Part 1 of 2 The descendants of Jonas Coe gather in Samoa for their family reunion Tagata Pasifika 9 Feb 2012 TVNZ

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Tsunami Samoa and Tonga Update 15 oct 2009 Tagata Pasifika TVNZ

Fitness goes traditional – Jane Archer making use of Cook Islands hula to get Pacific women in shape Jane Archer has developed Hulanesian fitness. Her classes teach women the proper form of Cook Islands hula while at the same time working out. Its Cook Islands equivalent to the Hispanic influenced Zumba.

Cancer is the third most common cause of death in children in the Pacific. Up until 2006 no child with cancer in Fiji, Tonga or Samoa survived. But that’s changing because of the efforts of the NZ branch of the World Child Cancer Charity.

As part of the Treaty Of Friendship celebrations, Victoria University in Wellington grants an honorary doctorate to the Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi

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Dr Bobbi Hunter is a woman on a mission – together with her daughter Jodi, they have developed a programme for teaching mathematics to young Maori and Pacific kids, and as Sandra Kailahi reports, students have been reaping the benefits.