Context: After repeated efforts by the Samoan independence movement, the New Zealand Western Samoa Act 1961 of 24 November 1961 granted Samoa independence effective 1 January 1962, upon which the Trusteeship Agreement terminated. Samoa also signed a friendship treaty with New Zealand. Samoa, the first small-island country in the Pacific to become independent, joined the Commonwealth of Nations on 28 August 1970. While independence was achieved at the beginning of January, Samoa annually celebrates 1 June as its independence day.

Question: What act gave Samoa independence?
Answer: New Zealand Western Samoa Act 1961

Question: What exact date did Samoan independence go into effect?
Answer: 1 January 1962

Question: What's the name of the agreement that ended with the start of Samoa's independence from New Zealand?
Answer: Trusteeship Agreement

Question: Where was Samoa in the order of small-island countries in their region declaring independence?
Answer: first

Question: On what date do Samoans celebrate their independence from New Zealand?
Answer: 1 June

Question: When was New Zealand granted independence?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What other day does New Zealand celebrate its independence day each year?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What act gave New Zealand its independence in 1961?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did the Commonwealth of Nations sign with New Zealand?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: When did New Zealand join the Commonwealth of Nations?
Answer: Unanswerable