Samoa (1983) Journey To New Zealand

The western part of Samoa has been independent of New Zealand since 1962, but a strong chain of emigration to New Zealand continues to tie the two countries together. This film follows a young Samoan family over a period of some weeks before they join the migrant exodus. The young couple experience the tensions of separation from their closely knit families. There is a serious conflict between the couple and the wife's parents, which threatens the marriage. The husband considers going without his wife. Eventually, however, the family comes to an uneasy truce that allows husband and wife to emigrate together. #samoa #samoamedia @SamoaMediaNZ #documentary #history #newzealand #auckland
Directors: Oliver Howes, Dennis O’Rourke, Philip Robertson, Tim Litchfield, Graham Chase

[@SamoaMediaNZ]

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[@ohyea1976]

All they do is commit violence crime in another country immigration should be halted for public safety

[@staywinning3645]

Am African and am so mind blown how we share alot of common things with the Polynesians..Nice Documentary

[@jaysoncarter5093]

Absolutely Samoan mix here. I've always known this. My father is African American mixed race. But understood the similarities since I was a child. I'd go from posh living in America to Tribal Samoan living ever since the 1970's. Walking between the two worlds was something I mastered very young. Fluent in many Polynesian languages,and, English. I embrace all of me.

[@650smalltownuceb]

@@jaysoncarter5093African like micheal blackson not micheal Jackson lol

[@Mazigaro]

I'm an African in New Zealand my good friends are polys they are cultured, family oriented n humble people. I can relate to that

[@churow7082]

I'm maori whats good my nigga XD

[@jaysoncarter5093]

@@650smalltownuceb Sole Ole a le uiga lou Kala? E leai a se malie. At least "Michael Blackson" is from Alega with more land than most in Samoa dream of. So I guess I'll be "Michael Blackson".

[@trellgold6998]

I'm maori but I love docos like these to see what people sacrificed in order to pave a better life for their families

[@tawhiomartin2184]

Tautoko hard cuz this is honestly beautiful too see the beauty of these people and their struggles they endured too get to solid ground this is real hardship ❤

[@eternal7292]

Chur bro feel ya on that one

[@leshgooo1016]

Thanks to our Maori brothers for welcoming us to their land AOTEAROA.

[@oliveira9137]

The closet relative to Maori is Polynesians. Think about it. The rest is history. ONE LOVE FROM THE MIGHTY SAMOANS 💯❤🔥💫🎉.

[@tawhiomartin2184]

@@leshgooo1016 naaaa no wayyyy our elders should of been grateful to have more brown brothers thriving we thank you’s for the new things and ways your families have taught us Kia Ora 💜

[@user-2566M]

Im so grateful for my grandparents who had done the same thing , and migrated to nz to work 12 hour days than saved enough to move to Australia 🇦🇺 where i have grown up not knowing the struggle. Great doco

[@howudoin8282]

Use and abuse. They should've just moved str8 to AU.

[@JubJub817]

@@howudoin8282 yea they should all move to AU better for NZ.

[@scm50able]

Very touching story. I was in Samoa from 1980 to 1982 teaching as a high school teacher there. Very nice people. Very innocent people as they were not exposed to the crooked ways of the world at large. That was why many of them after immigrating to larger and the so called “ advanced “ countries could not cope up with the rat race life style in those places . Most of them ended up going back to Samoa. Thanks for rekindling my fond memories of the place and people some 40 years ago.

[@roselove9264]

OMG, yes I totally agree.

[@paulakula5121]

My journey to nz was slightly different to this young couple's journey. I came to study in 1984 as a teenager, straight out of high school in png. It was quite sad leaving all my family and moving away to foreign lands, but it's been a blessing in disguise. I met my beautiful Samoan wife in Wellington. We got married here and have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. Our children are all high achievers, and have done very well for themselves. Our dream for our children were for them to do well in school, go to uni and get into good paying positions. They've realised our dreams and we're a happy couple. My point is here that not many of our PI kids recognize the sacrifices their parents or grandparents made to migrate to foreign soils. They should be working hard at school to get better jobs than their parents or grandparents did. No doubt, this young couple are grandparents now and I wonder how they're doing.

[@wanbelstap168]

Hi Paul. I recently came to Wellington with David Sode and met your son who works with the Pacific Fale. A lovely young man with much promise.

[@paulakula5121]

@@wanbelstap168 Hi Gary. Yes, he told me that you and David were here. I was gonna meet up with you on Friday but you left in the early hours of the morning. He's also keen to come up there and work on the project that you and David are working on.

[@wanbelstap168]

@@paulakula5121 he is most welcome. He can get our contact details from the team and I am sure that will eventuate. Thanks for the reply and when there next time we shall for sure make the effort to schedule a visit for us. Manda.

[@paulakula5121]

@@wanbelstap168 for sure. have a good one.

[@kimhornhem5399]

Shot Paul Akula

[@EAT_THE_DOGS_FUAS_MAYN]

This hits hard because this what our parents/grandparents went through from the 50's to 90's trying to make better life for their kids/grandkids in NZ, AUS & US..

[@TamaFit]

I love how fit our people were back then living on pure organic supplies, this is very manaia faafetai lava for sharing 😁 the power of forgiveness its amazing ✌ Ia manuia

[@hibiscus_samoa]

Aw I cried when her parents cried mann Samoa back then sooo beautiful ❤️ and I love Mariettas sei & Puletasi ❤️ also a follow up on them would be lovely if possible x

[@luchiboy]

I've seen this doco before, still holds earnest feelings as my oldies were about the same age as too was I when we migrated to NZ also around the same time.. An update doco would be pleasing for all viewers.

[@ela-wm5jd]

Farr Where are they now??

[@dreaderthandread9236]

They are probably holed up somewhere cold and mouldy in NZ suffering from obesity, from years of eating bad food while sending money to Samoa. I hope not. Hope they integrated well into NZ life and life has been good to them

[@ela-wm5jd]

@@dreaderthandread9236 Yeah hope so I just felt bad for the girl and her parents bruh that’s sad tbh

[@thenewage9723]

@@dreaderthandread9236 wow glass half empty way to look @ it 😂

[@dreaderthandread9236]

@@thenewage9723 he seems like an intelligent dude but she's just a village girl, if he retrained to upgrade I'm sure they would've done well. More often than not migrants like them always end up in low paying jobs

[@sidaisdad]

An updated Doc showing what became of the couple and their children in 2022 would be amazing! If there is an updated documentary could you please drop a link?

[@ashfatboy]

this is what i am searching for now, to see what has happened over the years, i think we need to see how it has changed the coarse of peoples future and relatives they left behind.

[@sidaisdad]

@@ashfatboy Exactly, the wondering is killing me! I hope they worked it all out, because the husband seemed shaaaaadddddyyyyy

[@bbwiebz3994]

My boss is Samoan. Loveliest n most down to earth boss I had in 20yrs retail

[@mcorinlimaii8290]

I'm Hawaiian living in California. My daughter and her husband emigrated to New Zealand 6 yrs ago. 1983-2015 still the same problems and the same feelings. We are All from the same Nation with the same feelings.

[@ozmanoshe]

Very hard to tell kids in Samoa these days just how far Samoa has come and impossible to make nz borns realize it. Like all countries in a better economic position tiday, a lot of hands had to be stepped on and egos trodden over to get where we are. I'd love to send all of them back to Samoa back then so you could experience what it was like without the rose tinted lens of nostalgia.

[@paulakula5121]

Follow it through, uso.

[@stephenlennon7369]

Ova the years I have been witnessing a larger anti-Maori sentiment coming from the Samoan community especially in Auckland.

[@rockkid8306]

​@@stephenlennon7369 Yeah Samoans and Maori have been at each other since the 80s. If anything, it has probably died down a little these days with diversity and multiculturalism becoming more prominent.

[@musicgal9830]

@@rockkid8306 but honestly, maori are the ones who look down on Pacific Islanders when they came from us 😂 if it weren’t for us, they wouldn’t have made it to bloody NZ in the first place. They never like to be grouped in with us and always overlook us as coconuts. This is a common attitude in the Māori community. Not to mention a lot of them are mixed with European so they are FAR from their original roots.

[@musicgal9830]

It’s only when Samoans do well on the world stage when Maori seem to have this pride in having pacific island ancestors.

[@falagi11]

My people 😫 love you Samoa. Proud to be from the homeland 🇼🇸❤️💯

[@kevinsamuel717]

Love this doco. ❤ 🇨🇰🇨🇰thank you for sharing.

[@jrtee2112]

Thank god for our people and the sacrifices they make. My dad would tel me stories of life in Samoa when he was a child and all I can say is my people are bonded by love and to enjoy with whatever they have.

[@RondaSmith144Empress]

Thank you for sharing this documentary Joey as it is eye opening , painful, bittersweet, and an education to what those who came before us sacrificed with the hopes of providing a better life. Cultural, familial, and marital aspects aside, I did appreciate the father putting the son in law on notice about not entertaining putting hands on his daughter because there's family where they were going too! Seeing the pain in the parents face and the profession of love that the father had for his daughter along with that precious baby brought tears and I hope they are all doing well🙏.

[@jymanu2022]

What a gem of a doco, thanks for sharing 🫶🏽

[@marina_the_poet]

Loved watching this with my older bro - thanks for sharing 🙏🏾❤🇼🇸

[@lesaatuatasi6267]

I was there in 82 for my uncle's funeral. I was eleven years old. Coming from the main land Samoa was beautiful and their way of life was absolutely amazing! Wish I never left!!

[@endthemandates2567]

Huge thank you!!

[@RatchetRalph]

Beautiful. Loved this documentary. More please.

[@moses-michaelsamia508]

This documentary is gold 🤧

[@kukifarani640]

Me as a Samoa born n raise from the ghetto, with love n respect. Nice documentary 👌

[@yourstruly5491]

This is beautiful to watch ❤

[@nickduxfield4324]

i grew up in Porirua nz, this reminds me of the unbelievable courage many families had. Today they are well off, but it took a few generations.

[@trikshot6857]

I'd love to live like this great footage

[@johnwick6423]

Still remember that old Savalalo market, we used to went there after school

[@stauaina5307]

I hated how the son in law disrespected his father in law. I can tell that dude is a wife beater sad to see someone else daughter or son for that matter be treated like that. Yes the man is a head of the family bUt the Bible also say obey your parents. Yes our people believes that men is a head of the family, that’s way before we were introduced to God, I remember what my dad told me before he passed when a man cry it’s hard to forgive cause God cry when he gave his only son to forgive our sins. My advice to all you young women remember this you only have one parents and you wasn’t bring into this earth to be a door met or a punching bag for any man. To us boys remember we all have moms,sisters we know how it feels if someone do to our sisters. And remember we all carry our family names make them proud. If a men beat up his wife’s and scared of another man I don’t know what to call that. I hope everything is ok with this girl and her baby, bro it’s gang land you now enter protect and provide the promise you made life is hard out there rent food everything is money humble ur self the rest will falls into its place. God bless u both.❤

[@malotaufetee7631]

Well documented

[@sherylhokianga3]

Loved This Doctumentry! Tu Meke!

[@dimann1090]

Very interesting - hope they had a good life in NZ. The baby would be around 40 years old now.

[@l.mliaina9717]

The last quote was on point ☝🏾. "E manumanu Le tava'e I ona fulu".

[@JONIX-YT]

This doco straight 🔥 had me in the feels🥹🇨🇰

[@taniawilliams14]

❤felt so connected to their journey

[@user-fi4st7ni8r]

good video

[@Lalomilo685]

Awesome to see!

[@esitupu733]

You can see the son in law he doesn’t have any respect at all,he said he can have another wife but he can’t have another parent so he can’t leave by himself 🙄

[@saneriviiaulualo1111]

Your right that dude straight up a bitch.

[@renewyourself4207]

Proud afropolynesian , we are the same people just different tribe ✊🏿✊🏽 Judah & Naphtali

[@fisotavuiy9092]

The way he points out his family with the machete lol REAL Samoan oka'

[@joshblack6190]

My parents were one of them 60000 that travel during that time stated by the narrator, and were one of them 10000 that were able stay and call nz home, land of my birth but Samoa which I've never been to but have a strong link to will strangely be my in my heart home.

[@27531]

watching this makes me appreciate what my parents sacrificed to give me a better life.

[@officialpoaman]

What a documentary 👏

[@pacificrules]

Definitely, a culture that hits home (Guam/Palau), straight to my heart. Today, the generations have gotten worse and in part, I blame it on the parents of my generation who chose to forget the values of yesterday.

[@Kiwi_NZ610]

Good Documentary

[@russellcoight1879]

Heartbreaking reality of life & family

[@jerrybow8779]

Amazing how small all the usos were 40 years ago! Great doco tho

[@supamaorifella195]

Man, I'd love an Update to see how things went for them. I can really only hope the best.. Growing up in South Auckland, all I knew was Samoans and Maoris. hahaha

[@MikaeleYasa]

😎 Isa! not staged, nice docs !

[@tekopuakanapanapa6824]

I wonder how things turned out for them. Would love a follow up

[@DELERiiOus]

Awww hope they re Interview them now

[@farnearfania3078]

I miss my Samoa

[@estherstruth316]

Would love to see where this beautiful family is now🙏🏽

[@Kang501]

Crazy to think my dad was only around 7-8 years old during this time

[@samsaunders6177]

Is there a part 2

[@kayhustle4566]

Powerful!

[@tamamatu6395]

Lol uso took out all his anger on that poor pig

[@kimjongun269]

🤣🤣 imagine nowadays of the vegans see that type of cruelty to animals lol

[@thewizard2842]

Anyone know the name of the song the man is singing near the end?

[@foxymama857]

Toto mai o le sau by penina o tiafau

[@jonsonatlas6649]

Anybody know where they are now? And how are they doing?

[@pman2916]

Good for her staying with her parents when he was clearly in the wrong. His apology was half ass'd. I hope he grew out of his pride and arrogance. His younger brother showed more respect with his apology.

[@doinderbood9082]

Our people look a lot healthier back in the days before fast food took over our diet

[@jnavsslick3764]

Best comment ever! We pasifika people are better off in our own home land.

[@luccihardaway1047]

I wonder where they are now

[@11TyMMI-Kossee]

Love this doco just show's how the Pacific island people come over to NZ and work hard to achieve something for their families and NZ pave the way for pacific Islanders to go to Australia and beyond it's a testimony of it's own.

[@stephenlennon7369]

They also commit alot of crime

[@11TyMMI-Kossee]

@@stephenlennon7369 not All of them but each to their own thinking.

[@tailaimomo5914]

Is there a Part 2 to this documentary

[@johndoesha9599]

Greatfull my parents were able to move us all to the states. Nothing like being full blooded Samoan ❤ 🇼🇸

[@stephenlennon7369]

Bit of a racist

[@matildakoria9641]

Any updates? Is this family still in NZ?

[@mainakibuchi]

Great question! I was wondering the same thing myself. How lovely it would be to see and hear this couple's then baby (and now approx. 40 years old) child and siblings, in a follow-up update video, relating their experiences of growing up in NZ, all in heavily Kiwi-accented English (or strine if they hopped over to Oz).

[@leiretti943]

any updates on this couple 😁😁 wanna know how things turned out for their family

[@04SURE]

His english is quite good not as fresh lol

[@petelosuaniu]

The Samoan education system back then was staffed by teachers educated in the colonial system. That’s why they all used to almost have English accents

[@paulakula5121]

English is a 2nd language. I am imagining how the poms be speaking in Samoan. It'll be fresh..

[@DreadKnightDre]

Enes brothers a real one.

[@rawuneditedvideos]

What beautiful people

[@daniel-ll5zr]

Where are they now?

[@Kiwi_NZ610]

Kia ora I'm a Māori too i seen some Samoans too

[@samoantanktv685]

Anyone know what happened to them? Someone should do a where are they now video

[@SonnysFavourite]

Hard gee

[@totaldestruction930]

Me and this guy is like twins, they say we all have someone somewhere in the world who looks like us.

[@emalinetafili1761]

Is there part 2 lol

[@alzchannel301]

Mate them hamo buses be flying around the corners 😂

[@ieruleilua902]

Brah these guys are built

[@shawnmichaellewis1958]

Thanks Australia For the opportunity

[@lone_tua]

O Eneliko e leai se chill, sa'o le tama o Marietta 😉..hope they turned out fine when they moved over to NZ to start a family in the land of payments oi the long white cloud

[@Loofy101]

"A person who grows up like that, will die like that." Damn, that hit too hard

[@thinkforyourself101]

🔥🔥🔥

[@navajoauckland6003]

I secretly giggle at my whanau here in Aussie when they show me there 2 X raised garden beds and they complain about the struggles of growing asparagus and courgettes . When I was 5, 6, 7 we were weeding and watering paddocks

[@iupelichangsualatu4387]

Good old Mobil Pegasus trademark.

[@harrisonnofoa6602]

That my uncle singing and a bottle.

[@agnessapolu8129]

So sad how some in law treat others, I understand that's their child yet they are ripping their child's life apart with their shellfish ways at times they need to be understanding more

[@shystthaloc399]

CzUp salutes yo my usoz

[@williamueli3001]

Suliveta the legend💯

[@robroy8634]

Suliveta???

[@dreaderthandread9236]

The mind fuck games our people play. It's stressful enough trying to get your papers in order let alone having to deal with upset in-laws. They chose to express their fear, apprehension and negative feelings towards him at the most inconvenient time. Also that's how you kill a pig !! As inhumanely as possible hahahaha

[@sicboi]

That's just Samoan life for you. Life here always reminds me of that famous saying, what can go wrong will go wrong. Life will always be hard here, it is almost as it our culture wills it to be this way.

[@rlf_rlf_power]

Magaia o aso la e galulue Tagata ma finau mo le lumanai.

[@mikaelfabian8590]

Poor pig…think if we had to kill everything we ate we’d eat less meat for sure 😅

[@4everBleu]

Where is Ene at now

[@sherylhokianga3]

I Would Never Of Believed Switzaland Of Bein High In Suicide! That Surprised Me!

[@antonyschwarz8749]

They need Jesus wisdom only as all of us need

[@KiraYoza]

Religion brings divide but in solitary countries like the islands of Polynesia where other religious countries don’t surround them and cause war it’s able to get away with a successful and better upbringing for their people although they were rare situations if it has made Samoans better then I’m all for it although do we really need Jesus? I don’t think so, people just need to be shown kindness and happiness which any good leader could do

[@saranagh7097]

Amene . 🙏

[@melaroha8003]

early Chritians came with their bible to Aotearoa raped and killed our people In the name of religion.

[@antonyschwarz8749]

@@melaroha8003 ohhhhhhh and Māoris totally wiped out previous populations wake up Christianity basis of democracy and by way how much Māori ya got in ya ohhhhhh wake from ya stupor and stupidity and save NZ from globalist crap xxx bless ya

[@antonyschwarz8749]

@@melaroha8003 From Sydney Australia I care for u !I used to read every foolish theory under sun one thing never researched was our great Lord Jesus!! What year is it 2022AD - (Jesus reserection ) don’t u celebrate Christ-mas and Easter ,even though it’s been taken over by Pagan practices yet we don’t research Jesus but go to every foolish theory by madmen with no evidence of divinity other than Evil deception What keeps us away is our Sin and not wanting to abide in Him (submission) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believe in him shall not perish but have eternal life John3:16 profess with your mouth confess with your Heart xxxx Good News is the Gospel of Christ , only son of God , dying on Cross shedding his Blood for our sins ,Jesus being the atonement of our sins being washed away , that we are saved through having Faith by his almighty Grace and not through Works . Ask him to dwell in u !!! He will always answer u if u seek and ask !!!!! We must believe 100 percent and have Holy Spirit ,the only true Spirit of Truth which is our comforter and only teacher which Jesus left for us to dwell in us ! We prefer to create our own Spirituality and God and in this creating a God in whatever image we want ! I prefer to offend u to Heaven than to comfort u to Hell !! If u die tonight where do u go !!! 1000’s testimonies on KZbin all walks ofLife View these 2 x -MegaNew Agers : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX7YZnlonsimipo kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZi4daqwoauSgbc Get Wisdom not Foolish knowledge of the World . 1000 different Theories Philosophies every day of week !!! But few research the only Way Truth Life to the Father - Jesus !! There’s your Truth (and opinion) a Truth and then the Only absolute Truth =2+2=4 not 5 or 6 Do your proper research ,with a truly Humble Heart as u do with 1000 of hours in foolish Hearsay stupidity of Theories with no True peer reviewed ,absolute credibility! Yes u r mostly Fools of the World ,tossed back and forth like a boat in the waves and seas thinking yourselves wise but with never a real Truthand understanding ! Don’t Gamble your Soul ! I care for u !!! 1000’s testimonies of Hell its not a a Harry Potter ! God resists the Proud gives Grace to the Humble !!! Forever learning but never fully understanding ,and forever comfused by Satan’s foolish devices of deception !Denying History ,Archeology and scientific evidence of Christ and going down foolish rabbit hole theories !And creating Graven images of so called Gods (Satan)in your minds. Claiming to be wise ,u all became Fools in your your very limited ,narcissistic, Foolish knowledge and have given yourselves over to Satan to do as he wills . Love u all I’m just Messanger of our one True Lord and Saviour. Ask God to reveal himself through his Son Jesus if he is fully real - our Lord will show himself if u ask with a truly Humble Heart!! Be like a toddler ask for Jesus and plead for Holy Spirit to guide u comfort u and teach u all things xx

[@sherylhokianga3]

F**K!!! I Cryed!…Felt That Pigs Pain When He Killed That Pig!!..Part Of Their Culture I Presume!.

[@rapmamori4136]

Im curious how are they now

[@mc4mana]

Anyone know this mans full name? Beautiful story.

[@taiesetautuiaki7057]

👏🏽👏🏽

[@thenewage9723]

Dam he dropped that pig w the rock real quick 😂

[@gooseneck7019]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dagoat6372]

That part Caught me off guard 😂

[@islandvibez]

good eating 😂😋

[@dreaderthandread9236]

Kogi i le ala koe kikiga i le kolopa,😂 now that's hardcore.

[@islandvibez]

@@user-yt4ns8cg4c yep on bad days I just crack my pigs head just like I crack open a coconut 🥥😂

[@theresewheeler1498]

This is an old documentary . Now Air New Zealand have a different logo Called Black We all to get a better life for our family