New ZealandSamoa replacement houses not quake proof - studyTsunami-wrecked houses in Samoa are being rebuilt on higher ground - but without protection against cyclones or earthquakes, engineers say.06 May 12:14 AM
WorldSamoa's PM hits out at FijiSamoa's prime minister says the Pacific Islands Forum HQ doesn't belong in Suva any more.29 Apr 01:15 AM
EntertainmentLong friendship leaves its markA book about Samoan tattooing - tatau - records a story that has been 30 years in the making.10 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldSamoa's (first) armed bank robberyFive masked men today carried out the first known case of an armed bank robbery at a Westpac branch in Vaitele, Samoa.09 Apr 02:11 AM
TravelSamoa: Dip your toes in for true delightSwimming with Savaii's green turtles is slimy, but very sweet, says Alannah May Eriksen.12 Feb 03:00 PM
EntertainmentTe Vaka - Haoloto/FreeIf the shadow of climate change has hung over previous albums by this pan-Pacific group then it is hard to hear some of this without thinking of last year's tsunami.24 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandSurvivors tell author tsunami nightmaresSamoan writer Lani Wendt Young has been commissioned to take down the stories of hundreds of people affected by the Pacific tsunami.24 Jan 03:00 PM
TravelSamoa back in businessAlanah May Eriksen travels to the island nation just a couple of months after the September tsunami which destroyed the southeast coast of Upolu and discovers the tourist industry is in full swing.20 Jan 06:27 PM