Samoa Citizenship Bill
Samoa Citizenship Bill: Divided opinions and calls for inclusions
Under the new law, only those born within the specified time frame are eligible, leaving children and grandchildren of these individuals without a pathway.
Samoa Citizenship Bill approved: Who is eligible to apply?
Greens MP Teanau Tuiono told RNZ Pacific that anyone born in Samoa between 1924 and 1948 can apply for citizenship.
A brief history of the Samoa Citizenship Bill and what it aims to achieve
Explainer - New Zealand's Parliament will, on Wednesday, hear the third and final reading of a bill that will, if passed, restore a pathway for citizenship to a group of Samoans stripped of it decades…
Samoan citizenship bill: 'Further work to be done until justice is observed'
Former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has expressed appreciation to Green MP Teanau Tuiono but raised concerns about the Bill's potential impact on extended family recognition.
The House: Restoring Citizenship Bill passes second reading
If passed, the proposed legislation would "provide entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for a group of people born in Western Samoa whose citizenship was removed through the Citizenship (Western…
Samoa Citizenship Bill gets unanimous support from select committee
A bill that aims to restore citizenship to a group of Samoans born between 1924 and 1949 has unanimous support from the select committee to procced but will not include the decedents of the cohort. Audio
'We are going to do right for Samoa' - Winston Peters on citizenship bill
Aotearoa's Samoan community and NZ First discuss citizenship bill, honour late Māori king and RSE workers killed in Auckland car crash.
Public submissions on Samoa citizenship bill closed
The window for oral submissions has closed on the Samoa Citizenship Bill's first reading in Wellington.
Samoa citizenship bill: Ex-Samoan PM says 'hell' easier to reach than NZ
Samoa's former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi says it is easier for his people to get to "hell" than to come to New Zealand.
Former MP slams National's stance on Samoa citizenship bill
A former National Party MP says his late party looked "like dickheads" not supporting the first reading of a bill that would restore New Zealand citizenship to a group of Samoans. Audio
Samoa citizenship bill: Committee receives over 24,000 public submissions
Public submissions have closed on a bill which would offer a pathway to New Zealand citizenship to a group of Samoans born between 1924 and 1949.
Samoa Citizenship Bill: New Zealand urged to 'do the right thing'
The Christchurch Samoan community gathered to discuss a bill that if passed will reverse a nearly 40-year old law. Audio
Winston Peters confirms NZ First's plan to support Samoan citizenship bill
NZ First leader Winston Peters has confirmed his party will support Teanau Tuiono's member's bill right through parliament, but says there's still areas to be worked out.
