A Pacific security expert is questioning who else was involved in Manawanui's reef survey and whether New Zealand should be the only country paying compensation ....
New Zealand quietly cut off compensation for the sinking of the HMNZSManawanui at $6m. But commentators say it raises the question. Did our government shortchange Samoa? ....
The New Zealand Navy vessel sank off the south coast of Samoa's island of Upolu in October last year, and affected locals have yet to be compensated ....
Tafitoala villagers are pleading for Manawanui wreckage compensation, saying "we are fighting for a big amount" as their livelihoods are most affected ....
On the one-year anniversary of the sinking of the HMNZSManawanui, the government of New Zealand has agreed to pay Samoa a total of $3.6 million in c ....
Working with the Government of Samoa, our focus continues to be on minimising any possible environmental impacts and supporting the response. These are our absolute priorities, Mr Peters says ....
Alongside our Samoan colleagues much work has been carried out in the past 12 months to minimise the effects of the sinking and investigate the causes ....
Manawanui, the navy’s specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu in October 2024 as it was conducting a reef survey ... Manawanui remains on the reef but ...