Tagata Pasifika – 2023

We meet the ARK collective, who have been helping the Puketāpapa community rebuild from the recent flooding, and the Fonua ‘Alaha Manongi kindergarten opens in Otāhuhu.

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air Join Marama T-Pole and John Pulu as they take you through all the latest stories from our Pacific community. We talanoa with members of the Niuean handcraft group Falepipi he Mafola as they celebrate their 30th anniversary here in Aotearoa. We meet Tokelauan apprentice Peni Panapa, and

We meet the cast behind the new Tongan film ‘Red, White & Brass.’ And John Pulu is live from Auckland’s Pasifika Festival!

We meet the siblings behind ‘Lady Doras’ produce supermarket, and we head to Rarotonga for the up-and-coming film ‘Stranded Pearl.”

We head to Tokoroa where the Pacifica Allied Women’s Council reunites for the first time since Covid-19. Polyfest director Seiuli Terri Leo-Mauu gives an insight into what people can expect from the event, and we get a first hand look into the Saofai ceremony. 

We visit Napier to see how the Pasifika people are coping in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, and it’s game on for Moana Pasifika and Super Rugby Aupiki.

We chat with the new Deputy Prime Minister, Honourable Carmel Sepuloni and we discuss the impact Cyclone Gabrielle has had on Pasifika in Hawkes Bay.

We chat with Councillor Josephine Bartley to see how the recent floods have impacted Pasifika families. One year on since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption and all the highlights from the 2023 HSBC Hamilton Sevens.

2022 was a big year for all of our Pasifika sporting teams! Join reporters Hanalei Temese-Foliaki and Alice Lolohea as they delve into all the sporting highlights from our TP+ online archive!

A 2021 throwback! We follow reporter Johnson Raela’s journey as he prepares to perform at Te Maeva Nui for the very first time!