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Prime Minister to get chiefly title
Bill English will pick up another title when he visits Samoa this week.

Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa runs this week
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoan Language Week - is this week.

How gagana Samoa impacted my life
Reporter Vaimoana Tapaleao looks at how gagana Samoa has impacted her life

Nasty gash: Ambo refused to elderly man
Aupito Pupu Lolesio was refused an ambulance after suffering a gash in a fall.

Gene variants could explain high Maori gout rates
Gene variants that could help explain high rates of gout in Maori and Pacific people.

NZ is fiercely independent says US envoy
New US ambassador is a former male model and 'America's sexiest man' winner.

Navy joins search for missing Kiwi sailor
New Zealand sailor Joseph Tua was last seen on April 29.

Blues vs Reds in Apia too expensive
Locals say tickets too pricey to see the first Super Rugby game in Samoa.

NZ Navy sailor missing in Samoa
Exclusive: A New Zealand Navy sailor has disappeared while travelling in Samoa.

Return trip price to Europe drops again
Low fuel prices and increased competition sees Kiwis reaping price war benefits

'Fears put to rest' over typhoid outbreak
Health services working with family and church at centre of typhoid outbreak.

Typhoid update: Number of patients still at 18
Auckland's confirmed number of typhoid cases remains at 18 today.

Typhoid outbreak: Numbers rise to 18
Samoan health officials have issued an alert, warning people to get tested for typhoid.

Typhoid cases: Anger over PR bungles
Health minister learned about the typhoid outbreak when watching the news.

Men transfer gang life back to Samoa
Young Samoan gang members sent back to their home country from New Zealand in a bid to straighten them out, are instead starting gangs there.

Kiwi-born woman jailed for Virgin fraud
Religious woman booked 134 flights over two years - and paid nothing.

Homeless man: US Marines to the streets
Miller Patane's long lost sister "bawled her eyes out" when she saw her long lost brother's photo in the Herald after he was given food by newlyweds.

Disney's Moana: The Pacific princess has arrived
You know the film is something special when the opening scene brings a tear to the eye.

Samoa set for tourism boost after fight
Samoa is hoping for a knock-out result from one of its favourite sons tonight.

Crab surprise at Auckland Airport
An airport quarantine officer got a horrifying surprise when he opened a passenger's chilly bin.

Valerie Adams poses with All Blacks and Manu Samoa cutouts in Apia
Valerie Adams has arrived in Samoa as part of her travels as New Zealand's first Pacific Sports Ambassador.

Crash kills dad of 5, police want answers
Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash which left a talented and loving father of five dead.

Father of five loved his family, fishing
A Samoan family is in mourning after a talented and loving father of five died in a car crash.

$6.5m to prepare for quake and tsunami
The East Coast Lab has been launched to research New Zealand's least understood subduction zone, the Hikurangi Trough.

Building homes in disaster prone areas
Habitat for Humanity's Malcolm Whalley is looking for volunteers to join him in building homes in Samoa before typhoon season hits.

Uncovering Samoa's obesity link
Professor Stephen McGarvey talks about his recent breakthrough establishing a link between Samoan populations and obesity.

Northland B to play Manu Samoa A tonight
The Northland B rugby team will take on the Manu Samoa A team in a game at Toll Stadium, Whangarei, tonight. The match kicks off

Teacher cutting dash in Samoan fire dance
A Kiwi high school teacher is turning heads for his ability to perform one of the Pacific's most recognised cultural acts - fire knife dancing.