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October 19, 2025
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist, and Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves host The future of the Manawanui wreckage and potential compensation payments remain a major talking point in Samoa. The Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground on a reef off the south coast of Upolu in October last year and sank. New ... <a title="‘We’re eating tinned fish’ – Samoa villagers plead for Manawanui wreckage compensation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/19/were-eating-tinned-fish-samoa-villagers-plead-for-manawanui-wreckage-compensation/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re eating tinned fish’ – Samoa villagers plead for Manawanui wreckage compensation">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2025
By Susana Leiataua, RNZ National presenter There are calls for greater transparency about what the HMNZS Manawanui was doing before it sank in Samoa last October — including whether the New Zealand warship was performing specific security for King Charles and Queen Camilla. The Manawanui grounded on the reef off the south coast of Upolu ... <a title="What was HMNZS Manawanui doing before it sank? Calls for greater transparency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/18/what-was-hmnzs-manawanui-doing-before-it-sank-calls-for-greater-transparency/" aria-label="Read more about What was HMNZS Manawanui doing before it sank? Calls for greater transparency">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
By Alexander Rheeney in Apia Samoa’s total number of active covid-19 cases has increased to 196 with the government confirming 192 cases in Upolu and 4 cases in Savai’i. The Government Press Secretariat’s community transmission update, which was distributed to the local media today, advised that health authorities had identified 85 new community cases by ... <a title="Samoa’s covid positive cases surge tops 196, report health officials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/samoas-covid-positive-cases-surge-tops-196-report-health-officials/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s covid positive cases surge tops 196, report health officials">Read more</a>
