Samoa

Plans are in the pipeline to offer a diploma in education programme at the National University of Samoa to try and address the teacher shortage.

The Samoa Rugby Union - Lakapi Samoa - will meet this week to discuss requests for salaries and allowances from members of the Manu Samoa Sevens team.

Haylani Kuruppu, 25, made pageantry history by securing 1st runner-up at the recent Miss Global competition in Vietnam.

"Brain drain" has been touted as the main reason for senior students in Samoa taking on teaching roles.

New Zealand's incoming High Commissioner to Sāmoa, Si'alei Van Toor, is the first person of Sāmoan heritage appointed to the role.

The Papua New Guinea women's cricket team, the Lewas, has successfully defended its Pacific Cup championship title beating Aotearoa Māori.

The Samoa Land and Titles Court has ordered the village of Levi, in Saleimoa to remove wires and other materials used by the villagers to block the village of Afega from carrying out work on a…

Minister of Finance Lautimu'ia Afoa Uelese Va'ai has sought approval to spend about $27.8 million tālā (about NZ$16m) extra for the remaining months of the financial year ending 31 May 2024.

Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is in good spirits after a surgical procedure in New Zealand last week.