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The Office of the Electoral Commission in Samoa has confirmed that dozens of voters voted twice in last week's elections.

Hundreds of thousands of devout Indians are set to bathe in the Ganges river on Wednesday, the third key day of a Hindu festival, as daily coronavirus infections peak.

Analysis - Samoa is waiting to find out whether its longest-serving prime minister will be returned to power or his challenger will become the country's first woman prime minister.

Health Minister Andrew Little has shot down calls for a swift overhaul of drug laws, saying any major change would first have to go back to a referendum.

The final and official count for the Samoa general election 2021 is now underway.

In an open letter, dozens of organisations, including the Medical Association, Māori health providers and the Mental Health Foundation, call for drug use to be treated as a health issue. Audio

Opinion - Judith Collins' National Party leadership is under more scrutiny, with increased talk in the media of her being replaced by brand new MP Christopher Luxon, writes Bryce Edwards.

3pm today polling places around Samoa closed and counting of ballots for the parliamentary elections got underway.

Polling places around Samoa closed at 3pm today and counting of ballots for the parliamentary elections got underway almost immediately.

General voting is underway across Samoa to decide who will govern the country for the next five years.

Pre-polling in Samoa's general election enters day four today.

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The Hamilton City Council is to revisit its decision not to establish Māori wards for next year's local body election.

After the first day of pre-polling in Samoa's general election, the Human Rights Protection Party leads the preliminary count.

The first witness in Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial has said he was told to make negative stories about the Israeli PM "disappear".

Candidates in the Carterton council by-election say residents are "annoyed" and "frustrated" by the town's ongoing water contamination.

Polling booths opened this morning for early voters in Samoa's general election.