Apia
Thousands of fans at Apia Park for Moana Pasifika Super Rugby
Thousands of fans have packed Apia Park to watch Moana Pasifika play their first game in Samoa.
They're playing the Reds in the Super Rugby Pacific match up. And local fans have come out in big… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Jane Va'afusuaga in Vailima, Samoa
Jane Va'afusuaga fell in love with Samoa the first time she visited in the late 1980s. She vowed to return one day but never imagined that she would eventually marry a Samoan Matai and end up living… Audio
Samoan economy rocked, despite no Covid-19 cases
Samoa continues to have no confirmed cases of Covid-19, but like almost everywhere else in the world, the local economy has been hit hard by lockdown restrictions. Chef and restaurateur Joe Lam joins… Audio
NZ and China neighbours in Samoa waterfront buildup
Ballooning construction on the waterfront of the Samoan capital Apia has seen New Zealand break ground next to a Chinese building site. Audio
Hundreds march in Samoa over land issue
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Apia over the weekend to prtoest against a law they say violates Samoan customary land rights. Audio
'Ava ceremony opens Forum in Apia
Pacific island leaders have been welcomed to the annual Pacific Islands Forum summit with an 'Ava ceremony in Apia Audio
Pacific Islands Forum begins in Apia
The Pacific Islands Forum is about to get underway in the Samoan capital Apia, with talks centring on the theme of a "Blue Pacific". Audio
Pinking up the public sector in the Pacific
New research has found scholarships and persistence are paying off in efforts to get more women in the Pacific into senior government jobs. Audio
Albert Wendt - A Memoir of a Long Literary Life
Writer Albert Wendt has been thinking a lot recently about his childhood home in Samoa - a suburb of Apia.He's written a lot about Vaipe in his stories, poetry and novels over the years but in a new… Audio
Samoan artist in residence Siliga Setoga
Siliga Setoga grew up in a Samoan speaking household in Mt Eden. He still lives in the same house. Comfortably Samoan and Kiwi, Siliga is about to take up a Creative NZ artist in residency position at… Audio