Samoa: Paradise, it's what it is
A resort in Samoa woos visitors to come back, writes Shandelle Battersby.
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Samoa Air on glitches: 'Rome wasn't built overnight'
Samoa Airways says it is working to solve glitches in its first week.
Flights to the tropics with plane from Iceland
After a bust-up with Virgin Australia, Samoa will launch its own flights next week.
29 arrests amid raucous league fan celebrations
Police arrested 29 people out of thousands gathered for celebrations.
Tonga, Samoan fans plea: 'Stop the violence'
Samoan and Tongan rugby league fans are urging the violence to stop.
League fan charged with assault after brawl
Tongan rugby league fan, 21, charged with assault with a blunt instrument.
Spat over Virgin's Samoa flights gets ugly
Samoa says the refusal to allow Virgin services shouldn't have come as a surprise.
7 arrested after invading pitch at Kiwis test
Offenders face three months in prison - or a hefty fine, say police.
Germans' escape mocked Kiwis' wartime security
Armed Kiwi ship hunted down fleeing Germans on the high seas
Samoa: Divine by design
Lindy Laird finds herself floating with happiness - or maybe that's the 'ava.
Samoa: So much to do ... if you must
Michael Burgess didn't think he was a resort type of guy ... then he visited Sinalei.
'Underlying health issues' led to sports field death
Karl Charles Hickey, 53, collapsed at a West Auckland school on Sunday afternoon.
Emotional memorial for missing sailor
Kilino Joseph Lemafoe Tua was last seen in Samoa on April 29
Lions fears - how Brits saw Samoa game
UK media report the result sent a "daunting message" to the tourists.
Prime Minister to get chiefly title
Bill English will pick up another title when he visits Samoa this week.
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa runs this week
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoan Language Week - is this week.
How gagana Samoa impacted my life
Reporter Vaimoana Tapaleao looks at how gagana Samoa has impacted her life
Nasty gash: Ambo refused to elderly man
Aupito Pupu Lolesio was refused an ambulance after suffering a gash in a fall.
Gene variants could explain high Maori gout rates
Gene variants that could help explain high rates of gout in Maori and Pacific people.
NZ is fiercely independent says US envoy
New US ambassador is a former male model and 'America's sexiest man' winner.
Navy joins search for missing Kiwi sailor
New Zealand sailor Joseph Tua was last seen on April 29.
Blues vs Reds in Apia too expensive
Locals say tickets too pricey to see the first Super Rugby game in Samoa.
Kiwi in Samoa likely swept away: police
Disappearance most likely due to mishap at spectacular visitor site, Samoan police say.
Last selfie guides search for sailor
Joseph Tua took a selfie near the ocean's edge with "rough looking waves" behind him.
NZ Navy sailor missing in Samoa
Exclusive: A New Zealand Navy sailor has disappeared while travelling in Samoa.
Return trip price to Europe drops again
Low fuel prices and increased competition sees Kiwis reaping price war benefits
'Fears put to rest' over typhoid outbreak
Health services working with family and church at centre of typhoid outbreak.
Typhoid update: Number of patients still at 18
Auckland's confirmed number of typhoid cases remains at 18 today.
Typhoid outbreak: Numbers rise to 18
Samoan health officials have issued an alert, warning people to get tested for typhoid.
Typhoid cases: Anger over PR bungles
Health minister learned about the typhoid outbreak when watching the news.
Men transfer gang life back to Samoa
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.