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![The Pasifika Festival is back for another year, celebrating its 26th birthday. [Photo / Gareth Cooke Subzero via NZ Herald]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/QPIP2J73Y5BZDB4FNJICZNNREY.jpg?itok=YImiDQ1D "The Pasifika Festival is back for another year, celebrating its 26th birthday. [Photo / Gareth Cooke Subzero via NZ Herald]")
NEW ZEALAND — The Pasifika Festival may be later than usual this year, but organisers have big plans for the new time slot, in the hopes of attracting even bigger crowds.
Next weekend's event will mark the 26th year since it started at Western Springs in 1992.
Like always, Pacific culture will be...
![SRCT staff and members after a hard day's work at Goshen Trust in 2012. [Photo: Samoa Returnees Charitable Trust]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/four_col_SRCT_staff_and_members_of_returnee_community_after_hard_day_work_at_Goshen_Trust__2012.jpg?itok=yYWpH6J8 "SRCT staff and members after a hard day's work at Goshen Trust in 2012. [Photo: Samoa Returnees Charitable Trust]")
Apia, SAMOA — For some of the men aboard this US chartered plane, it would be the first time they have been back to Samoa since they were young. But a new life lays ahead for them now, after they were deported from the United States for crimes ranging from assault to being armed with a dangerous...
![Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa%20PM%20one%20on%20one.jpg?itok=bc2UHics "Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi [courtesy photo]")
Apia, SAMOA — Because of the public interest in the resumption of air services provided by our national carrier, the Samoa Airways – formerly the Polynesian Airlines ‘Savali Newspaper’ requested this Special one-to-one interview with the leader of Government, Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sailele...
![Cyclone Gita caused widespread damage in Tonga. [Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_Tonga_1.jpg?itok=r-M5mUhK "Cyclone Gita caused widespread damage in Tonga. [Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller]")
Tongatapu, TONGA — Authorities in Tonga are concerned about the quality of the food items in the shops since Cyclone Gita hit last month.
Health officials have inspected 48 shops on the island of Tongatapu, and found more than 20 have food items no longer fit for human consumption.
About two...
![[photo from YouTube]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/avele%20college.jpg?itok=a2GOCgjE "[photo from YouTube]")
Apia, SAMOA — An incident at Avele College where a student attacked a teacher has taken an interesting twist.
This time, the school’s Deputy Principal has been charged for being a party to an offense.
A teacher accused of beating a student has also been charged with assault.
Police Spokesperson,...
![the Samoan group AT St Paul's College. [RNZI]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Screen%20Shot%202018-03-16%20at%208.36.04%20AM.png?itok=0-6vWTPb "the Samoan group AT St Paul's College. [RNZI]")
Ponsonby, NEW ZEALAND — For seven weeks, the Samoan group at St Paul's College have been practising tirelessly in the hope of defending their Polyfest title - tomorrow, they'll find out if they've done enough.
The annual competition in Manukau attracts thousands of students, who perform on...
![Police Spokesperson, Auapa’au Logotino Filipo. [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Samoa%20police%20spokesman%20Auapa%E2%80%99au%20Logoitino%20Filipo_0.jpg?itok=T7U1CFOz "Police Spokesperson, Auapa’au Logotino Filipo. [SN file photo]")
Apia, SAMOA — A 23-year-old female is in custody on the charge of attempted murder.
Police Spokesperson, Auapa’au Logotino Filipo, confirmed this yesterday.
He said the matter was reported to them on 11 March 2018.
Auapa’au said the victim was a 17-year-old male.
“The hospital reported a male being...
DOI TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LEGAL TRAINING
WASHINGTON – U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary of Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech has authorized a payment of $653,003 to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council Pacific Islands Committee to provide and oversee legal training for FY2018 in the...
![[photo: Close Up website]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/close%20up.jpg?itok=xIg4gLkx "[photo: Close Up website]")
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary of Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech has authorized a payment of $900,000 for FY 2018 funding of the Close Up Insular Area Program.
This year’s program will bring approximately 190 high school-aged students from American Samoa,...
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa%20court_6.jpg?itok=ellf_W_B "[SN file photo]")
Apia, SAMOA — Three members of an alleged methamphetamine manufacturing ring in Samoa appeared in court this week on various charges of theft as servants.
The three, all former employees of the Samoa National Health Services, were caught in a police raid on a home in the hills of Apia which found...