Samoans ignore health warnings about floods
Flooding is continuing in the Samoan capital today, after heavy rainfall from the threat of Cyclone Wilma in the past week.
Flooding is continuing in the Samoan capital today, after heavy rainfall from the threat of Cyclone Wilma in the past week.
Pacific island nations now occupy the top seven places in the World Health Organisation's global obesity rankings.
There was a sense of nervousness about the Kiwis before last night's game. Benji Marshall even said the result wasn't important.
New Zealand produced some razzle dazzle rugby league in the second half to comprehensively beat Samoa 50-6.
The New Zealand team have a handful of chances to boost their gold medal tally in Delhi today but once again Australia stand in the way.
A NZ-Samoan couple who met helping clean up after the tsunami are marrying today to bring something positive to the anniversary of the tragedy.
Salamasina Taufua dreads marking the graves of her three children, who died in the tsunami.
Kerry and Lynne Martin are unsure about swimming in Samoa after losing their two daughters in the tsunami.
To protect the occupants from the elements, tarpaulins are strung up between the poles to create makeshift walls.
Rebuilding up to 100,000 damaged and destroyed homes in quake-hit Canterbury could take years, a building executive says.