Samoa

Under the new law, only those born within the specified time frame are eligible, leaving children and grandchildren of these individuals without a pathway.

The HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sank off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, an interim report has found.

Six cases of the disease have been confirmed as of Thursday. Audio

Samoa is increasingly sending patients to India for life-saving operations, primarily due to significantly lower costs than New Zealand.

An ocean-going tug and barge are due to depart New Zealand this week and head to Samoa to assist with the sunken HMNZ Manawanui.

A New Zealand-born Samoan academic has become the first student of Pacific Island heritage to be awarded a PhD in physiotherapy. Audio

The country's health ministry said it continues to observe a high number of severe acute respiratory illnesses presenting to the hospitals. Audio

But both the Chief of Navy and the Samoan government say community engagement is being led by local authorities. Audio

Greens MP Teanau Tuiono told RNZ Pacific that anyone born in Samoa between 1924 and 1948 can apply for citizenship.

Explainer - New Zealand's Parliament will, on Wednesday, hear the third and final reading of a bill that will, if passed, restore a pathway for citizenship to a group of Samoans stripped of it decades…