Samoa

The sinking of New Zealand Navy continues to impact Samoan villages, as community threatens legal action.

Two young Samoan triathletes are returning home with a lot of knowledge from the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge last weekend, where they finished in the top five.

Under the new law, only those born within the specified time frame are eligible, leaving children and grandchildren of these individuals without a pathway.

The HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sank off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, an interim report has found.

Six cases of the disease have been confirmed as of Thursday. Audio

Samoa is increasingly sending patients to India for life-saving operations, primarily due to significantly lower costs than New Zealand.

An ocean-going tug and barge are due to depart New Zealand this week and head to Samoa to assist with the sunken HMNZ Manawanui.

A New Zealand-born Samoan academic has become the first student of Pacific Island heritage to be awarded a PhD in physiotherapy. Audio

The country's health ministry said it continues to observe a high number of severe acute respiratory illnesses presenting to the hospitals. Audio