Samoa halts all international flights after NZ Covid outbreak
The amendment to the State of Emergency includes repatriation flights.
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Pacific fruit workers who arrived here before Covid broke out are finally going home.
Samoa man 'unlawfully imprisoned' for 5 years too long
Poor record keeping is blamed for the wrongful imprisonment of a man for 5 extra years.
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Air Force search for catamaran in 'distress' near Samoa likely sparked by dumped locator beacon
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Half of pre-schoolers still at home
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Measles victims died after catching superbugs
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A quarter of Northland kids still at home
Attendance shows south-to-north pattern: 90 per cent in deep south, 75 per cent in north.
Flight attendant says life 'destroyed' after inflight sex allegations
Flight attendant speaks out over unsubstantiated sex act claims he says ruined his life.
Samoa police step up manhunt for escaped convict
Police in Samoa step up the search for an escaped convict with an armed raid.
Samoa police catch another escapee, 15 still at large
Fifteen of around 29 who broke out of Tanumalala prison last night are still at large.
29 prisoners escape from Samoan prison
All police officers have been told to report for duty after prison breakout.
Coronavirus in the Pacific: The cases and restrictions
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Suspected Samoa coronavirus case: 'Cancel travel plans'
Samoa has its first suspected Covid-19 case - a person who travelled there from Auckland.
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Kiwi traveller is Samoa's first suspected coronavirus case
Samoan Government reports first suspected case of coronavirus.
Temperature, health checks at Auckland Airport for Pacific-bound travellers
Nurses will be taking temperatures at the international check-in area.
Closing addresses start in slavery trial in Napier
Closing addresses have been made in the fifth week of New Zealand's first slavery trial.
Gone in minutes: Air NZ's 1000 $9 airfares snapped up
It didn't take long for bargain-hunters to snap up the airfares on Monday morning.
Coronavirus impact: Air NZ to offer 1000 $9 airfares
Bargain domestic flights will be up for grabs this morning.
Cook Island boy, 5, told to cut his hair - or leave school
His mum was pulled aside and told she had to cut his hair, "cultural or not".
Measles shame: Govt to announce vaccine catch-up campaign
The Government's pushing back at claims NZ exported measles to the Pacific Islands.
'Too many babies have been lost': Samoans rally together after measles epidemic
New Zealand and Samoa "learnt a hard lesson last year" when the measles epidemic hit.
'A different terror': Tracing Samoa's measles pain back to NZ
Government inaction on measles led to a catastrophe that savaged the Pacific nation.
Government inaction left door open to measles outbreak - report
Measles outbreak could have been avoided, a damning Ministry of Health report reveals.
PNG students among Wuhan evacuees on Air NZ flight
A total of 19 students from Papua New Guinea are among people evacuated from Wuhan.
Samoa quarantines two students on return from China
Officials say the students show no physical symptoms.