Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

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Mangere College stalwart remembered as Pasifika language champion

Gladys HartsonApr 18, 2024
Colleagues, students and the wider Pasifika community have paid tribute to longtime  educator and Pasifika language stalwart Melegalenu’u To’alepaiali’i Ah Sam who died on Monday morning, aged 75. 

CEO of Tupu Toa Anne Fitisemanu steps down

Gladys HartsonApr 17, 2024
After six years of leading TupuToa, Chief Executive Anne Fitisemanu will be stepping down from her role in August 2024.

BBM fighting unemployment with new initiative

John PuluApr 13, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKz7KMfOPcM

Buttabean Motivation (BBM) has been helping people across Auckland keep fit and fed for several years now it’s embarking on its latest initiative. Former boxer and community advocate Dave Letele, aka the Brown Buttabean, is going up against…

Bill to restore citizenship rights to Samoans passes first reading

Gladys HartsonApr 11, 2024
First reading in Parliament for bill to restore Samoan citizenship rights is dedicated to the late Fa’anānā Efeso Collins.  

‘Ōtara is for Ōtara’: Local board opposes boundary change

Ōtara’s boundaries might have to move into Papatoetoe to keep up with its growing population, but Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board chair Apulu Reece Autagavaia says the move will cut through South Auckland communities.

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