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Tauranga Moana haka group represent Aotearoa in Samoa
RNZ
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February 19, 2025
Tauranga Kapa Haka performers Te Paringa Tai showcase at the public event hosted by the New Zealand High Commission in Samoa. Photo: NZ High Commission in Samoa / Supplied A haka group from Tauranga Moana recently had the chance to represent...
Shobna Chanel dance group starts their journey today at International Dance and Music Festival
Fijivillage
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Shobna Chanel dance group starts their journey today at International Dance and Music Festival Fiji’s well-known dance group, Shobna Chanel has officially started their journey today to the International Dance and Music Festival. While speaking to...
Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia slams rival reality TV show Married At First Sight in brutal rant: 'What the hell are you thinking?'
Daily Mail
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February 19, 2025
By MEGAN WATTS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 21:56 EST, 18 February 2025 | Updated: 21:57 EST, 18 February 2025 It seems there's some bad blood in the reality TV sphere as Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia takes aim at popular...
Postponed - the art of delaying action
Samoa Observer
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The Samoa Observer editorial is brought to you today by the word "postponed." The Oxford Dictionary defines postpone as a verb that means to cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. The construction...
James O’Connor addresses potential All Blacks switch before stunning Wallabies recall
Planet Rugby
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July 11, 2025
James O’Connor has addressed the possibility of him playing for the All Blacks before he was recalled to the Wallabies squad ahead of the British and Irish Lions Series. The 35-year-old playmaker starred for the Crusaders en route to winning the...
Fiji Pearls goes down to Samoa in opening match f the PacificAus Sports Series
Pacific News Service
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The Fiji Pearls side went down 54-45 to Samoa Monday in their opening match of the PacificAus Sports Series in Australia. Samoa took the lead early in the first quarter, where they dominated and has more possession to the Fiji Pearls, before...
Pacific profiles: Meet Samoan sprinter and sports journalist Symone Tafuna’i
The Spinoff
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February 21, 2025
The Pacific profiles series shines a light on Pacific people in Aotearoa doing interesting and important work in their communities, as nominated by members of the public. Today, Symone Tafuna’i. All photos by Geoffery Matautia. Symone Tafuna’i...
Fashion show a success says organiser
Samoa Observer
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The woman behind the Las Vegas Pacific Fashion Show Virginia Toalepai says the event on Friday was a success for local designers, models and everyone involved. She said the fashion show at the Multipurpose Gym, Tuanaimato exceeded her...
Oceania Weightlifting Institute & Academy Opens in Samoa
Talamua
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February 17, 2025
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 17 February 2025 – Samoa has reaffirmed its position as “the heart of weightlifting” in the Oceania region with the opening of the Oceania Institute & Academy for Weightlifting last Saturday at the Tuana’imato...
2025 PacificAus Sports Netball Series to start 5th edition of tournament
Pacific News Service
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From today to Saturday the fifth edition of the PacificAus Sports Netball Series will be held at Nissan Arena in Brisbane. The series is hosted by Netball Australia, and funded by the Australian Government. The Australian First Nations team, the...
Samoa ‘miss opportunity’ with absence from Tests
Taipei Times
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November 7, 2024
The best teams in Test rugby clash this weekend as the November internationals get into full swing with the likes of World Cup winners South Africa heading to Scotland and Ireland hosting New Zealand. One country missing from the billing is Samoa....
Samoa Touch Rugby: Men’s Open to Participate in Prestigious Queensland State Cup
Samoa Global News
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November 26, 2024
26 November 2024 Apia Samoa. The Samoa Touch Rugby Open Men’s Team is set to create history as the first team from Samoa to participate in the prestigious Queensland Touch State Cup which brings in more than 1500 participants from across Australia...
Saunoaga autu a le tamaitai Palemia, le afioga Fiame Naomi Mataafa e aloaia ai le avea o Samoa ma nofoaga o le a faatuina ai le Aoga a lenei itulagi, (Oceania) mo le faágatama o le siisiiga uamea mamafa. Aso 15 Fepuari 2025.
Government of Samoa
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February 15, 2025
Lau Susuga i le Ta’ita’i o le Sauniga (Pastor Neru Nu’uiaali’i, Failautusi Ekalesia Aso Fitu, Tokelau ma Samoa); Afio lau Afioga i le Ao Mamalu o le Malō o Samoa; (Masiofo) Afifio afioga i Sui o le Fono a Sui Tofia; Afio le Sui Palemia ma Minisita...
Samoa National Open Mens Touch Team to make historic debut
Talamua
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November 26, 2024
Apia, Samoa – 26 November 2024 – The Samoa Touch Men’s Team is set to create history as the first Samoa Touch team to compete in the prestigious Queensland Touch State Cup, taking place in Coomera, Gold Coast, Australia, from November 29 to...
New look Manu Samoa 7s for Challenger Series
Samoa Observer
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A new look Manu Samoa 7s was announced on Friday for the first two rounds of the the HSBC Sevens Challenger Series in Cape Town, South Africa. Seasoned campaigner Paul Scanlan was one of the notable omissions as he is believed to have signed a...
5 Huge Events in Women’s Sports You Can Bet on in 2025
The News Chronicle
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February 12, 2025
In 2024, the number of people who watch women’s sports live more than doubled from 2022. Whether because of standout trailblazers like Angel Reese, Caitlyn Clark, and Simone Biles or feminist action in the industry, women’s sports have never...
An all-star weekend for the sporting world
Pacific Media Network
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Yadra vinaka! We return for round one of Super Rugby Pacific, which had every rugby fan on the edge of their seat, while the NRL All-Stars kicked off emphatically. NRL All-Stars Impress Footy is back! The Māori All-Stars clinched a nail-biting...
Southampton v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
The Mag
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January 22, 2025
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Southampton v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (3pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United players looking to...
Samoa experience Southern’s gain
Otago Daily Times
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November 1, 2024
Alisa Tuatagaloa is lapping up everything that comes with her first year of national league exposure. But the Southern United defender is hardly a stranger to top level football, having represented Samoa since she was 15. The 23-year-old was born...
‘Sāmoa was always his second home. New Zealand was the first’
Pacific Media Network
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Amid the celebration and emotion that followed the passing of the Restoring Citizenship Removed by Citizenship (Western Sāmoa) Amendment Bill, one voice stood out: Esmae Salesa, a young advocate whose determination helped bring this moment to...