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NFA invests in education and training
FBC News
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June 9, 2025
[File Photo] Beyond emergency response, the National Fire Authority also invests in community education and training. Chief Executive Puamau Sowane says it offers fire safety courses for businesses and private industries, including emergency...
Samoa Drawn Against Some Of Women’s Football’s Strongest Nations For Historic 1st FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Appearance
Scoop
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(Photo/Supplied) Samoa will make history this October as they compete in their first-ever FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup™ following the official draw in Rabat, Morocco. Samoa who finished runners up to New Zealand at last year’s OFC U-16 Women’s...
On eve of UN Ocean Conference, Samoa protects 30% of its national waters
Matangi Tonga Online
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June 8, 2025
Samoa announced the creation of nine fully protected marine areas. Image: Samoa Marine Spatial Plan, 2024-2034 The Pacific Island nation of Samoa announced the creation of nine fully protected marine areas—safeguarding 30% of its national...
‘Wearing my flag on my heart’: Cook Islander championing climate action in Samoa
Cook Island News
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June 7, 2025
Cook Islander Ewan Cameron at SPREP headquarters in Apia, Samoa. TALAIA MIKA/25060631 For Cook Islander Ewan Cameron, living and working abroad doesn’t mean losing touch with home – in fact, it’s the opposite. Based in Apia, Samoa, with his...
Samoa language celebration 'like white Sunday'
RNZ
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June 3, 2025
De La Salle College - joined by Mr Endemann on stage Photo: Timo Morisa A student-led church service at Auckland's Papatoetoe High School celebrated the beginning of Samoan Language Week in Aotearoa. High school students have celebrated Samoan...
How Te Reo Māori and Te Ao Māori helped me on my Gagana Sāmoa journey
Te Ao Maori News
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Opinion: It is once again Samoan Language Week, it’s a time where, along with my palagi friends, I learn a bit more Gagana Sāmoa (Samoan Language). Over the past year, I have been doing better in trying to learn more about my culture and language....
BSP Samoa Strengthens Commitment to Inclusive Education with $5,000 Donation to Loto Taumafai Society
Samoa Global News
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June 6, 2025
BSP Samoa has reaffirmed its dedication to community empowerment and inclusive education with a donation of $5,000 to the Loto Taumafai Society. This funding will support key development projects for the School of Special Needs, ensuring students...
Pacific Break Launches with Free Concert In Samoa
Samoa Global News
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June 6, 2025
ABC Radio Australia’s Pacific Break, the Pacific’s biggest music competition, returns in 2025, kicking off with a free, public concert in Samoa on Friday 27 June. Downtown Apia, Samoa, will be the place to be as ABC Radio Australia and the Samoan...
Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
Odisha Diary
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...
Live demonstration of traditional Samoa tātāu at Otago Museum
TP+
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June 5, 2025
Photo: Provided. Otago Museum hosted the world’s first-ever public demonstration of traditional Samoan tattooing in a museum setting. The event was also a first for Dunedin and the South Island. World-renowned Su’a Sulu’ape Peter, tufuga tā tātāu...
Kilikiti Bats Bring Ara Campuses Together For Samoa Language Week
Scoop
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Samoan kilikiti pate (cricket bats) specially hand crafted and decorated by students will be at the centre of Gagana Samoa (Samoa Language Week) celebrations at Ara Institute of Canterbury. In a first for Ara, a tournament will take place bringing...
Not just festival moments: Director urges greater support for Indigenous storytelling
TP+
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June 5, 2025
The Handlers opens at Circa Theatre as part of the 2025 Kia Mau Festival, spotlighting Indigenous stories on the mainstage. Photo/Kia Mau Festival. Local Democracy Reporting | Free Public Interest News Service The Handlers, a play about Māori and...
Kia Mau director urges greater support for indigenous storytelling
Wellington Scoop
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Report from LDR by Mary Afemata The Handlers, a play about Māori and Pasifika women working in factories like Crown Lynn, opened at Circa Theatre in Wellington this week as part of the 2025 Kia Mau Festival. Speaking ahead of opening night,...
Samoa caretaker PM not surprised with illegal move to nominate a new government
Islands Business
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May 29, 2025
Australia on Wednesday approved a 40-year extension to a major liquefied gas plant, brushing off protests from Pacific Island neighbours fearful it will inflame climate damage. The controversial gas project – described by environmental activists...
'It's not just festival moments': Director urges support for indigenous stories
Pacific Media Network
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The Handlers, a play about Māori and Pasifika women working in factories like Crown Lynn, opened at Circa Theatre in Wellington this week as part of the 2025 Kia Mau Festival. Speaking ahead of opening night, co-director Sepelini Mua’au says that...
Explainer: Samoa Citizenship Bill and the pension
RNZ
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June 3, 2025
Forum chairman Teleiai Edwin Puni. Photo: RNZ / Jesse Chiang Some elderly Samoans have finally regained New Zealand citizenship after waiting decades, following a bill revoking an old law passing through New Zealand's parliament. But for many,...
Celebrating culture: Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa inspires New Zealand community
Pacific Media Network
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Talofa lava! It's Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa, Sāmoan Language Week, in Aotearoa New Zealand. The theme is ‘La malu lou sā, folau i lagimā’, which translates to ‘A well-grounded self is a successful self’. The Komiti o le Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 1:01 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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LeBron stars in Amazon ad, credits family for historic 23rd season return while nursing knee injury LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James may be daydreaming about Prime Day deals in his new Amazon commercial, but there’s no fantasy when it comes to his...
Samoan fashion designer, Arthur ‘Afa’ Folasa Ah Loo, shot and killed at protest in Utah
The New Zealand Herald
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June 15, 2025
The charges were preliminary and would need to be confirmed by prosecutors. Samoan-born and raised, Ah Loo lived and worked in Utah with his wife Laura and their two children. Speaking at a press conference today, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian...
Advocate to restore citizenship (Western Samoa ) Act 1982 amongst Pacific peoples recognised in King’s Honours List 2025
TP+
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June 1, 2025
Kings Honours List 2025. Pasifika people are among the 88 recipients who have been recognised for the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List, for their service and contribution to the country. Congratulations goes to: Member of the New Zealand Order of...