Samoa

A tribunal has been told a Samoan teenager was adopted by a New Zealand resident in a 'coerced relocation' which led to violence and her baby being taken into care.

Samoa's primary higher education institution, the National University of Samoa, has signed two agreements with China to create academic opportunities for Samoan students.

Charges have been laid in relation to the loss of Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui, off the coast of Samoa in October 2024.

The Samoan PM says he wants to clear out politics in Lakapi Samoa before he signs a new funding proposal for the Australian government.

The Samoan government is being urged to reconsider its airport fee hike.

Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Schmidt and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong signed the agreements "to bolster shared work", the Australia's High Commission in Samoa said.

Airlines have hit out against an airport fare increase in Samoa that will add more than NZ$100 to outgoing ticket prices.

Travellers flying out of Samoa will soon have to pay extra on every trip, with new fees added by the Samoa Airport Authority.

Steffi Carruthers Thomsen, the first Pacific woman to win a professional title in the International Tennis Federation, says the abuse directed toward Destanee Aiava shouldn't be ignored. Audio

The chair of the Pacific Academy of Sciences says it's time Pasifika experts take the lead on climate change, health, renewable energy and traditional knowledge in the region.