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Couple struggle with daughters' loss
Kerry and Lynne Martin are unsure about swimming in Samoa after losing their two daughters in the tsunami.
Samoa's survivors pick up their shattered lives
To protect the occupants from the elements, tarpaulins are strung up between the poles to create makeshift walls.
Rebuilding homes could take years - expert
Rebuilding up to 100,000 damaged and destroyed homes in quake-hit Canterbury could take years, a building executive says.
Double jolts made tsunami fierce
The tsunami that struck Tonga and Samoa last year was the result of a rare geological event.
Netball: Ruthless Silver Ferns show their depth
What did the Silver Ferns really gain from their merciless demolition of Samoa?
Netball: Ferns buzzing over Samoa hit-out
Tomorrow the Silver Ferns lay the foundations for their defence of Commonwealth Games gold in October.
Heroes' welcome for Samoa sevens team
World rugby sevens champions Manu Samoa returned home yesterday to a joyous celebration of their achievement.
Morgan puts money into grassroots loans
Sam Morgan has invested $700,000 in a Pacific Island-based microfinance company.
Samoa struggling with biodiversity goals
The island of Samoa is beginning to let some of its environmental commitments slide.
Samoa replacement houses not quake proof - study
Tsunami-wrecked houses in Samoa are being rebuilt on higher ground - but without protection against cyclones or earthquakes, engineers say.
Samoa's PM hits out at Fiji
Samoa's prime minister says the Pacific Islands Forum HQ doesn't belong in Suva any more.
Long friendship leaves its mark
A book about Samoan tattooing - tatau - records a story that has been 30 years in the making.
Samoa's (first) armed bank robbery
Five masked men today carried out the first known case of an armed bank robbery at a Westpac branch in Vaitele, Samoa.