Samoa

After 23 years with one political party and one prime minister in charge, Samoa’s general election last weekend delivered a surprise neck-and-neck result. But it was barely reported in most national…

Residents on Samoa's main island of Savai'i have voted for change in this year's general election.

With votes of just one district still to be recounted, the Electoral Commissioner says there are no changes in the results of Samoa's general elections.

Samoa's Electoral Commissioner, Faimalomatumua Mathew Lemisio, has confirmed the election result should be known this Friday evening.

The official results of Samoa's 2021 general election has the top main political parties still neck and neck.

There are hopes in Tonga that Moana Pasifika's entry into Super Rugby will help the kingdom retain its best local talent.

Manu Samoa and the Barbarians rugby club will meet for only the second time when they face off for the Killik Cup on 27 November.

Analysis - Samoa is waiting to find out whether its longest-serving prime minister will be returned to power or his challenger will become the country's first woman prime minister.

The outcome of last Friday's Samoa election is highly likely to be decided by the courts, even after the final vote count is completed.

Lower Hutt has become the first city outside Auckland with a Pasifika resident district court judge. Audio

The final and official count for the Samoa general election 2021 is now underway.

Samoa's two main political parties are again head to head in the general election after an accounting glitch was discovered by the Electoral Commission.

Unofficial results from the Samoa general election has two independent candidates as the 'kingmakers' in forming the next Samoa government.