New Zealand
Samoa Citizenship Bill: Divided opinions and calls for inclusions
Under the new law, only those born within the specified time frame are eligible, leaving children and grandchildren of these individuals without a pathway.
Watch: Manawanui sinking report released
The HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sank off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, an interim report has found.
NZs Prime Ministers ranked
Historians talk to The Detail about the good, the bad and the grumpy of 23 past Prime Ministers of New Zealand Audio
NZDF prepares to remove pollutants from sunken Manawanui off Samoa
An ocean-going tug and barge are due to depart New Zealand this week and head to Samoa to assist with the sunken HMNZ Manawanui.
Local board gives $64k to keep Polyfest in Ōtara
The annual secondary school festival, which began in Ōtara in 1976 to celebrate Pacific and Indigenous culture, has grown into one of the largest Pacific festivals in the world.
Samoan local upset with Manawanui updates
But both the Chief of Navy and the Samoan government say community engagement is being led by local authorities. Audio
Samoa Citizenship Bill approved: Who is eligible to apply?
Greens MP Teanau Tuiono told RNZ Pacific that anyone born in Samoa between 1924 and 1948 can apply for citizenship.
A brief history of the Samoa Citizenship Bill and what it aims to achieve
Explainer - New Zealand's Parliament will, on Wednesday, hear the third and final reading of a bill that will, if passed, restore a pathway for citizenship to a group of Samoans stripped of it decades…
The scramble is on over New Zealand's aid programme
Terence Wood from the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre says: "If I were the leader of Pacific country, I'd be asking myself what's going on here."
Abuse in care survivors seek meaningful redress
Survivors of abuse in faith and state-based institutions seek meaningful redress that restores their cultural identity, following the New Zealand government's formal apology. Audio
Pacific Cooperation Foundation 'kind of lost their way'
Chief executive Joanna Bourke said the organisation will continue to advocate for the Pacific amid government funding blow.
Former Samoan PM weighs in on NZ citizenship bill
Former Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has expressed his appreciation to Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono. Audio
Housing initiative launched for Pasifika families
The project, Our Whare Our Fale, will deliver up to 300 fit-for-purpose, affordable, and multigenerational homes in eastern Porirua.
Melanesian Festival returns with a focus on fostering pride
The annual celebration of culture kicks off this weekend in West Auckland.
Calls to prevent exploitation of migrant workers in Aotearoa
New Zealand's Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner says she is frustrated by a lack of progress being made by the government to prevent the exploitation of migrant workers in Aotearoa. Audio
Samoan citizenship bill: 'Further work to be done until justice is observed'
Former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has expressed appreciation to Green MP Teanau Tuiono but raised concerns about the Bill's potential impact on extended family recognition.
Samoa citizenship bill passes second reading
A historic bill to restore entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for people born in Western Samoa between 1924 and 1949 has passed its second reading in Parliament. Audio
Pasifika workers adapt for a digital future
Project Ikuna offers Auckland businesses with jobs at risk of automation and technological advancements the chance to upskill their Pacific workers.
Samoa and NZ authorities focus on vessel clean up
Divers who have surveyed the New Zealand naval ship which sank off Samoa say it's damaged but stable - and the fuel tanks are intact. Audio
What's it like to go through that long-awaited NZ citizenship ceremony?
Finally getting to forging their futures on New Zealand soil is a long-awaited moment for so many would-be Kiwis at the citizenship ceremony. Ruwani Periera went to one to find out what that's like.
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