Samoa

Samoa's government is warning those trying to discourage people from getting measles vaccinations to stop immediately.

The digital television stoush between six Samoan television stations and the Office of the Regulator has found common ground after an intervention by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.

Samoa remains open for business despite the country's measles epidemic, says Samoa Tourism's acting chief executive.

Samoa's government has launched a mass measles immunisation campaign nationwide.

Samoa's Sevens team has moved on from the disappointment of missing out on automatic qualification for the Tokyo Olympics, says coach Sir Gordon Tietjens.

One of the two prisoners in Samoa who were the first to escape from the newly-built prison at Tanumalala has told a court he and his colleague have been badly treated since being recaptured.

New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples is warning holiday travel to Samoa may worsen the measles epidemic. Audio

A family in Samoa has lost their third child to the measles epidemic, as the country's death toll continues to rise.

At least 15 children in Samoa are understood to have died from measles, or its complications, as the epidemic takes hold in Samoa.

Samoa have thrashed Papua New Guinea 65-12 to make an emphatic start to the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship.

New Zealand has announced a deployment of 18 more vaccination nurses to support the Samoan government's response to the measles epidemic.

The stand-off between Samoa's seven television stations and the Office of the Regulator has taken its first casualty with the operators of BYU TV not renewing its licence.

A sacked senior prison officer in Samoa is seeking legal advice to get her job back after the Supreme Court acquitted her of theft.