Samoa

Tracy Sialega-Fili worked with Hawaiian Airlines for nearly four years but was terminated this month after getting the tatau in May to honour her father, who has been seriously ill.

Just over half of the cases have required hospital care.

New Zealand Internal Affairs office confirmed the it received 154 applications, 71 of them from Samoa, and over 100 more applications are expected this week.

A whooping cough epidemic was declared in the country on 28 November.

Football Federation Samoa officially opened its FIFA-funded Apia Park Football Complex, costing $12 million tālā (around NZ$7.1m), on Monday.

The sinking of New Zealand Navy continues to impact Samoan villages, as community threatens legal action.

Two young Samoan triathletes are returning home with a lot of knowledge from the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge last weekend, where they finished in the top five.