Samoa

The Tonga women's rugby team are welcoming their World Cup lifeline, after being withdrawn from the Oceania Championship after the team was quarantined for measles.

Three prisoners in Samoa's Tanumalala Prison have contracted measles.

A Samoan businesswoman in Auckland has taken action to help out health workers grappling with the serious measles outbreak back home that has claimed the lives of at least 32 people.

Eleven people accused of cultivating six marijuana plantations in the Samoan village of Faleatiu have appeared in court.

Samoa's measles epidemic has claimed the lives of 32 people, a sharp increase on a day ago.

A health clinic in Samoa is accusing the Ministry of Health of misinforming the public following allegations it provided measles vaccines without authorisation.

Dozens of measles vaccines have been destroyed in Samoa for "safety reasons", the country's top health official says.

Samoa have rung the changes for today's Oceania Rugby Women's Championship clash against Australia A, as they keep an eye firmly on their World Cup qualification decider against Fiji at the weekend.

The death toll from the measles epidemic in Samoa has now reached 25, the country's top health official has confirmed.

A businessman is appealing a Samoa District Court conviction for the unlawful processing of sea cucumbers for export.

A private clinic in Samoa run by three former nurses is under investigation for allegedly providing measles vaccination without a formal agreement with the Ministry of Health.

In this episode of Voices; we hear from a first generation Samoan entrepreneur on how the early Pacific migration journey of his parents has come full circle. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu.

Two more people in Samoa have died in the measles outbreak that's killed 22.

A man who escaped prison in Samoa has been sentenced with ten years added to his current three year jail term.