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Indialantic Teen Selected to Represent American Samoa in International FIFA Competition

Space Coast Daily 20 Mar 2026
Kenai Jay Palepoi Mauga, a 16-year-old soccer player from Indialantic, has been selected to represent American Samoa in the upcoming FIFA Series 2026, a global initiative designed to elevate developing national teams ... American Samoa will play..
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Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge

The Guardian 20 Mar 2026
Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea ...
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Strengthening Border Security With Samoa And Tonga

Scoop 19 Mar 2026
New Zealand Customs and New Zealand Police officials were in Samoa and Tonga to support Prime Minister Luxon's delegation and join bilateral engagements ....
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RFK Jr met Republican diplomat days before controversial 2019 trip to Samoa, emails show

The Guardian 18 Mar 2026
Records shed light on how Scott Brown – then Trump’s New Zealand ambassador, now running for Senate – responded to Kennedy’s 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak ... ....
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PM Luxon to return to NZ after three-day trip to Samoa and Tonga

RNZ 18 Mar 2026
The Prime Minister says he will leave the Pacific with a "strong set of alignment" with Samoa and Tonga, with agreements signed on crime and education - but not immigration ... less clamour than in Samoa.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Refuses To Say If He Tried To Call Off Samoa Matai Ceremony

Scoop 17 Mar 2026
Luxon refused to answer questions about a report from Samoan media, saying he wanted to move on from the issue ....
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Apple Ring 'Samoas'

The Washington Post 16 Mar 2026
This healthful treat tastes like the intersection of a caramel apple and the iconic Girl Scout cookie whose name it honors ... .
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Samoa confirms Luxon did not request matai title

RNZ 16 Mar 2026
Samoa's government has confirmed the Prime Minister did not request his matai title after all ... by the Government of Samoa ... "One's duty as a matai Samoa, is to serve Samoa," is reported to have said.
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‘Superhighway for drugs’: NZ, Samoa bolster drug crackdown amid 'Pacific tsunami' of crime

NewstalkZB 16 Mar 2026
New Zealand and Samoa have signed bespoke arrangements between the nations’ respective police and customs departments to bolster action against what Prime Minister Christopher Luxon calls the Pacific “superhighway for drugs”.
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Manawanui compensation still in flux, as Samoa and NZ leaders talk

RNZ 16 Mar 2026
There's uncertainty about whether New Zealand has finished paying compensation to Samoa for the Manawanui disaster, following a series of press conference by prime ministers of both countries today.
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Luxon refuses to address report claiming he tried to call off Samoa chiefly title ceremony

NewstalkZB 16 Mar 2026
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is refusing to address a report claiming he tried to call off a ceremony in Samoa bestowing him with a chiefly title, saying there is nothing more to add. .
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Prime Minister Luxon receives matai title in Samoa

NewstalkZB 15 Mar 2026
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has arrived in Samoa, and on the agenda is a ceremony to receive the matai, chief title. .
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Why Luxon has explaining to do as he visits Samoa, Tonga for first official engagements

NewstalkZB 15 Mar 2026
Luxon and a delegation of high-profile New Zealanders are visiting Samoa and Tonga this week, marking New Zealand’s first official engagements with the two nations’ new Governments and leaders.
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PM To Visit Samoa And Tonga

Scoop 12 Mar 2026
The visit marks New Zealand’s first comprehensive engagement with the new governments in both countries, with the Prime Minister looking forward to his meetings with the new leaders and their Cabinets in each capital ....
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