Samoa

Two Super Rugby squad members have been named to make their test debuts for Samoa against Australia this weekend.

Australia have rested most of their front-line players from Saturday's final Rugby World Cup warmup match against Samoa in Sydney.

A new facility dedicated to helping Pacific Island countries prepare for and cope with the impacts of the climate crisis is being officially opened today in Samoa.

A Samoan father of six was stoned in his car and then beaten to death by a group of four men in a village on Savaii.

The publishers of the daily newspaper the Samoa Observer have been found guilty of defamation in the Supreme Court.

Samoa police are preparing to evict families who are refusing to vacate government lands at a settlement known as Sogi in Apia.

Police in Apia are working to extradite an Australian resident in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate the Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.

Samoa's Ministry of Health's director general, Leausa Dr Take Naseri, has reassured that there is no measles outbreak affecting the country.

The tax evasion cases against leaders of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa are not going away despite a court decision to dismiss charges laid against more than 30 ministers.

Two men charged with conspiracy to assassinate Samoa's Prime Minister have pleaded not guilty to the crime.

Samoa is proposing to criminalise the leaking of government documents with an up to seven year jail term for those found guilty of the crime.

Samoa's government is reviewing its policy on the repatriation of bodies back to the country.

New Zealand began their quest for a seventh consecutive OFC Under 19 Women's Championship title with a crushing 30-0 demolition of Samoa in Rarotonga.

Samoa have named their squad for the Rugby World Cup, including two new caps and 23 players who will be competing at their first tournament.

Tusi Pisi will make his third World Cup appearance at the age of 37, while prop Michael Alaalatoa will complete a compelling family story after both were named in Samoa's squad on Saturday.

Three players will make their international debut for Manu Samoa in Saturday's Pasifika Challenge match against the New Zealand Heartland XV in Auckland.

A New Zealand health authority has been notified of a case of measles in a passenger travelling from Samoa to Auckland.