Samoa

Samoa's MV Nafanua police patrol boat, which was gifted by Australia under its Pacific defence programme, has begun its journey back to Australia.

Samoan-born New Zealand actor Oscar Kightley is this year's winner of the Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer's Residency at the University of Hawaii.

Samoa's Prime Minister has urged the Land Transport Authority to be more stringent in issuing licences to people who drive public transport vehicles.

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga will take part in an international rugby double header in Auckland later this year as the Pacific teams fine-tune their preparations for the World Cup in Japan.

An Australian firm is looking at setting up an electric motorcycle manufacturing factory in Samoa.

A South Auckland doctor says the death of two babies in Samoa who died shortly after receiving, incorrectly administered, MMR vaccinations last year has made many Pacific people fearful of getting… Audio

LGBTI rights advocates in Samoa are protesting against the censoring of the Elton John biopic Rocketman.

At least 40 students at a Samoan college were injured when a bus they were travelling on rolled at Auala village while allegedly trying to overtake a car on the road.

The former national coach Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua has taken the stand in the case against his sacking by the Samoa Rugby Union.

The World Bank has stepped in to assist Samoa address the country's growing non-communicable or lifestyle diseases crisis.

The Fijian Latui will stand down two players from their final match in Global Rapid Rugby's "Pacific Showcase", after they received yellow cards in Friday night's narrow victory over Kagifa Samoa.

Samoa's government radio station will soon operate on the FM Band for the first time.

Samoa have finished an historic week at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships with an impressive haul of three gold and two silver medals in Suva.