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Virgin Australia has renewed its licence to fly between Australia and Samoa for another year.

The All Blacks' 23-13 win over South Africa has given New Zealand its best chance at claiming a third successive Rugby World Cup title.

In today's sports news - Souths move on in NRL play-offs, New Zealand begin Olympic football bid with win, and Hamilton fastest in Singapore.

New legal issues have again forced the adjournment of bail hearings for two men accused of plotting to assassinate Samoa Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.

The OFC men's football Olympic qualifying tournament kicks off in Fiji today with the home side looking to defend their title and book a ticket to another Olympics.

Winger Kotaro Matsushima scored a hat-trick as Japan overcame a severe case of opening-night nerves to give the host nation a winning start to the tournament.

Samoan players will wear their hearts on their sleeves - but keep traditional Pacific islander tattoos under wraps with skin suits during the World Cup in Japan to avoid offending their hosts.

The leaders of the game have lined up all week proclaiming the ninth Rugby World Cup as "historic" and for once the hyperbole was not misplaced as the sport prepared to take a bold leap out of its…

A US funded effort to protect ecosystems will target invasive species and protect coral reefs.

The Rugby World Cup kicks off today with hosts Japan taking on Russia in Tokyo, RNZ takes a look at what games are worth watching.

Are you worried you might not survive the Rugby World Cup conversations around the water cooler? Sports journalist Zoë George is here to help.

A senator in American Samoa has questioned senior officials as to the source of the territory's $US100,000 donation to the Manu Samoa rugby team, during its fundraising in July.

The court of Appeal in Samoa has ordered the retrial of a former manager with the Lands and Transport Authority for altering documents with intent to deceive.

American Samoan police have removed a rock barrier erected as a protest over controversial paving done in front of the Fagatogo malae.

Sixteen Pacific Islanders have been granted temporary work visas in New Zealand as victims of people trafficking.

The upgrade of Samoa's Apia Port will make it more efficient and more environmentally sustainable, Samoa's Minister of Finance says.

The stigma of mental illness in Samoa is contributing to the country's stubbornly high suicide rate, an NGO says. Audio

There are fears that a rare alpine plant in Samoa may have gone extinct. Audio

Samoan players will wear their hearts on their sleeves - but keep traditional Pacific islander tattoos under wraps with skin suits during the World Cup in Japan to avoid offending their hosts.

Hundreds of young men and women in Samoa have responded to a job offer recruitment process for a nine-month job opportunity in the United States and American Samoa.