5:24 pm today

Samoa villages demand compensation from NZ government

From Checkpoint, 5:24 pm today

Villages along the South coast of Upolu in Samoa near the shipwrecked Manawanui are demanding compensation from the New Zealand government, saying the maritime disaster has affected their livelihoods. About 60 New Zealand Defence Force personnel and specialists are working alongside local authorities after the sinking of the Royal New Zealand Navy vessel earlier this month. Officials estimate that approximately 200,000 litres of diesel has leaked from the vessel. Grace Fiavaai has more.