Samoa

The chair of Samoa's government-elect claims there has been deliberate misinterpretation about comments he made this week on television.

Two penalty tries and a double for Jonah Lowe have underpinned the Māori All Blacks 38-21 win over Manu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium.

Samoa has this month tightened restrictions on people entering the country.

Samoa's caretaker prime minister and the attorney general are filing a recusal application to prevent some judges from sitting on a contempt of court citation brought against both of them.

The Solomon Islands receive a $6m support package, a political figure says Bougainville's main hospital is not fit for purpose, Samoan workers will receive a payout, and a flight has been turned away…

Samoa's caretaker prime minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi says his Human Rights Protection Party is appealing Monday's Supreme Court ruling that parliament should convene within seven days.

Samoan authorities worried about families being broken apart by affairs are considering allowing only single workers to take part in foreign seasonal worker schemes.

Covid-19 requirements in Samoa has prevented the Manu Samoa and Manusina Sevens squads from entering the country.

Samoa's caretaker government has said the country's athletes will not be competing at the Tokyo Olympics.

Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi is risking jail time as he continues to defy a court order to convene Parliament.

Another by-election is looming in Samoa after a further two MPs agreed to drop their electoral petitions, this time in the Falealupo seat.

Opinion - The latest decision by Samoa's Supreme Court is a final warning to caretaker prime minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, argues law lecturer Dylan Asafo.

A second by-election is now required in Samoa after two candidates withdrew electoral challenges against each other.

Samoa's Supreme Court has ruled that parliament must finally convene within seven days, following a protracted political and constitutional impasse since April's election.