Deputy PM to get traditional Samoan tattoo - the malu
Carmel Sepuloni is about to undergo one of Samoa’s oldest traditions.
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Ratepayers to fund Samoa trip for Hastings mayor and council CEO
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Samoan authorities investigating after infant dies hours after vaccination
Samoan officials are investigating after an infant died after a routine vaccination.
Samoan teachers warned they face the sack if they don’t turn up to work
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Schools in Samoa closed due to flu outbreak
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Measles outbreak in American Samoa leads to travel restrictions in Samoa
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Samoan lawyers given rare insights from Kiwi judges and attorneys
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'Back to where it all began': Moana Pasifika is going home
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Guilty verdicts for two men who conspired to kill ex-Samoa PM
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Samoa’s health chief downplays possibility of measles outbreak
Immunisation is up and no other country is reporting an outbreak.
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Voices Of The Pacific: A new series shining a light on RSE workers
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Air NZ adds recovery flights for 9000 passengers stranded overseas after Auckland hit by flooding
Air NZ is putting on more flights from Samoa and Japan to bring home stranded passengers.
Carmel Sepuloni’s deputy PM appointment symbolic for NZ, Pacific leaders say
NZ's first deputy prime minister of Pacific descent will bring positive changes.
NBA legend Shaq O'Neal to be made a Samoan matai
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