KJ Apa is now an official Samoan chief. During a traditional ceremony in his village of Moata’a, the 25-year-old Riverdale star bestowed the Samoan chiefly title Matai on Thursday (1 September).

As Samoa prepares for its elections on 29 August, we look back at the nation's prime ministers and the legacies they have ...

Who gets to have a Matai, or Chiefly, title in Samoa? Two great Samoan voices join the program to debate and discuss this question.

Despite sizable populations now — 220,000 in Western Samoa, 65,000 in American Samoa — they still look like paradise, and they aren’t overrun with tourists.

Fifteen Samoan matais and their families who were banished last week have formed their own village council. They were penalised because they did not support the village high chief who was defeated ...

SYDNEY, April 16 AAP - New Zealand-born Steve Matai says he will be proudly supporting Samoa during Saturday's Test against Pacific Island rivals Tonga, after defecting from the Kiwis earlier this ...

As Samoa prepares for its elections on 29 August, we look back at the nation's prime ministers and the legacies they have ...

On Aug. 31, 2022, the “Riverdale” star was officially granted the matai—or chief—title Savae during a ceremony held at the traditional grounds Laoa o Tamapua in Moata’a by the chiefs of ...

It was during this time that my mom was getting ready to head back to her home of Samoa, specifically Palauli in Vailoa on the island of Savai’i. As a kid, the concept that my mom was going to become ...