Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi

Remembering the lives lost in the influenza epidemic in Samoa

It memorializes the 8500 lives lost in Samoa to the Spanish influenza epidemic in 1918 .

New Zealand's Minister of Social Development and Disability Issues, Carmel Sepuloni, said the Memorial site at Vaimoso is significant for Samoa and New Zealand.

"The launch and re-dedication of the monument allows New Zealand to be held accountable for actions that has a devastating impact to Samoa," she said.