Download or read book Samoa mo Samoa written by Michael Field and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A large and peaceful pro-independence march along Beach Road in Apia, Samoa. Amidst panic and confusion, New Zealand police open fire with rifles and a machine-gun, killing nine people and wounding fifty. In this BWB Text, Michael Field describes what happened on Black Saturday, 28 December 1929, a day that is largely forgotten in New Zealand history but is vividly recalled in Samoa.