Fiame Naomi Mata'afa

Some Pacific countries are querying the benefits of the seasonal worker schemes in Australia and New Zealand. Audio

Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa will be welcomed at Parliament this morning on her first official visit to New Zealand since taking office.

But it was the Samoan community that first… Audio

The climate crisis has again been at the forefront of speeches by Pacific Islands leaders at the UN General Assembly. Audio

Samoa's first woman prime minister believes the political crisis, which blocked her transition to power, has caused longstanding damage to Samoa's democracy. Audio

Samoa is ramping up its tourism sector in preparation for a safe border opening with New Zealand in the lead-up to Christmas. They're using the Cook Islands' successful two-way safe-travel-bubble with… Audio

The leader of the FAST Party says there is no way for the rival HRPP to present a Budget under the current impasse. Audio

Samoa's prime minister-elect says she continues to be patient as the country's political deadlock continues. Audio

Samoa's incoming Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, has dismissed accusations thrown at her FAST party by her predecessor, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. Audio

Samoa's incoming Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, has dismissed accusations thrown at her FAST party by her predecessor, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.

FAST's 26 MPs were swore in Monday on the… Audio

With fresh elections called in Samoa purportedly to break the month-long deadlock between the two major parties, only the caretaker HRPP government is campaigning. Audio

With fresh elections called in Samoa purportedly to break the month-long deadlock between the two major parties, only the caretaker HRPP government is campaigning.

The newcomer FAST party, which has… Audio

Tuesday night's edict by Samoa's head of state calling for fresh elections is set to be challenged in the courts by the newcomer political party seeking to form government. Audio

Samoa's head of state has called for a second election to bring an end to the deadlock in parliament.

The caretaker government Human Rights Protection Party and the newcomer FAST party have been tied… Audio

The leader of the Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi, or FAST party, in Samoa, expects a decision from the Supreme court by next Friday on the issue of the sixth woman MP. Audio

Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, who may become the next prime minister of Samoa, says the support of the country's diaspora for her FAST party was critical. Audio

Samoa is awaiting final vote counts and some horse-trading to see which of two political parties will govern for the next five years.

The Human Rights Protection Party or HRPP and Faatuatua ile Atua… Audio

There is a shadow hanging over next month's election in Samoa after an extraordinary decision by the prime minister. Audio