Samoa
Sport: Samoa, Fiji men make winning start at Dubai 7s
Samoa and Fiji have both made winning starts to the Mens' World Sevens Series in Dubai.
Call for renewed push to eliminate measles
Measles killed 140,000 people last year. It's now ravaging Samoa. The US Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation want a renewed effort to eliminate the disease.
News in Samoan for 6 December 2019
The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio
Samoa shut down as mass vaccination begins
Samoa went into shutdown today as the death toll from the measles epidemic climbed to 62 and a two-day door to door vaccination campaign got underway.
People were told to stay at home today between… Video, Audio
Sport: Fiji, Samoa targeting fast start at Dubai 7s
Fiji are hoping to snap a run of slow starts when they kick off the defence of the Men's World Sevens Series title in Dubai this week, in what marks the first step in a blockbuster season.
State-of-emergency orders in force in Samoa
Unprecedented state-of-emergency orders come into force in Samoa today in a major push to get everyone immunised against measles.
Samoa measles outbreak: 'There is no certainty when this will stop'
Christmas has turned into a time of mourning and pain for Auckland's Samoan community, as those back home battle with a measles epidemic.
News in Samoan for 5 December 2019
The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio
Death toll rises to 60 in Samoa's measles epidemic
Five more deaths from measles have been recorded in the past 24 hours bringing the toll to 60 in the epidemic.
UNICEF on Samoa measles outbreak: 'The situation is huge'
The main challenge for UNICEF staff working in Samoa during the measles epidemic is the increase in hospital admissions, the children's charity says.
Tremain's work cut from Otago Daily Times after racist cartoon
Protesters gathered outside the Otago Daily Times in Dunedin today to show their anger at a cartoon which poked fun at the measles epidemic in Samoa.
In response, the newspaper has announced it will… Video, Audio
How Samoas's mass measles vaccination will work
The death toll in Samoa from the measles epidemic rose to 60 on Wednesday after five more babies died overnight.
On Thursday the country will shut down for two days so mobile medical teams can visit… Video, Audio
Parents of babies killed by nurses’ error urge Samoans to get immunised
Five more babies in Samoa have died after contracting measles, bringing the nation's death toll from the measles epidemic to 60.
While the country's immunisation rates have never been high, a… Video, Audio
Clinic sorry for not giving Samoan boy MMR vaccine in Auckland
RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch asked the Prime Minister on Wednesday afternoon if it is acceptable a clinic in New Zealand denied Samoan toddler Frederick his MMR booster shot on Monday.
…Shock as Samoan toddler denied MMR vaccine in Auckland
The family of a 15-month-old Samoan boy denied a measles booster by a South Auckland medical clinic on Monday say their son was given antibiotics for a scratch but denied a vaccine because he was not… Video, Audio
Measles misinformation - how it spreads
The death toll has now reached 60 in the Samoan measles epidemic. We speak to Siouxsie Wiles about misinformation around vaccines plus reaction to the ODT cartoon. Audio
NZ newspaper to stop publishing cartoonist's work during review
New Zealand's Otago Daily Times is reviewing Garrick Tremain's future with the publication, after he created a cartoon joking about Samoa's measles epidemic.
US man jailed in Samoa for importing meth
A US-based Samoan man has been jailed in Samoa for three years after being found guilty of possession and importation of methamphetamine.
Samoa measles cartoon creator: 'I see nothing wrong'
The New Zealand creator of a cartoon joking about the Samoa measles epidemic is defending it as a 'simple, innocuous joke' and says he won't be issuing a public apology. Audio
News in Samoan for 4 December 2019
The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio
