Samoa

Samoa's Parliament is readying to debate a budget of more than $US344 million - the last before next year's election.

A former Speaker and Cabinet Minister is continuing to fight to stay a member of the ruling Human Rights Protection Party even though the Prime Minister says he's sacked.

The Samoa rugby community is mourning the loss of a woman who helped the country win its first Hong Kong Sevens title in 1993. Audio

This series relates a largely unrecorded and untold history of Pacific pioneers adapting to life in New Zealand, told through the personal stories of six early Samoan settlers.

The Samoa rugby community is mourning the loss of a woman who helped the country win its first Hong Kong Sevens title in 1993.

An artificial intelligence agent named Tala may open the door on a new way of gathering feedback from New Zealand's Samoan community.

The Samoan government says it will not be bringing home over 320 stranded sailors as long as countries continue to close their borders through Covid-19 precautions.

A fifth political party has registered for next April's general election in Samoa.

Another MP from Samoa's ruling HRPP has said they oppose the government's controversial bills regarding the Constitution and judiciary.

Three controversial bills before Samoa's parliament may finally be receiving the public consultation required to proceed to a third reading. Audio

A new fiction e-book that addresses the challenges of being a teine Sāmoa, or Samoan girl, has launched this week to mark New Zealand's Samoan Language Week 2020.

The theme for Samoan Language Week is a perfect fit for New Zealand's Pasifika community as it continues to cope with the impacts of Covid-19, according to the Minister of Pacific Peoples.