On 1 January 1962, Western Samoa became independent of New Zealand. Independence Day, however, is celebrated on 1 June and this day continues to be recognised by the Samoan community in New Zealand. These Samoans in Porirua, near Wellington, dressed up for the occasion in 1990.
In June 2022, to mark 60 years of Samoan independence and 60 years of close diplomatic relations between the two countries, Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa visited New Zealand to meet her counterpart, Prime Minister Jacinda Arden. While here she also visited Hawke’s Bay, where a significant number of Samoan Recognised Seasonal Employer workers were employed in orchards and vineyards, and she was greeted with a traditional ava ceremony.
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11 May 2022
Hi thank you to whoever's
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10 May 2020
I was blessed enough to have
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21 June 2013
i am so proud to be a samoan.
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06 June 2013
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26 April 2012
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24 March 2012
Wonderful!So great to see
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10 September 2011
O Samoa e faavae i le Atua,e
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30 June 2011
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01 June 2011
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12 May 2011
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11 March 2011
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25 February 2011
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