Hawaii-based Independent film maker Kimberlee Bassford decided she wanted to make a film about outspoken Samoan poet, writer and activist Sia Figiel when soon after she met her in 2016.
From mesmerising to tragic: Doco filmmaker’s epic nine-year journey to get her film made Read More »
Following the success of its 2024 launch, the Uto Bulabula – Healthy Hearts initiative is back for a second year, expanding its reach to include children from Tonga.
Uto Bulabula Returns: Expanding Healthy Heart Programme for Children in Pacific Region Read More »
A six-figure fine imposed on a Māngere church for illegal construction should serve as a reminder to all Pacific churches of the importance of conducting necessary checks before starting any project, community leaders say.
Since forming a brotherhood of friendships in their school days, local Fijian band InsideOut will always treasure their days as school students.
Fijian band launches “Say No to Drugs” campaign across schools in their homeland Read More »
Gabriel Tupou, Lower Hutt’s first Tongan councillor, aims to break another barrier by becoming elected to the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Gabriel Tupou pushes for Pacific voices in regional politics Read More »
As they prepare for their second clash with France this weekend, the All Blacks have been taking into consideration the TMO’s interventions in their opening match last week in Dunedin.
“They’re always watching” All Blacks and TMO interruptions Read More »
Roi Burnett, a Pacific Studies PhD student and proud I-Kiribati woman, wants people to know that Kiribati is more than just a country affected by climate change.
“We are more than climate change,” says proud I-Kiribati academic Read More »
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
REVIEW: Samoan author and poet’s struggle with mental health is focus of new documentary Read More »
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.
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