Samoa

Samoa-born Japanese midfielder, Tim Lafaele, reflects on "special" match against Manu Samoa.

Some MPs in Samoa have questioned the motivation behind a proposal to allow the revenue minister access to citizens' tax and customs records.

Manu Samoa may not have got the result they were hoping for against Japan but they still managed to attract some new local fans, who switched their allegiance, albeit briefly, from red to blue.

Miss Samoa 2019 is taking up her duties in Apia and hopes to use her new platform to help prevent measles from spreading to the island nation. Video

Parents in the Cook Islands who don't want to vaccinate their babies have been warned of the risks their children face if they catch measles.

Samoa's new Australia-funded patrol vessel has docked in Apia.

The police in Samoa are searching for two men who escaped from the new Tanumalala high security prison.

Samoa have again hit out at the inconsistent performance of referees at the Rugby World Cup, after being left exasperated with some of the decisions in their 38-19 defeat by Japan in Toyota.

Samoan health authorities say reluctant parents who were hesitant to discuss immunisation following the deaths of two infant babies last year are now more confident of getting their children…

Samoa feel confident they can take a partisan crowd of 45,000 out of the equation in Toyota City tonight and keep their World Cup hopes alive with a victory over Japan.

Samoa are embracing the challenge of playing a red-hot Japanese team in their own backyard.

Samoa's Minister of Health is calling on communities to unite as part of efforts to stop the abandonment of babies.

Samoa police have charged a woman who they believe is the mother of a dead infant discovered next to a trash bin at the Mulifanua ferry wharf last month.

Samoa's Yuki Kihara is to be the first Pasifika artist to represent New Zealand at the world's most prestigious art show. Audio

Samoa's former attorney general, Taulapapa Brenda Heather Latu, will lead an inquiry into complaints made against three suspended judges.