Samoa's tourism operators are fighting for the right to build fale or houses on beaches, despite many of them being destroyed and their occupants killed or injured in September's tsunami ...

A traditional 'fale' structure on the island of Savaii in Samoa, in the central South Pacific. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Catherine Wilson APIA, Samoa (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In many ...

As a fale could cost up to $20,000 to rebuild, Mr Lewis, in conjunction with the Horowhenua District Council was hoping to launch a trust for Horowhenua-based Samoan workers next week.