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1. Rugby - Tattooed Samoans don skin suits to avoid offending Japanese hosts  CNA
2. Samoa don second skins to avoid a clash of cultures  Rugby World Cup 2019
3. Samoa cover tattoos at Rugby World Cup as sign of respect for Japan  RugbyPass
4. Samoa's tattooed rugby players to cover up at times in Japan  Newsday
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Theatre-maker Fiona Collins intended to be away for a year when she became Creative New Zealand's Artist in Residence at the National University of Samoa ...

The Manu Samoa captain is setting his sights on a strong performance and a cold beer after getting one in the eye from his own team-mate.

Distance learning at the University of Hawaii reached a whole new level last week as a faculty member giving a lecture in Manoa appeared simultaneously in ...

At their best, Samoa can rise above the legacy of off-field drama to spring a surprise with their irrepressible flair. Thomas Airey. Tue 10 Sep 2019 9.30 BST.

Orca have been filmed off Samoa in what might be the first sighting ever caught on tape in that country. The four orca - also known as killer whales - were seen ...

The beautiful Polynesian island is home to a fiercely traditional society rife with domestic violence.

5 September 2019: The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC), or Centre of Excellence, has officially opened in Apia, Samoa. Hosted by the Secretariat of the ...

Minute-by-minute report: can the Wallabies avenge their 2011 defeat and head to the World Cup on a winning note? Find out with Richard Parkin.

Samoa's Judiciary Commission has appointed three new judges to the Lands and Titles Court.

A convicted murderer will be a key witness in the trial of two men charged with allegedly plotting to assassinate Samoa's prime minister.

All you need to know about Samoa at the Rugby World Cup.

History shows that Samoa know how to spring a surprise. At the 1991 World Cup, Western Samoa – as the team was known then – announced themselves on ...

Samoa coach Steve Jackson is so determined to avoid the off-field issues that have previously plagued the Pacific islanders that he called in Japanese cultural ...

Samoa coach Steve Jackson has promised plenty of big hits and running rugby when the Pacific islanders take on Australia on Saturday.

The Wallabies have been invited to play their first rugby test on Samoan soil during next year's independence celebrations.

Prop Michael Alaalatoa and scrum-half Scott Malolua are yet to their test debut but have been included in Samoa coach Steve Jackson's squad for Rugby World ...

As you're probably aware, today marks ten years since Samoa made the historic decision to change the side of the road on which motorists drive their cars.

Safua Akeli Amaama and Ramona Boodoosingh share lessons learnt from their recent foray into participatory video with the 2018 Centre for Samoan Studies ...

The University of Otago is gifting old dental chairs from its dental school to the Samoan Ministry of Health to assist with dental care in the Pacific nation.

Almost a quarter of the Wallabies World Cup squad is of Samoan heritage and there are a few with important titles back in the Pacific Island nation.

A number of Northland cricketers will be winging their way to Samoa tomorrow as part of a New Zealand Croatia cricket club tour. The 13-man touring party, ...

First-five Tusi Pisi returns to the Manu Samoa side, eight years after the Pacific nation's famous win in Sydney.

Samoa coach Steve Jackson is so determined to avoid the off-field issues that have previously plagued the Pacific islanders that he called in Japanese cultural ...

The Samoa National Democratic Party, or SNDP, has been re-launched after registration was completed at the Electoral Commissioner's office last month.

Police in Samoa are reviewing CCTV footage to try and find how a baby's body came to be dumped in a rubbish bin in Apia.

A Samoan father of six was stoned in his car and then beaten to death by a group of four men in a village on Savaii.

A Samoan woman has returned from Malaysia and will face charges after she reportedly dumped her dead newborn in a restroom bin in Kuala Lumpur.

Manu Samoa head coach Steve Jackson has named his 31-man squad to compete in the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. He has named two uncapped ...

American Samoa's Department of Health is sending a blood sample of the 19-year-old female believed to have died from dengue fever off island for testing.

Manu Samoa have been tested as their World Cup preparation continues to build momentum, defeating the New Zealand Heartland XV 36-19 at Eden Park in ...

Police in Apia are working to extradite an Australian resident in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate the Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.

Manu Samoa have been forced into a last minute change to their Rugby World Cup squad with Ponsonby halfback Pelefofoga Cowley called up to replace Scott ...

The company which owns the StarKist Samoa fish cannery in American Samoa has been fined $US100 million for price fixing.

The Wallabies have named a strong team for Saturday's Test match against Samoa. The Green and Gold will host the Samoans at the new Bankwest Stadium in ...

The Asian Development Bank is to give Samoa a grant of more than $US62.26 million to enhance the safety, security and sustainability of Apia Port.

Samoa police are preparing to evict families who are refusing to vacate government lands at a settlement known as Sogi in Apia.

The publishers of the daily newspaper the Samoa Observer have been found guilty of defamation in the Supreme Court.

Samoa's police chief has dismissed a report that a fourth person has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the prime minister.

Fiji beat Tonga 29-19 and Samoa took down the New Zealand Hartland XV 36-19 in their respective World Cup warm-up matches on Saturday.

Tattoo artists from Samoa and the USA have had their tattoo kits confiscated by quarantine officers in American Samoa as part of a crackdown.

The Wallabies will be pleased to have come through a bruising encounter with Manu Samoa in Sydney on Saturday night with just that: bruises. Some bruises ...

More than 80 years after Pan American Airways System's Samoan Clipper went missing, the underwater wreckage of the pioneering flying boat continues to ...

Methamphetamine use in American Samoa is at crisis levels with elementary school children using the drug, a lawmaker says.

The rising sea level and inundation on the American Samoan island of Aunu'u has prompted residents to ask the territory's government for help.

With surnames like Lealiifano, Alaalatoa and Toomua in gold jerseys, its hard to imagine when there wasnt a Samoan influence on the Wallabies.

English News and Press Release on Samoa about Health and Epidemic; published on 03 Sep 2019 by RNZI.

Samoa's government is reviewing its policy on the repatriation of bodies back to the country.

On 31 August, 2019, Ambassador Chao Xiaoliang published a headline article titled "Unrest in Hong Kong serves nobody's interest" on "Samoa Observer", ...

TO adapt a line from Rupert Brooke, there is a corner of some foreign field that is forever Scotland. This field is to be found in Samoa, near Villa…

Samoa scrumhalf Scott Malolua has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup with a dislocated shoulder and replaced by Chiefs halfback Pele Cowley.

Two men have appeared in the Samoan Supreme Court on a joint charge of conspiring to murder relating to the alleged plot against the Prime Minister, ...

The search is continuing for American Samoa cousins Alex Peric and Anthony Leota, who disappeared off Utumea Beach yesterday afternoon.

The Wallabies aren't England.

A spokeswoman for the airline said the plane had an engineering issue.

The Vice President of Samoa's National Council of Churches has called for government to consider a "baby hatch or baby box programme" for mothers to ...

Samoa's Judiciary Commission has suspended three judges of the Lands and Titles court.

A monument erected by the New Zealand Government commemorating those who died in the Spanish influenza epidemic in Samoa has been unveiled in ...

Samoa's exports are up by 42.4 percent for the 12 months to June.

The head of Samoa's journalists association has condemned proposed laws that could see whistleblowers jailed for up to seven years.

Two fires broke out in the Samoa area about 8:15 p.m. At this point we're still gathering information, but first reports indicate that power lines were possibly down ...

VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) - A three-sport standout from Vancouver spent the month of July far from the Pacific Northwest to get closer to her roots during the ...

16-year-old Heritage High School junior Katie Peneueta spent three weeks of her summer vacation playing basketball and celebrating her Samoan heritage.

A Samoan boxer who won gold for his country at this year's Pacific Games is waiting to be sentenced in Apia after being convicted of burglary.

Samoa have had a lot of issues off the field but they will aim to use the Rugby World Cup as an opportunity to set things right in Japan.

The HoloCampus solution is the first of its kind in the Pacific, and is set to redefine how schools and universities connect and collaborate in the region.

Kiwis are being called on to help save the national bird of Samoa from extinction - there's fewer than 200 left. The elusive Manumea is rarely sighted in Samoan ...

One of three suspects facing charges of conspiring to assassinate Samoa's Prime Minister has pleaded guilty while two co-defendants have entered not guilty ...

After getting steamrolled by Australia and New Zealand, Guam's U17 National Basketball teams hoped to be more competitive against Samoa in final pool play ...

The government owned American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority has been awarded more than $US14 million in federal funding over the next 10-years ...

Artists perform during the "Samoa Day" event at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 7, 2019. The expo held its ...

A US federal agency has directed nearly $US2 million in funding to three Pacific states to fight an opioid crisis.

A 25-year-old Samoan boxing gold medalist in last month's Pacific Games, Nu'uuli Mose Livai, has escaped a jail sentence despite being convicted twice of ...

Broncos fullback Anthony Milford says an ongoing knee issue shouldn't stop him from captaining Samoa in the upcoming World Nines tournament at Bankwest ...

There are *fresh* warnings in Auckland today after a passenger on a flight from Samoa to Auckland tested positive for measles. Auckland Regional Public Health ...

Michael Cheika's decision to field a second string team against Samoa has divided opinion as we pick our Rugby World Cup favourites two weeks out from ...

Samoa rugby sevens player, Siaosi Asofolau, is awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to three charges including assault, armed with a dangerous weapon and ...

Three players will make their international debut for Manu Samoa in Saturday's Pasifika Challenge match against the New Zealand Heartland XV in Auckland.

Samoa's Prime Minister and Minister of Police, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, says he is not involved in any way in the police handling of investigations into an ...

PAGO PAGO (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Methamphetamine or ice use in American Samoa is at crisis levels, a lawmaker says. Fofo District Faipule or Rep.

The American Samoa government has received $US46,000 in Port and *Service* fees imposed on the seized North Korean cargo vessel Wise Honest.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — In 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau said none of this city's 24,969 citizens were Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders. As for the ...

HONOLULU — A lecture at the University of Hawaii has been simultaneously broadcast in a classroom in American Samoa using a hologram. The Honolulu ...

The Ministry of Revenue in Samoa has withdrawn tax charges against a further 19 ministers from the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa.

When seeing the scoreline "New Zealand 30 Samoa 0", you would be forgiven for thinking it was the score of a rugby match, most likely one still in progress.

When it came to a decision between club and country there was only going to be one call for ex-Kiwi sevens star.

The police in Samoa are continuing investigations into the alleged assassination plot of the Prime Minister with the possibility of charging a fourth person.

A fono representative in American Samoa says methamphetamine use is at crisis levels in the US territory. The Fofo District faipule (representative), Andra ...

New Zealand Heartland XV Coach Mark Rutene has named his side to face Manu Samoa in their historic clash at Eden Park this weekend.

American Samoa District Court Judge Elvis Patea says he believes the Samoa Consulate Office is trying to dodge his orders regarding citizens of Samoa he has ...

Daniel Mintz Mad River Union. SAMOA PENINSULA – A Norway-based aquaculture company will soon decide whether to pursue a project on Humboldt Bay's ...

Samoa's Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, has downplayed tension between Australia and other Pacific nations during last week's Pacific Islands ...

Samoa is proposing to criminalise the leaking of government documents with an up to seven year jail term for those found guilty of the crime.

Desperate though he is to play against the land of his ancestors, it is considered highly unlikely that Christian Lealiifano will be chosen against Samoa in the ...

Students in American Samoa can now learn from University of Hawaii (UH) lecturers through 3D holograms beamed live into classrooms in real time at the ...

AUCKLAND, 30 AUGUST 2019 (SAMOA OBSERVER) – Three players will make their debuts for Manu Samoa on Saturday at Eden Park against the New ...

MELBOURNE: Talented young Wallabies centre Jordan Petaia has been ruled out of their final World Cup warmup against Samoa with a hamstring injury, ...

The tax evasion cases against leaders of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa are not going away despite a court decision to dismiss charges laid ...

The High Commissioners Cup has returned to Napier as Hawke's Bay Samoa just held off Wanganui Samoa 34-30 in Levin on Saturday. In the final round robin ...

Hooker Jordan Uelese is the youngest and most inexperienced forward in the Wallabies World Cup squad, but commands more respect from teammates with ...