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The 2026 Pacific Access Category and Samoan Quota ballots open on 1 April 2026 (Immigration New Zealand)

Public Technologies 17 Mar 2026
Samoan Quota Resident Visa ... Guides and flyers are available in English and Samoan for the Samoan Quota, and in several Pacific languages for Pacific Access Category, on the 'Resident visas for Samoa, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Tonga and Fiji nationals' page.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon moves on from Samoan matai title 'miscommunication'

RNZ 16 Mar 2026
Christopher Luxon is putting the question of whether or not he asked for a matai title behind him, saying it was a miscommunication and both he and the Samoan prime minister have moved on.
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Australia-backed rooftop solar to power remote Samoan communities

PV Magazine 16 Mar 2026
The project is a joint initiative of the Samoan Electric Power Corp. (EPC), in partnership with the Samoan Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD), and ...
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Prime Minister's Office Denies Christopher Luxon Requested Samoan Matai Title

Scoop 15 Mar 2026
Christopher Luxon is due to fly to Apia tonight for a three-day Pacific mission, which will also see him visit Tonga ....
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'Music Portrait Of A Humble Disabled Samoan': Fonotī Pati Umaga Brings His Story To The Stage

Scoop 04 Mar 2026
Musician Fonotī Pati Umaga breaks stigmas to bring his story to the stage at the Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival ....
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New Chinese scholarships for Samoans 'a significant milestone', education minister says

RNZ 04 Mar 2026
Samoa's primary higher education institution, the National University of Samoa (NUS), has signed two agreements with China to create academic opportunities for Samoan students. Samoan Education ...
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Samoan teenager adopted in 'coerced' migration, tribunal told

RNZ 04 Mar 2026
A tribunal has been told a Samoan teenager was adopted by a New Zealand resident in a 'coerced relocation' which led to violence and her baby being taken into care ... involving adopted Samoans last year.
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'Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan': Fonotī Pati Umaga brings his story to the stage

RNZ 04 Mar 2026
Now, more than two decades later, his life story, the music, the fall, the depression and the advocacy is being told on stage in the 'Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan' ... Disabled Samoan'.
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Pene Pati rises from doubted Samoan singer to one of opera's most-watched new stars

Kokomo Tribune 17 Feb 2026
Tenor Pene Pati has emerged from a childhood in Samoa and New Zealand to become one of opera’s most-watched new stars. Now 38 and booked by top houses through 2030, Pati impressed last month in his first staged performances of ... .
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Researcher Working On Samoan Medicinal Knowledge And Virology

Scoop 14 Feb 2026
An Auckland University researcher is bringing Samoan medicinal knowledge into virology ....
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Pene Pati rises from doubted Samoan singer to one of opera’s most-watched new stars

The Associated Press 13 Feb 2026
Pati sang in an Auckland choir growing up and planned on a computer science career ... ....
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Samoan Chief Behind Bars Following Slavery Trial

Scoop 12 Feb 2026
Detective Inspector Adkin says the offending relates to two Samoan nationals who he arranged to bring to New Zealand in 2016 ....
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Samoan Chief behind bars following slavery trial (New Zealand Police)

Public Technologies 12 Feb 2026
). A Samoan Chief who falsely promised two people a better way of life, now faces up to 16 years behind bars ... Detective Inspector Adkin says the offending relates to two Samoan nationals who he arranged to bring to New Zealand in 2016 ... ENDS ... Disclaimer.
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Pene Pati rises from doubted Samoan singer to one of Opera’s most-watched new stars

Wtop 12 Feb 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Pene Pati was cautioned as a 20-year-old not to pursue a singing career, an unusual occupation for a Samoan who grew up in New Zealand. “Lots of people want to become a singer because they want the lifestyle,” the tenor recalled.
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