Minister Wasi calls on recipients to prioritise people

Minister for Agriculture and Livestock is appealing on STODAS project recipient countries to prioritise people’s needs by collectively identifying best strategies to enhance implementation, ensuring that our rural populations and all stakeholders...

The National University of Samoa and the Samoa Submarine Cable Company signed an NDA to strengthen university connectivity and digital infrastructure

Apia, Samoa Oct 8, 2025 – The National University of Samoa has signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the Samoa Submarine Cable Company Limited, marking a significant step toward enhancing the university’s digital infrastructure, network...

JICA Strengthens Samoa’s Capacity to Enhance Cybersecurity Policies within Government

JICA – Japan International Cooperation Agency is pleased to announce the successful participation of Mr. Tapuala Mearold Solofa Viliamu of Samoa in the recently concluded Knowledge Co-Creation Program (KCCP) on 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹...

Remarks – Head of Mission Samoa Police launch of “Say No To Illegal Drugs” Campaign Wednesday 8th October 2025

All acknowledgements observed Ou te muamua ona faatulou ile taitai ole sauniga, afio lau afioga le Masiofo Faamausili Leinafo Tuimalealiifano, afio lau afioga le Minisita o Leoleo, Mulipola Anarosa Ale – Molioo, sui ole malo, faapea le mamalu ole...

NZ Govt pays Samoa $10 m tala for Manawanui sinking

The New Zealand Government has paid $10 million tālā (approximately NZD $6 million) to the Government of Samoa as compensation for the grounding and sinking of the Royal New Zealand Navy vessel, HMNZS Manawanui, off the southern coast of Upolu in...

New Zealand to Pay Samoa $6 Million Over Navy Ship Grounding

New Zealand Navy divers above the spot the HMNZS Manawanui now lies off the coast of Samoa. Supplied/New Zealand Defence Force New Zealand is to compensate the Samoan government with a $6 million (US$3.5 million) payment in addition to assisting...

Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi: Samoa's longest-serving leader reflects on political career

Samoa's longest-serving leader Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi says his time in parliament is drawing to a close after more than four decades in politics. "This is my last term, to the end of this term, not necessarily the leadership, but to...

NZ Green MP questions Sāmoa shipwreck payout, warns peace declaration at risk

Green MP Teanau Tuiono is questioning whether the New Zealand government’s $6 million (US$5.84 million) payout to Sāmoa is enough to address the damage caused by the grounding and sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui last October. Speaking to PMN News,...

From a small Samoan village to the top of NZ law - Tiana Epati proves it's possible

Tiana Epati Photo: E-tangata/Linkedin/Tiana Epati Becoming King's Counsel (KC) is one of the highest honours in the legal profession, with fewer than 370 lawyers in Aotearoa having ever held the title. So when Tiana Epati received a call from the...

Australian labour-hire firms leaving seasonal workers with $100 a week after deductions not appropriate, minister says

The Australian Federal Agriculture Minister has taken a swipe at labour-hire companies that leave foreign workers with just $100 (US$74) in weekly wages. David Littleproud said it was not appropriate the workers be left with such little take-home...

New Zealand to pay Samoa $3.5m after its navy vessel ran aground and sank during reef survey

New Zealand will pay Samoa 10 million tala ($3.5m) in compensation after one of its navy vessels sank off the island nation's coast a year ago. HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist dive and hydrographic ship, ran aground during a reef survey off southern...

Percival Dreams of Building a Better Future in Samoa

At the 135th IJF Academy course at the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, Japan, Samoa’s Peniamina Percival became the first participant from his nation to complete the undergraduate judo instructor course. A participant at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...

New Zealand pays Samoa millions after naval ship crash

New Zealand's government has paid Samoa 10m Samoan Tala (NZD 6m; £2.6m) after one of its naval ships crashed into a reef in Samoan waters before catching fire and sinking last year. HMNZS Manawanui started leaking oil into the ocean after it sank,...

New Zealand to compensate Samoa $3.6M for navy ship wreck after vessel sank

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government said Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million Samoan tala ($3.6 million) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after New Zealand sailors drove a navy ship...

New Zealand Pays $3.5 Million To Samoa Over Sinking Of HMNZS Manawanui

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The New Zealand government said on Monday it would pay the Samoan government 10 million Samoa tala ($3.51 million) following the sinking of a Royal New Zealand Navy vessel off the coast of Samoa in...

New Zealand Plans to Pay Samoa $3.6 Million for Sinking of HMNZS Manawanui

On the one-year anniversary of the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui, the government of New Zealand has agreed to pay Samoa a total of $3.6 million in compensation for the contamination and disruption from the loss of the vessel. "We have always said...

Commonwealth Lawyers says Samoa Law Society  did nothing wrong

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) has condemned the attacks on the Samoa Law Society(SLS) as wholly inappropriate, ill-informed and unjustified. The CLA also stated that the SLS does not require any consultation to make observations...

US$3.6 million compensation for Samoa after New Zealand navy ship sinks on reef

New Zealand’s government said on Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million tala (US$3.6 million) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after New Zealand sailors drove a navy ship aground on a reef off the Pacific Island nation. All 75 people...

Green MP questions Sāmoa shipwreck payout, warns peace declaration at risk

Green MP Teanau Tuiono is questioning whether the New Zealand government’s $6 million payout to Sāmoa is enough to address the damage caused by the grounding and sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui last October. Speaking to PMN News, Tuiono highlighted...

New Zealand will compensate Samoa $3.6M for a navy ship wreck a year after the vessel sank

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government said Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million Samoan tala ($3.6 million) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after New Zealand sailors drove a navy ship aground on a reef off the...