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Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — A New Zealand tattoo artist who took explicit photos of his client's thigh tattoo and then shared them in a group chat using demeaning language has sparked a global movement.
Since the allegations, 120 artists from around the globe have joined Cover Ups Against Abuse —...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's campaign to save its national bird, the manumea, picked up momentum over the weekend when New Zealand's Prime Minister joined in the launch.
Jacinda Ardern joined Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, for the...
Apia, SAMOA — The Director of Homeland Security in American Samoa, Samana Semo Veavea said they have tracked down Ana Tran Thi's husband and the couple work on a farm in Leone where they have lived in the territory for a few years.
Ana Tran Thi was stopped at Faleolo International Airport 21 July...
Apia, SAMOA — Police are investigating the deaths of a church pastor and a woman whose bodies were found inside a grey Nissan Cube car at the Faleata sports complex Wednesday morning.
The car was parked opposite the United Nations Headquarters at Tuana’imato.
Talamua sources confirm the man is a...
Apia, SAMOA — A young man in Samoa is starting a life senetence in prison for the murder of a fellow villager on New Year's Day this year.
Uimaitua Papali'i of Sapapali'i was sentenced by Supreme Court Justice Tafaoimalo Leilani Tuala-Warren to life imprisonment after a panel of assessors found him...
MANILA, Philippines — The US Coast Guard will expand its presence to the Asia Pacific in the coming months amid China’s growing influence in the region.
Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the US Coast Guard, said in a telephone conference with reporters that they are “doubling down” in Oceania in the...
London, UK — Nations that register vessels under so-called “flags of convenience” allowing them to sail legally have de-listed dozens of tankers owned by Iran in recent months, tightening the economic noose around it.
De-flagging Iranian ships is just one way the international community is...
Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) filed a federal lawsuit alleging that tech giant Google infringed on her free speech when it paused her campaign’s advertising account for six hours after the Democratic presidential debate on June 28.
The lawsuit was filed in...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Tonga police, in a joint operation with Customs, have intercepted 10 illegal firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
The contraband was smuggled into Tonga in four different shipments from the United States in the first week of July.
Police have arrested three men in...
Sydney, AUSTRALIA — Richard Parker fans in Hawaii can expect some great music from the Australian-based musician next month, and he is also planning a South Pacific concert which will also see him perform in Samoa.
It’s Parker’s first concert in the U.S. state, and he is excited and anxious about...