of two from Poutasi, Taavao Lefua Taavao, joined the Falealili Seasonal Work Programme under the Recognised Seasonal Employers scheme in New Zealand in 2017.
The Samoa...
Apia, SAMOA — The last group of 16 Samoan adults and a year-old toddler have returned home safely after a frightening experience in Israel as they went through bomb shelters and were told to hide minutes before departure at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
They landed at the Faleolo...
Apia, SAMOA — Locally-owned airline Talofa Airways has announced the resumption of direct flights from Samoa to Vava'u in Tonga with the service to start on 14 November 2023.
There will be two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Fridays from Tonga to Pago Pago in American Samoa and from Tonga to Faleolo...
Lahaina, MAUI — A representative from the Maui County Joint Operations Center responded to an Island News request, asking who was directing Maui County's emergency response between the critical hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The rep responded to the inquiry on Saturday, September 16, saying that the...
Apia, SAMOA — The last group of Samoan citizens who were stranded in Israel were safely evacuated from Jerusalem to Dubai on Tuesday, the Samoa government has announced.
In a press release issued on Tuesday afternoon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) said 13 Samoans boarded an...
Apia, SAMOA — Concerns about the safety of Samoa's colourful old wooden buses have once again become a talking point in the capital Apia.
A recent crash claimed the life of one passenger and injured many others.
The buses are the nation's oldest mode of public transport, but the latest...