New Zealand Government Make Multi million Dollar Payment to Samoa for Sinking of HMNZS Manawanui

RNZN Naval Divers on the scene above HMNZS Manawanui, off the Southern Coast Of Upolu. Photo: NZ Defence Force The New Zealand Government has made a payment to the Government of Samoa of Samoan Tala (SAT) 10 million (approximately NZD 6 million)...

NZ pays Samoa $6m over grounding of Navy ship

By Giles Dexter of RNZ The government has paid $6 million in compensation to Samoa, to mark one year since the grounding and sinking of HMNZS Manawanui. On 6 October, 2024, the vessel ran aground on a reef off the South Coast of Upolu, and then...

New Zealand will compensate Samoa $3.6M for a navy ship wreck a year after the vessel sank

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government said Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million Samoan tala ($3.6 million) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after New Zealand sailors drove a navy ship aground on a reef off the...

New Zealand pays $3.5 million to Samoa after 2024 Navy ship sinking

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -The New Zealand government said on Monday it would pay the Samoan government 10 million Samoa tala ($3.51 million) following the sinking of a Royal New Zealand Navy vessel off the coast of Samoa in 2024....

Govt pays Samoa $6m over HMNZS Manawanui sinking

The Government has paid Samoa approximately $6 million following the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in October last year. Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Samoa requested the payment following the incident which impacted local communities and...

NZ Govt pays Samoa $6 million over Manawanui disaster

New Zealand has paid Samoa's government around NZ$6 million in compensation for last year's Manawanui disaster, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced. The total payment was 10 million Samoan Tala and followed a request from the Government...

New Zealand pays Samoa $6m over grounding of HMNZS Manawanui

The navy vessel ran aground on a reef off the south coast of Upolu and then sank a year ago. Photo: Profile Boats / supplied The government has paid $6 million to Samoa's government as compensation following the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui. Today...

Biodiversity is our most sophisticated information network and must be protected (commentary)

Each species represents a unique library of evolutionary wisdom, encoded in DNA and refined over millions of years. In a new commentary prior to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) quadrennial conference this month, IUCN...

Team Sweden Calls for Safer and More Sustainable Transport Solutions in the Philippines

As the Philippines and the broader Asia-Pacific region intensify efforts to modernize transport systems and improve road safety, Sweden reaffirmed its commitment to supporting smart, safe, and sustainable mobility. Team Sweden in the Philippines —...

OPINION : The Law Society and The Rule of Law

It is heartening for all law-abiding citizens of Samoa to read of the courage and professionalism shown by our Law Society in expressing its strong views against the current Prime Minister taking the Police and Attorney General portfolios under...

Stopping the slaughter of Samoa's wildlife

THROUGH BOLD PROJECT, SAMOA WORKS TO BUILD RESILIENCE, PRESERVE IDENTITY FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

[PRESS RELEASE 3 October 2025, Apia] – Samoa is taking active steps to build resilience by capitalising on a “new era” where Pacific communities placed at the forefront of climate change impacts can begin to systematically define, address and seek...

Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti reaches first stop on voyage to Samoa

Navigators from Te Kura Waka have passed Rangitāhuahua (Kermadec Islands), the first stop on their voyage to Samoa, after a week at sea. Nine crew members set sail from Tāmaki Makaurau last week aboard their waka hourua, Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti, as...

From Burning Man to Samoa: Thoughts on Belonging, Healing & Change

This year at Burning Man, my wife Mia (our camp lead) and I, together with friends under the banner of “Foamy Homies” (not Dr. Bronner’s), embraced a theme of trans solidarity in the midst of cultural confusion and oppression. Our camp name was...

Pacific Islands focus: health and gender inequities, climate updates, and some hope for marine biodiversity

Introduction by Croakey: In breaking news on Thursday, Papua New Guinea’s cabinet has approved a landmark defence agreement with Australia. PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape said the agreement, known as the PukPuk treaty, “will elevate the two...

WCF Unveils New Pasifika Range With Samoa Single-Origin Bar

Press Release – Wellington Chocolate Factory Wellington Chocolate Factory co-founder Gabe Davidson says the Samoan bar is the first of six that will complete the Pasifika collection, which will be released between now and 2027. Wellington...

Palolo season is here

It’s time to get those nets and buckets ready for the first rising of the palolo. This prized delicacy only appears twice a year in October and November. The swarming of the palolo comes seven nights after the full moon and its arrival is usually...

SICCI strengthens role in climate action through regional training in Samoa

The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) joined regional counterparts in Apia, Samoa, in September for the Strengthening Public and Private Collaboration to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Pacific training course. The...

Samoa validates its NDC 3.0 reaffirmingits leadership under the Paris Agreement

The Government of Samoa, through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has successfully hosted the validation workshop of Samoa’s Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), marking a defining moment in Samoa’s climate...

Samoa validates its NDC 3.0, reaffirming its leadership under the Paris Agreement

The Government of Samoa, through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has successfully hosted the validation workshop of Samoa’s Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), marking a defining moment in Samoa’s climate...