TALA MAI SĀMOA
News from Sāmoa

Fautuaina ‘e le Fa’alāpotopotoga Fa’asao Fa’avā’omālō le toe totōina ‘o ‘Amu mō le lelei ‘o le gātaifale

O le asō, na tatala aloā’ia ai se tasi o Polōketi a le Fa’alapotopotoga o Fa’asao Fa’avāomālō e ta’ua ole KIWA RESTORE PROJECT. O lenei Polōketi o le ā mafai ona fesoasoani ai i afio’aga i Samoa e toe tapu’e ma toe fa’aleleia le gataifale aemaise o puna’oa ‘ese’ese e...

Fa’afetai tele Sāmoa ‘i lau tapuā’iga ma talosaga leoleoa; P.M. La’aulialemalietoa

I le toe taliu manuia mai i Samoa, o le si’igā – gasegase a le afioga i le Palemia, Susuga i le La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polāta’ivao Fosi Schmidt i Niu Sila mo le lua vaiaso, na ia momoli ai lana fa’afetai fa’apitoa i le tapuā’iga leoleoa, a’o talosaga molipō a le...

Independent Candidate Lautimuia Uelese Vaai Wins Back Vaimauga 3 By-Election

Independent candidate Lautimuia Uelese Vaai has been officially declared the winner of the Vaimauga 3 by-election, securing a decisive victory following the release of final results by the Office of the Electoral Commission. According to the official count, Lautimuia...

Fa’afetaia ‘e le Mālō le soifua tautua ‘o Gatoloaifa’ana Dr. Tilianamua To’omata Afamasaga

E manatua pea le tautua matavela, a’o le afu sisina ua ’ae’ae manuia ai fanau lalovaoa o le atunu’u, ona o le soifua finau ma le tomai fa’asoa o le afioga iā Gatoloaifa’ana Dr Tilianamua To’omata Afamasaga. O le tinā iā Gatoloaifa’ana, e lē tau fa’ailoaina lona sao...

Foa’iga ‘o le Ta’avale Falema’i ‘e le Wellington Free Ambulance & Rotary Port Nicholson mō Sāmoa

‘O le taeao ananafi, na talimālō ai le Wellington Free Ambulance i se faigāpaaga ma le Port Nicholson Rotary ‘e tau’a’ao ma fōa’i atu se ta’avale ‘a le falema’i mō Sāmoa.  Sa faia lea fa’atasiga i Thorndon ‘i Ueligitone. ‘O le lua ai lea ‘o ta’avale ‘a le falema’i ‘ua...

Safer Prisons, Stronger Futures: LLN Graduates and Inclusive Upgrades at Tanumalala

The Samoa Police, Prisons & Corrections Services is pleased to mark the completion of the Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) short course on the 10th of April 2026, with certificates presented to inmates, and the official handover of inclusive infrastructure...

I.B.F.C. Universal Weightlifting Cup underway in Sāmoa

The I.B.F.C. Universal Weightlifting Cup is rolling out this week in Samoa. The competition, which has long been talked about and planned, was officially opened last Saturday by Acting Prime Minister Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molio’o at Gym 1 at Tuanaimato. The historic...

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...

TALA FOU
New Zealand News

Lapata’i ‘e le mālō pūlēgānu’u mō ni fuafuaga ‘e tu’ufa’atasi ai

‘Ua tu’uina atu ‘e le mālō se lapata’iga ‘i pūlēgānu’u, ‘ina ‘ia ‘uma ane le tolu māsina ‘o lumana’i, ‘ua fa’ao’o pe fa’ailoa atu, ni fuafuaga ‘i le tu’ufa’atasiga ‘o pūlēgānu’u, ‘ā lēai ‘o le ‘ā fai loa ‘e le mālō.  ‘O le folasaga lea na faia ‘e Minisitā ‘o Faigāmālō...

Mana’o le ACT ‘e tele nisi gāluega ‘e tu’u atu ‘i fale talavai, fesoasoani ai ‘i fōma’i

‘Ua fa’atūina ‘e le Vāega Fa’a’upufai ‘a le ACT se finagalo ‘ina ‘ia tu’u atu ‘i fale talavai nisi matāfaioi mō le togafitiga ‘o gasegase, ‘e aofia ai le va’ava’ai lelei ‘o vai ma fuālā’au ‘o togafitiga mō gasegase tūmau fa’apea ai ma le siakiga ‘o le pa’u, ‘ina ‘ia...

Ono pito maualuga ‘i le taimi nei nūmera tagata lēai ni gāluega

‘E fōliga mai ‘i le mātau ‘a le ‘au fai tōfā ‘o le tamāo’āiga ‘a faletupe tetele, ‘o le ‘ā lēai se suiga ‘o le nūmera ‘o tagata ‘e lēai ni gāluega ma ‘e ono tūmau ‘i le 5.4 pasene ‘ā lē’o lenā, ‘o le ‘ā sili la’itiiti atu ‘i totonu ‘o māsina ‘e tolu, mai iā Ianuari ‘e...

Toe maua le faitau miliona ‘o tupe ‘a le NZTA mō su’ega ‘o le mānava fa’atautaia ‘e leoleo

‘Ua toe fa’atūlaga ‘e le Lālā ‘o Fela’uā’iga ‘a Niu Sila le faitau miliona ‘o tupe ‘auā su’esu’ega ia ‘e faia ‘e leoleo, ‘o le mānava ‘a le ‘aveta’avale po’o ‘ova atu le ‘ava mālosi ‘o lo’o ia taumafaina ‘a’o ‘ave le ta’avale. Na iai ni fa’amatalaga ‘i le tausaga talu...

To’asefuluvalu tagata na māliliu ‘i fa’alavelave ‘i luga le alatele ‘i totonu ‘o aso ‘e 10

‘Ua fa’aali se atugaluga 'o leoleo ‘i le to’atele o tagata māliliu 'i fa’alavelave luga le alatele 'i se taimi pu’upu’u. Na līpotia tagata 'e to’asefuluiva na māliliu 'i fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i luga le alatele ‘i totonu 'o aso 'e sefulu. Mai 'i lea fuainūmera, ‘o le...

Foa’iga ‘o le Ta’avale Falema’i ‘e le Wellington Free Ambulance & Rotary Port Nicholson mō Sāmoa

‘O le taeao ananafi, na talimālō ai le Wellington Free Ambulance i se faigāpaaga ma le Port Nicholson Rotary ‘e tau’a’ao ma fōa’i atu se ta’avale ‘a le falema’i mō Sāmoa.  Sa faia lea fa’atasiga i Thorndon ‘i Ueligitone. ‘O le lua ai lea ‘o ta’avale ‘a le falema’i ‘ua...

$75,000 taui ‘o ni tagata faigāluega ‘e to’alua ‘ona ‘ua soli ‘e le kamupanī māta’aga matagofie fa’a-Pasefika

‘Ua fa’atonuina le The Pacific Island Business Development Trust ‘e totogi le $30,000 ‘iā John Faitala ‘o ‘Aukilani, ma le $45,000 ‘iā Vahanoa Vea ‘o ni taui ‘o a’afiaga ‘o o lā’ua lagona ma le fa’alumaina ‘o ‘i lāua ‘ina ‘ua vāea mai le fa’alāpotopotoga.  Na fa’aalia...

Mōlia mātua ‘i le tia’i ā’oga ‘o le tamaitiiti

‘Ua mōlia ‘e le mālō ni mātua ‘i le fa’amasinoga ‘ona ‘o le tia’i ā’oga ‘o la lā tama.  ‘O se vāega lea ‘o le polokalame ‘a le mālō ‘i le sā’iliga ma le fa’asalaga ‘o mātua ‘e tia’i ā’oga so’o a lātou fānau.  ‘O lea pōlisi, na fa’atupu manatu ai le Minisitā Lagolago...

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...

TA’ALOGA
Sports News

Filifilia Don Tricker ‘e le Lakapī Niu Sila ‘e lauliliuina ‘high performance systems’

‘Ua filifilia ‘e le Iuni Lakapī ‘a Niu Sila, lē sa ‘avea ma faiā’oga ‘o le ‘au Baseball ‘a le Black Sox ‘e lauliliuina le polokalame ‘o le high performance systems po’o polokalame ia ‘e lelei ‘ona fa’atino ma maua mai ai ni fa’ai’uga lelei ‘o le lakapī.  ‘O Don...

Filifilia le faiā’oga mō le Phoenix

‘Ua filifilia Chris Greenacre ‘e ‘avea ma faiā’oga ‘o le ‘au soka ‘a ali’i ‘a Uēligitone mō le 2026-2027, fa’atasi ai ma le avanoa ‘e filifili ai mō se isi tausaga fa’aopoopo.   ‘O le 2009 na ofi atu ai Greenacre ‘i le Phoenix, ‘o se tama ta’alo.  Ma ‘e 19 sikoa na ia...

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...

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...