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Story: Samoans

Albert Wendt

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As a pioneering Samoan novelist and the first Pacific Island professor in New Zealand, Albert Wendt made a major contribution to exploring questions of Pacific Island and Samoan identity. Here he reads some of his poetry.

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Lupematasila Melani Anae, Samoans – Contributions to New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/1616/albert-wendt (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Lupematasila Melani Anae, published 4 March 2009, reviewed and revised 7 September 2022 with assistance from Lupematasila Melani Anae.