Samoa

"The details and examples the team [Manu Samoa] highlight are very hard to read especially when a family member is one of the players affected by this."

The chief executive of Lakapi Samoa says reports of the national sevens team management creating an unpleasant environment for the players has come as a surprise.

The global representative body for professional rugby players has confirmed it is aware of the Manu Samoa Sevens team's concerns about being mistreated by their management

The Manu Samoa Sevens players have come out with damning allegations of bullying and intimidation by their coaching staff.

The Samoa Government is demanding a report from the Seasonal Worker's Division over alleged mistreatment of Samoans workers in Australia.

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New Zealand has donated additional Pfizer vaccines to Tonga and Samoa.

The Samoa Government has approved four international flights in and out of the country during February.