Samoa

The Samoan victims of New Zealand's first convicted slaver and human-trafficker are "ecstatic" to learn their abuser will spend the more than a decade behind bars, accroding to Immigration NZ.

The Samoan government has extended its Covid-19 State of Emergency until 30 August.

Victims in Samoa of New Zealand's first convicted slaver and human-trafficker say the punishment is too light for his crimes.

A Samoan man convicted of human trafficking and slavery has been sentenced in New Zealand to 11 years in prison.

A cable connecting four Polynesian countries has been readied for operation.

Savalenoa Mareva Betham Annandale has been appointed Samoa's Attorney General.

Two men charged with conspiring to assassinate Samoa's Prime Minister have failed in their bid to return to Australia.

Former jail cells at Samoa's decommissioned Tafa'igata prison have been turned into classrooms for a new school.

Voter registration for the upcoming by-election in the Gagaifomauga Number Three constituency is expected to begin on Wednesday.

A former Samoa rugby league international has pleaded not guilty of charges of attempted murder, being armed with a dangerous weapon and grievous bodily harm.

Samoa's Director General of Health has called for people to stop sharing fake news on social media about a purported suspected Covid-19 case in the country.

Excitement is building in South Auckland over the proposal to establish a new Super Rugby team of Pasifika heritage in the city.