Sources: RNZI
New Zealand announces that it has paid a NZ$6 million compensation to Samoa over the sinking of the HMNZS "Manawanui" off the coast of Upolu in October 2024. 2025-10-6
Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS "Manawanui" runs aground off the coast of Samoa before catching fire and later capsizing. All 75 crew members are evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued. It is the first loss of a New Zealand naval ship at sea since World War II. 2024-10-5
The death toll from the measles outbreak in Samoa has reached 32 with over 2,400 cases recorded. 2019-11-26
Tonga and Fiji declare a state of emergency as part of an ongoing measles outbreak. Conditions worsen in Samoa where the death toll continues to rise and schools remain closed. There are 1,797 confirmed cases as of Saturday, with 153 detected on Friday alone. 2019-11-23
Three suspects appear in court in Apia, Samoa, where two of them enter not-guilty pleas and the other a guilty plea on charges of conspiracy to assassinate the Prime Minister of Samoa. The defendant who pleaded guilty is due to be sentenced on September 30. 2019-09-9
Cyclone Evan bears down on Fiji, disrupting international flights after leaving at least 4 people dead in Samoa with 8 others missing. [http:--www.sbs.com.au-news-article-1720883-Cyclone-bears-down-on-Fiji (AAP via SBS News)] [http:--nz.news.yahoo.com-a---world-15647742-fears-of-catastrophic-damage-as-cyclone-nears-fiji- (AFP via Yahoo News)]date=April 2020 2012-12-16
Tropical Cyclone Evan makes landfall near the Samoan capital Apia causing at least two deaths and the declaration of a state of disaster. 2012-12-13
One New Zealand tourist is dead and another missing after a family of six is swept away in a flash flood of the Vaisigano River in the Samoan capital Apia. 2012-03-15
Samoa announces plans to shift west of the international dateline from the east, putting it a day ahead to make trading with Australia and New Zealand easier. 2011-05-9