The happy-go-lucky Polynesians on the lush tropical islands of Western Samoa give their children imaginative names—Falesiva (Dance Hall), Vaalele (Flying Boat), Okisenep (Oxygen). Last week many proud ...

NEW ZEALAND'S governance of Western Samoa has been fraught with increasing difficulty and disillusionment. The capture of the islands in 1914 appeared to be a long-deferred fulfilment of the dreams of ...

Western Samoa recently declared a national emergency since more than 4,800 new cases of measles have occurred since mid-October, of which more than 1,100 people have been hospitalized and over 70 have ...

Nine months ago, I came to American Samoa for a four-day New Year’s Eve vacation. Since then, I have been stranded here, unable to return back to the U.S. My story is unusual: I am a stateless person, ...

The Mau a Samoa i le Sitiseni 2024, a group of Samoans led by former Members of Parliament Anae Lupematasila Arthur Anae, and Afioga Aupito Toeolesulusulu Tofae Sua William Sio is stepping up its ...

E muamua lava ona ou fa'atalofa atu i le paia ma le mamalu o Samoa. This is about fairness. It's time to right the wrongs of the past, strengthen the relationship between Aotearoa New Zealand and ...

A monument in Mulinu'u marks Germany's annexation of Samoa 1722 - Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen is the first European to explore Samoa. 1830 - London Missionary Society arrives in Samoa. 1899 - ...

Four years later the Western Samoa Rugby Union was formed and they played their first international match against Fiji in the Samoan capital of Apia. The game kicked off at 7am to allow the home team ...

From finishing third in the first tournament in 1987 to being dumped out in the group stages four years later, Wales' World Cup journey has been littered with highs and lows from the outset. The 1991 ...

The Independent State of Samoa is made up of nine volcanic islands, two of which - Savai'i and Upolu - make up more than 99% of the land. It was governed by New Zealand until its people voted for ...