Samoa – Science Media Centre- Staging

Expert Q&A | Published: 15 November 2019

After prolonged outbreaks in Christchurch and Auckland, measles is taking root in the Pacific. The established outbreaks in Samoa and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 July 201812 February 2019

The Samoan Government has seized supplies of the MMR vaccine following the deaths of two children. Reports suggest two children, […]

In the News | Published: 29 August 201611 April 2018

Kiwi scientists have been featured prominently in the media over the weekend discussing healthy diets and the role of sugar […]

In the News | Published: 27 July 201603 May 2017

Research published this week has found one of the strongest genetic links to obesity, with carriers having a 35 per […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 July 201603 May 2017

Researchers studying obesity in Samoa have found a unique genetic variant that boosts fat storage and increases obesity risk in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 December 201217 December 2012

Tropical cyclone Evan has devastated Samoa and is currently causing strife in Fiji. Now, meteorologists are forecasting that a weakened […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 19 August 201019 August 2010

New research into the earthquake responsible for the deadly 2009 tsunami in Samoa and Tonga, has shown that it was […]

In the News | Published: 19 August 201019 August 2010

The tsunami which devasted Tonga and Samoa in September of last year was caused by two almost simultaneous earthquakes, shows […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 September 200930 September 2009

Several dozen people are dead in the Samoan islands following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake this morning that was centred 205 […]