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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of "collective punishment" has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii.
He is one of many in the Pacific Island nation grappling with the Trump administration's new travel restrictions affecting Tongan nationals....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — (January 28, 2026) The ongoing high costs of living are prompting some families to turn to backyard killing of animals.
There's also a claim that New Zealand's food safety rules disproportionately affect Pasifika and other migrant communities.
Carolyn Press McKenzie from...
Documents reveal NZ quietly axed Pacific migrant worker program in favor of high-cost seasonal visas
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New Zealand has quietly scrapped plans to open new Pacific worker pathways in the meat and seafood processing sectors, documents obtained by RNZ Pacific under the Official Information Act (OIA) show.
Two new seasonal visas, the Peak Seasonal Visa (PSV) and the Global...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A collaboration between apicultural scientists and a Māori land trust in Te Urewera is shedding light on the potential health benefits of propolis, or "bee glue".
Working in partnership with Manawa Honey NZ — a business founded and run by Tuawhenua Trust — scientists at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific delegates in the United States Congress are warning efforts to fast-track deep-seabed mining could sideline island communities and cause irreversible damage to fragile ocean ecosystems.
The concerns were raised at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa police have confirmed that an internal leak of a search warrant led to a failed drug raid in late December, allowing suspects to clear out of the premises before police arrived. As a result, two senior police officers have been suspended pending investigations into their alleged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Solomon Islands has the most powerful passport out of the Pacific Island nations, with the document allowing visa-free access to 131 countries.
This is according to the Henley Passport index for 2026 which ranks passports in terms of destinations holders can travel to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela - carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing President Nicolás Maduro — the moves were framed as political intervention.
But the raid also reflected a deeper contest over oil and critical...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fast-rising Māori roots reggae artist Ngatainui Ratu, known by his stage name TAWHAKI, says his music is about turning inherited trauma into something positive — and encourages rangatahi Māori to believe in a future they may not yet be able to see.
Named Emerging Artist...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — France's High Commission in French Polynesia has reported the seizure of 4.87 tons of cocaine in its maritime zone.
The armed forces in French Polynesia (FAPF), the national gendarmerie and the local branch of the anti-narcotics office (OFAST) were involved in the...