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Soldier is first to get approval for traditional Samoan hand tattoos
Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of traditional "tatau" found among the people of the Polynesian island country Samoa.
The New Zealand Herald26d
Swim, bike, and outlast the ‘territorial dogs’: Samoan athletes looking to start a triathlon culture
“And we have no cycling culture in Samoa, that literally means no bike mechanics or bike shops here and no shops selling triathlon or cycling kit. We have to bring in tyre tubes from New Zealand.