Nafanua Purcell Kersel has been appointed as the Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence for 2025. Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters made the announcement early this week.
A new documentary chronicling the last nine years of murder-accused Samoan poet and author Sia Figiel makes for confronting viewing on many levels, says reporter Gladys Hartson
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New Zealand is welcoming Pacific visitors by making it easier to travel here with changes to immigration settings that will come into effect later this year.
Māngere Youth MP Marques Tominiko has returned home from Parliament feeling proud of how he represented his people, but he also thinks that South Auckland remains under the radar.
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Auckland needs more diverse voices at the council table. Otherwise, young Pasifika will continue to feel invisible, says Manukau Ward Councillor Lotu Fuli as nominations open for the city’s 2025 local elections.
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Songs from the ground-breaking Pasifika musical “The Factory” showcased at the Auckland Live Cabaret Festival last month. The musical was written in 2011 by the Kila Kokonut Krew theatre company led by Vela Manusate and Anapela Polataivao and it was set in a garment factory in South Auckland, circa 1974. Like a Shakespearean drama, The
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“Nothing is Impossible: The Primanavia Story” is a short film that follows the journey of Fijian choir Primanavia, who came together in a matter of weeks to compete at the World Choir Games — often described as the Olympics of singing — held in New Zealand last year. Defying the odds, they brought home a
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An early learning centre in South Auckland is helping kids get off their devices with some good ‘old school’ games to stay fit and connect.
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Le Masiofo Siva Academy’s fifth showcase celebrates carrying Samoan culture with pride. For the students and tutors, it’s more than performance it’s identity, legacy, and cultural restoration.
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