It is not only the people of Safata who want to know why there is a delay in their $10 million compensation payout. For the authorities to ask for bank details for the third time is just not acceptable.It was in October 2024 when the HMNZS Manawanui sank because of human error off the coast of Ta...
By The Editorial Board
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11 June 2026, 9:00PM
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It has been nearly two years since the HMNZS Manawanui sank off the Safata coast in October 2024. Furthermore, it has been…
The HMNZS Manawanui sank 19 months ago, and almost seven months have passed since New Zealand handed the $10 million to Samoa to…
Residents in Safata want clear answers from authorities over whether the $1100 compensation payment linked to the HMNZS Manawanui…
Residents of Safata are questioning why they have been asked to provide their bank account details again for the promised $1,100…
The total number of people identified to receive compensation linked to the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui off Tafitoaloa has…
The ecological impact of the wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui, which remains at the site a year later, is still being assessed.
