The New Zealand government will provide Samoa with a further 4 million NZ dollars (2.9 million U.S. dollars) for tourism reconstruction as the country begins a multi- million dollar rebuilding program following the recent devastating tsunami.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully told a press conference in Auckland on Friday that the Samoan government will receive a report shortly outlining what is needed to get its tourism industry up and running properly, Radio New Zealand reported on Saturday.

McCully said the aid would follow New Zealand's earlier 6 million NZ dollars contribution for immediate relief as part of a joint aid package with Australia and other contributions. It took the New Zealand aid package to Samoa since the Sept. 29 tsunami to more than 12 million NZ dollars.

Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, who was in Auckland for a visit, said his country was pleased with the support from New Zealand and the country is in a reconstruction phase.

He said roads, water and electricity reticulation to new settlements are the priority over the next three years in a rebuilding program that will cost more than 200 million NZ dollars.

A tsunami warning system for Samoa and other Pacific islands may be part of New Zealand's aid package after a tsunami killed 183 people in Samoa five weeks ago.