Aupito Pupu Lolesio was refused an ambulance after suffering a gash in a fall.

Gene variants that could help explain high rates of gout in Maori and Pacific people.

New US ambassador is a former male model and 'America's sexiest man' winner.

New Zealand sailor Joseph Tua was last seen on April 29.

Locals say tickets too pricey to see the first Super Rugby game in Samoa.

Disappearance most likely due to mishap at spectacular visitor site, Samoan police say.

Joseph Tua took a selfie near the ocean's edge with "rough looking waves" behind him.

Exclusive: A New Zealand Navy sailor has disappeared while travelling in Samoa.

Low fuel prices and increased competition sees Kiwis reaping price war benefits

Samoan health officials have issued an alert, warning people to get tested for typhoid.

Health minister learned about the typhoid outbreak when watching the news.

Young Samoan gang members sent back to their home country from New Zealand in a bid to straighten them out, are instead starting gangs there.

Religious woman booked 134 flights over two years - and paid nothing.

Miller Patane's long lost sister "bawled her eyes out" when she saw her long lost brother's photo in the Herald after he was given food by newlyweds.

All Black lock Patrick Tuipulotu will take on a fresh challenge in the new year, having been named a family chief in Samoa this week. The

World boxing champion Joseph Parker says a young Samoan man with Down Syndrome will be part of his ring walk for the rest of his heavyweight career.

You know the film is something special when the opening scene brings a tear to the eye.

Samoa is hoping for a knock-out result from one of its favourite sons tonight.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash which left a talented and loving father of five dead.

A Samoan family is in mourning after a talented and loving father of five died in a car crash.

The East Coast Lab has been launched to research New Zealand's least understood subduction zone, the Hikurangi Trough.

Habitat for Humanity's Malcolm Whalley is looking for volunteers to join him in building homes in Samoa before typhoon season hits.

Professor Stephen McGarvey talks about his recent breakthrough establishing a link between Samoan populations and obesity.

The Northland B rugby team will take on the Manu Samoa A team in a game at Toll Stadium, Whangarei, tonight. The match kicks off

Irasa Siave writes a love letter to Samoa.

A Kiwi high school teacher is turning heads for his ability to perform one of the Pacific's most recognised cultural acts - fire knife dancing.

One of the biggest traditional Samoan houses to be built outside of the islands will be officially opened in South Auckland today.

Lauitiiti Tualima was already a dangerous prisoner when he escaped from jail and changed the lives of two innocent Australians.

Five reasons to visit Samoa with a teenager by Helen van Berkel.

Apia Airport has the air of an open-air market but with fewer food stalls.