TALA MAI SĀMOA
News from Sāmoa
Community-centered climate projects launched in Samoa
Fourteen new community initiatives have been launched across Samoa under the Samoa CARES program. This is a strategic effort supported by the United Nations Development Programme’s Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (U.N.D.P. G.E.F.-S.G.P.). This...
3 pisinisi tumā’oti ua galulue ma le mālō i le auina atu o fanau i galuega fa’avaitaimi
O lo’o tumau pea aiaiga fa’avae mo le filifilia o i latou e agava’a mo galuega fa’avaitaimi i Niu Sila, Ausetalia ma Amerika Samoa, tauala mai lea i le filiga a ali’i ma faipule o afio’aga ta’itasi, i le fa’amalu a Ofisa o Fono Fa’avae a Itumālō Palota e 51 i le...
Finance Minister correct on IMF “Governor” role amid reform concerns
Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, Anarosa Ale Molio'o, is correct in stating that she serves as the country’s “Governor” to major international financial institutions like the IMF, ADB and World Bank, following public discussion sparked by a warning from...
Vaimauga 3 By-Election Candidates revealed
Its offical, four candidates have been accepted to contest the Vaimauga 3 Electoral Constituency parliamentary seat. The candidates were confirmed by Electoral Commissioner, Toleafoa Tiuafelolo Alexander John Stanley, in a public notice issued last Friday, April 10,...
5,000 ‘i le 6,000 lesitala fou mō le palota – OEC
O le fa’amāmā ‘avega a le Mālō i le ta’i $150 mo tagatānu’u uma o Samoa i le toe a’e ai o fanau i ā’oga, o se tasi lea o fesoasoani tele mo le Ofisa o le Komisi o Faigā Palota, e unā’ia ai tagata e le’i lesitala, ina ia lesitala i o latou Itumālō Palota ina ia mafai...
‘E matuitui ma ‘o’ona ‘upu, peita’i ‘ua manumālō le Atua; P.M La’aulialemalietoa
O loifofoga o le alofa, o loimata o le fa’agae’etia, na maligi ifo, ina ua fesaga’i sega’ula ina ua lagona le alofa moni o le tasi i le isi. O va’aiga uiga ‘ese, ina ua feiloa’i le Itumālō Palota o Fa’asaleleaga #2 ma le afioga i le Palemia, Susuga i le...
Fa’aaloalo le Iunivesite ‘o Otago ‘i le Afioga ‘iā Le Mamea Tuiletufuga Dr. Ropati Mualia ‘e ala ‘i se Fa’aīloga Mauāluga
‘O le vaiaso nei, na fa’atino ai se fa’aaloalo ‘a le Iunivesite ‘o Otago ‘i Niu Sila, mō le Afioga ‘iā Le Mamea Tuiletufuga Dr. Ropati Mualia ‘i le fa’amoemoe ‘o le Otago Connect Sāmoa. ‘O lea fa’aaloalo, na taulimaina ai ‘e le Afioga ‘iā Le Mamea, le fa’aīloga...
O ‘ese uma tagata e a’afia i le polokiki lea ei le Lakapi Samoa; P.M. La’aulialemalietoa
E lē to’atasi, e lē to’alua fo’i, ae o le finagalo o le Palemia ma le Mālō, ia o ‘ese uma i latou o lo’o a’afia i le Polokiki mai le tau’aveina o tofiga i totonu o le Lakapi Samoa po’o le Iuni Lakapi a le atunu’u. E lē māmā i le Palemia, Susuga i le La’aulialemalietoa...
Lapisi lafoa’i e maua ai isi oloa fou, fa’ama’ite lelei mo Vailu’utai
Ua galulue fa’atasi le Matāgaluega o Puna’oa Fa’alenatura ma le Si’osi’omaga ma le afio’aga o Vailu’uta’i, i le polōketi mo le tu’u ’ese’eseina o lapisi ma otaota. O le Fa’alapotopotoga a le J.I.C.A. sa latou fa’atupeina kalone lapisi e silia i le 70. I le saunoaga...
Fa’ase’etuāgalu Toelupe mai ona tofiga o le Sui Palemia ma le Minisitā o le Kapeneta
Ua fa’ailoa aloā’ia i le asō, e le afioga iā Toelupe Maoiautele Poumulinuku Onesemo, lona fa’amavae aloā’ia mai i ona tofiga o le Sui Palemia ma le Minisitā o le Kapeneta mo le taimi nei. O le i’uga a le Fa’amasinoga o Faigā Palota e tusa o le matā’upu i fa’atosina i...
TALA FOU
New Zealand News
Wellington region prepares to move from emergency response to recovery
Wellington City Council and all three Wairarapa councils have now terminated their state of emergency and formally declared a Local Transition Period. Wellington Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint Committee Chair Mayor Anita Baker signed the termination of...
Local State of Emergency ends for Hutt City Council
The local State of Emergency for Hutt City Council has been terminated. Wellington Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint Committee Chair Anita Baker declared the termination at 2.30pm on Wednesday, 22 April. The State of Emergency remains for Wellington City...
Tūmau le fa’atuatuaina ‘e le National ‘o Luxon ma lana ta’ita’iga
E lua vāega na filifili ai sui faipule 'o le National ‘e filifili ai ‘i le fonotaga ‘a le pātī na faia 'i le aso 'ananafi, sa tau aofia le vāega fa’a’upufai ‘e filifili sui faipule po’o lātou fa’atuatuaina pea le ‘avea ‘o Tuisinavemaulumoto’otua Christopher Luxon ma ō...
A’afiaga ‘i le kiwisaver ‘a le tagata penefiti pe ‘a vave tala
‘Ua fautuaina ‘e se sui o le Matāgāluega o Aga Feso’ota’i le MSD, tagata o lo’o maua penefiti, ‘i a’afiaga o ā lātou penefiti pe ‘a fuafua ‘e vave tala se vāega o ā lātou kiwisaver. ‘E silia ma le $49mīlona tāla tupe o Kiwisaver na tala i tua iā Mati, ‘e tagata ‘e...
State of emergency status update for parts of the Wellington Region
The state of emergency has been terminated for Upper Hutt City Council, Porirua City Council and Kāpiti Coast District Council as the severe weather event response begins to deescalate. The state of emergency remains in place for all other parts of the...
State of emergency declared for the Wellington region
A state of emergency has been declared for the Wellington region to support the response to ongoing severe weather, flooding and infrastructure impacts. The declaration was made by Wellington Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint Committee Chair Porirua...
‘Ua iai nei le Laumua ‘o Ueligitone ‘i le Poloā’iga mō Fa’alavelave
‘UA ALOĀ’IA NEI LE POLOĀ’IGA MŌ FA’ALAVELAVE (STATE OF EMERGENCY) MO LE LAUMUA ‘O UELIGITONE ‘ONA ‘O TŪLAGA FA’ALETONU ‘O LE TAU A State of Emergency has been declared across the Wellington region due to severe weather, heavy rain, flooding, and impacts on...
30 pasene le National ‘i taunu’uga lata mai ‘o le su’esu’ega ‘o manatu ma lagona ‘o le ‘au palota
‘I matā’upu tau ‘upufai’omālō, ‘e 30 pasene ‘ua o’o iai le tūlaga lagolagoina ‘o le pātī ‘a le National ‘i le su’esu’ega lata mai nei ‘o manatu ma lagona ‘o le ‘au palota, ‘ae ‘ua ātagia ‘i lea su’esu’ega, ‘e lē maua ‘e le faigāmālō so’ofa’atasi ‘o lo’o tū nei ‘i le...
Vala’au ‘ia faia se ‘au’aunaga tūto’atasi ‘e soālaupule matā’upu mā’ale’ale ‘i le vā ‘o ā’oga ma mātua
‘E to’atele tamaiti ‘ua ‘umi ma tele aso lē ā’oga 'ona ‘o ni fe’ese’esea’iga 'i le vā ‘o ō lātou mātua ma ā’oga. ‘Ua valā’au ‘i lātou ‘e fīnauina matā’upu mō tupulaga talavou, ‘ina ‘ia faia se ‘au’aunaga leai se totogi, ‘e fesoasoani ‘e soālaupule matā’upu mā’aleale...
Fa’atūmauina ‘e le Faletupe Fa’aleoleo le OCR ‘i le 2.25% a’o lē mautonu le lalolagi ‘i le tamāo’āiga
‘Ua fa’atūmauina ‘e le Faletupe Fa’aleoleo 'a Niu Sila le pasene tului 'o tupe ‘i le 2.25% pei 'ona līpotia 'e le Leitiō Niu Sila, ‘e ui 'i le fa’alētonu 'o le tamāo’āiga 'o le lalolagi. ‘Ua toe iloilo 'e le Komiti ‘o faiga Fa’avae Tau Tupe 'a le Faletupe Fa’aleoleo...
TA’ALOGA
Sports News
Sāmoa Dominates Pacific Nations Cup, Bringing Home 19 Medals
SUVA, FIJI — Independent Boxing Samoa (IBS) has delivered a masterclass at the Pacific Nations Cup in Suva, Fiji, returning home with an astonishing haul of 12 gold and 7 silver medals. The collective performance at the highly competitive regional tournament...
Lē toe iai se Moana Pasifika ‘i le 2027
‘I le Lakapi Supa, ‘o lea ‘ua fa’amaonia mai le fa’amutaina ai ‘o le fa’alepō mō le ‘au lakapi ‘a le Moana Pasifika. ‘O le Aso Lulu ‘ananafi lea na fa’ailoa mai ai fa’alaua’itele ‘e le pulega ‘o le Moana Pasifika, ‘o le fa’aletonu ‘o mea tau tupe ‘ua faia ai le...
Lakapī Supa Pasefika ‘i le fa’ai’uga ‘o le vaiaso
‘E maoa’e le manumālō ‘a le ‘au 'a le Hurricanes ‘i le lā ta’aloga ma le Blues ‘i le fa’ai’uga 'o le vaiaso, ‘i ‘ai 'e 42 i le 19. ‘E tā le ‘afa ‘o sili ‘ai 'a le Hurricanes 21 'i le 12. ‘O le vaiaso nei ‘i le Aso To’ana’i 'e ta’a’alo ai le Hurricanes ma le Chiefs ‘i...
Siamupini Ā’oga ‘e 3 mai Savai’I, 1 ‘i Upolu mō le Ta’amilosaga Ta’ito’afitu Aoao ‘a Ā’oga Tūlaga 2 ‘i Sāmoa
‘Ua fa’ai’uina ma le manuia le Ta’amilosaga Ta’ito’afitu Aoao ‘a Ā’oga Tūlaga 2 ‘uma ‘i Sāmoa, le National Secondary School’s Sevens (7s) Tournament 2026. ‘O le i’uga ‘o le ta’amilosaga ‘i ‘au ‘a ali’i ma tama’ita’i: Under 14s, Under 16s ma le Under 18s, ‘ua siamupini...
Fa’alauiloa le ‘au ‘a le Penina Sāmoa mō le la ta’aloga ma le Penina ‘a Tonga
08 April 2026, Apia, Samoa — Lakapi Samoa has officially unveiled the Penina Samoa squad, following a successful launch event held at the STA Fale, Apia. The event marked a significant milestone for women’s rugby in Samoa, with the introduction of the Penina Samoa...
Filifilia ‘e le Lakapī Sāmoa le Afioga ‘iā Fuimaono Bella Milo ma Faiā’oga Ulu fou ‘a le Manusina
01 April 2026, Apia, Samoa — Lakapi Samoa is proud to announce the appointment of Fuimaono Bella Milo as Head Coach of the Manusina national team. A New Zealand–born Samoan with heritage from the villages of Solosolo and Salani, Fuimaono brings a wealth of...
Talotalo le Warriors ‘e tāofi pea Roger Tuivasa-Scheck
‘E le’o muta taumafaiga ‘a le faiā’oga ‘a le NZ Warriors Andrew Webster ‘e tāofi ai pea le ali’i ‘o Roger Tuivasa-Scheck pe ‘ā māe’a le ta’amilosaga ‘i le tausaga nei. ‘O le tausaga talu ai, na āgiga ai ni fa’amatalaga ‘e iai le so’otaga ‘o le ali’i lakapī ‘i le...
‘O le Afioga ‘iā Fa’alogo Tana Umaga, le isi faiā’oga lagolago ‘o le ‘au ‘a le ‘Olopeleki ‘o le ‘a filifilia
‘Ua ripotia mai ‘e le 1News, ‘o le Afioga ‘iā Fa’alogo Tana Umaga, le isi faiā’oga lagolago ‘o le ‘au ‘a le ‘Olopeleki ‘o le ‘a filifilia ‘O le aso 4 ‘o Mati lea na fa’asilasila ai ‘e le Lakapī Niu Sila le filifilia ‘o le faiā’oga ulu fou ‘a le ‘au ‘a le atunu’u, ‘iā...
Tōfia Dave Rennie ma faiā’oga fou ‘o le ‘Olopeleki
‘Ua fa’aalia ‘e Dave Rennie, ‘ua tāpena mō le ta’ita’iga ‘o le ‘Olopeleki. Na fa’ailoa ‘i le aso ananafi, le filifiliga ‘o Rennie ‘e ‘avea ma faiā’oga fou ‘e o’o atu lava ‘i le Ipu ‘o le Lalolagi ‘o le 2027, ma ‘ua suitūlaga ai ‘iā Scott Robertson. ‘Ua 62 tausaga ‘o...
Ofi le Black Caps ‘i le su’ega ‘o le Final ‘o le T20
‘Ua ofi atu nei le ‘au ‘a le Black Caps a Niu Sila ‘i le su’ega ‘o le siamupini ‘o le Ipu ‘o le lalolagi ‘i le kilikiti ‘o le ta’i 20 ‘ova ‘ina ‘ua manumālō ‘i le ta’aloga ma ‘Aferika ‘i Saute. ‘E 117 ‘ai na maua ‘e Finn Allen ‘i la lā paga ma Tim Seifert. ‘E iloa...
LALOLAGI
World News
‘Amata ‘ona talanoa tagata iā Iēsu ‘e fai mai ‘i le AI
‘E $3.41 tupe Niu Sila ‘e tutusa lea ma le $1.99US tupe Amerika, ‘ua mafai ona totogi ‘e tagata Kerisiano ‘i le minute, ‘e talanoa ma fa’asoa ai ma se kopi ‘o Iseu na fau e le poto fa’afōliga o masini po’o le AI. ‘O lea kopi na faia ‘e le Just like me, ‘e tele ina...
Fa’atonu ‘e Trump le Navy ‘a ‘Amerika ‘e poloka le vainu’u ‘a le Strait of Hormuz
‘Ua fa’atonuina 'e Trump le navy 'a 'Amerika ‘e poloka le vainu’u ‘o le Strait of Hormuz, ‘ina 'ua lē maua se māliliega ‘i fa’atalanoaga mō se fīlēmū ma Iran. Na tali ane Iran 'i le fa’asilasilaga ‘a Trump 'e fa’apea, ‘o lo’o iai ā lātou mailei ‘i le vainu’u, ‘e...
Faia fa’atalanoaga ‘i le vā ‘o Pakistan, Iran ma ‘Amerika ‘i le asō
‘E ui 'ina tau maua sina mapusaga mai le fa’asilasilaga ‘a le Peresetene 'a 'Amerika Donald Trump 'i le aso 'ananafi, ‘ina 'ua ia fa’asilasila le tāofia 'o le pomuina ‘o Iran 'i vaiaso ‘e lua ‘ae se’i faia fa’atalanoaga ‘i le vā o mālō e lua, ‘ae 'ua fa’alauiloa ‘e...
Fa’atonuina le Meta ‘e totogi le US$375 miliona
‘Ua fa’atonuina ‘e se fa’amasinoga ‘i New Mexico le kamupanī ‘a le Meta ‘e totogi le $375 miliona ‘Amerika, ‘i se tagi na faia ‘e le lōia sili ‘a le setete, pei ‘ona ia tu’ua’ia ai le kamupanī ‘i le ta’ita’iina sesē ‘o tagata ‘e fa’aaogāina le Facebook, Instagram ma...
Lēai se fa’amata’u lata mai ‘o ‘Amerika mai iā Iran – Joe Kent
‘Ua fa’amāvae fa’afuase’i le fa’atonu sili na tōfia ‘e Peresetene Donald Trump ‘o le Fa’alāpotopotoga ‘a le Iūnaite Setete ‘e iloiloina fa’amatalaga ‘i faiga fa’atelolisi ma fa’atūlaga le tali atu ‘i gāioiga fa’atupu fa’alavelave. ‘Ua tutupu a’e ai ni lagona ma ni...
Fa’ato’ese le Peresetene ‘o Iran ‘i atunu’u tuā’oi ‘i le Fagaloa ‘o Peresia
‘O le asō ‘ua ‘atoa iai le sefulu ‘o aso talu ‘ona faia osofa’iga ‘a ‘Amerika ma ‘Isarā’elu ‘e fa’asaga ‘i le atunu’u ‘o Iran, ma ‘amata ai le taua lea ‘ua vevela ai nei ‘i Sasa’e Tūtotonu. ‘O le Aso To’ona’i lea na faia ai se fa’asalalauga aloā’ia ‘a le Peresetene ‘o...
Tālia ‘e se ‘āiga Niu Sila Sāmoa ‘o lo’o poloka ‘i Kuwait, le taimi ‘e mafai ai ‘ona malaga mai ai
‘O lo’o tālia e se ‘āiga Niu Sila Sāmoa 'e nonofo 'i Kuwait se tali atu 'a le Mālō ‘i se aso 'e mafai ai 'ona toe taliu saogālēmū mai ai 'i le atunu'u, 'ona 'o le tūlaga lē mautinoa ‘i le taua ‘i sasa’e tūtotonu 'i le taimi nei. ‘I se fa’amatalaga mai le Minisitā 'o...
Lapata’i Trump: ‘e iai isi osofa’iga tetele ‘o mulimuli mai
‘Ua fa’aleo se lapata’iga ‘a le Peresetene ‘o le Iūnaite Setete, Donald Trump, ‘e fa’apea ‘e pei ‘o se galu tele ‘ia osofa’iga ‘e fa’asaga ‘iā Iran ia ‘e foufou mai. Na ia tā’ua ‘i luga ‘o le CNN, ‘e le’i ‘āmata osofa’iga mamafa ‘a le Iūnaite Setete ‘i le pūlega ‘a...
Lavea militeli ‘a ‘Ausetālia ‘i Sasa’e Tūtotonu ‘i se drone ‘a Iran
Na fa’aalia ‘e ‘Ausetālia ‘i le Aso Lua, na lavea pe na a’afia le nofoaga ‘autū ‘a la lātou militeli ‘i Sasa’e Tūtotonu mai se osofa’iga ‘o masini felelei fa’atonutonu (drones) ‘a Iran ‘i le fa’ai’uga ‘o le vaiaso, ‘ae ‘o lo’o saogalēmū ‘uma la lātou ‘aufaigāluega. Na...
Na malaga ‘i Filipaina terorisi mō a’oa’oga ‘o gāioiga fa’amiliteli
Na malaga le tamā ma le atali’i fa’atupu fa’alavelave ‘o Sajid ma Naveed Akram ‘i Filipaina, ‘e fai ai a lā a’oa’oga ‘i faiga fa’amiliteli ‘a’o le’i o lā fa’ao’oina le oti ‘i tagata ‘e to’asefululima ‘i le patipatiga ‘o le Hanukkah i Bondi Beach pei ‘ona fa’amaonia ‘e...