‘We don’t stop’: Pasifika services continue to help struggling families amid Covid uncertainty
Many Pasifika families still need help.
New Zealand mandates Covid-19 vaccines for health and education staff
Pasifika Medical Association CEO Debbie Sorensen and Principal Karl Vasau share their thoughts.
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Samoan youth leading the way to vaccinate the community
Samoans have been holding vaccination events across Auckland City for their people.
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Sonny Bill Williams: Sharing story in new book was “therapeutic”
Sporting legend Sonny Bill Williams shares what made him decide to tell his story in his new book.
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Pasifika Youth Vax Festival to launch in Cannons Creek, Porirua
Porirua will hold its first ‘Pasifika Youth Vax Festival’ vaccination day this Saturday 16 October in a drive to get more Pacific young people vaccinated. The event is organised by Capital & Coast DHB and Hutt Valley DHB in close collaboration with Porirua’s Pasifika youth and Ora Toa Health. Around 74% of the region’s eligible
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Waiting: The award-winning show seeking support for Wellington season
Pasifika creative Shadon Meredith and Amelia Reid-Meredith are raising funds to take their theatre show Waiting to Wellington.
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‘Vaxi vans’ launched in time for Saturday’s nationwide vaccination day
A roll-out of ‘vaxi vans’ has launched to help healthcare providers get to communities and rural areas easier.
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Boosted X Moana: The crowdfunding campaign for Pacific creatives
Boosted X Moana is back for another year. The crowdfunding campaign has seen many Pasifika creatives launch their projects through the help of public donations. Last year’s campaign champion Jonathan Lemalu felt “a really cool vibe about being involved, because how cool is it that this Boosted X Moana is just for Pasifika people?” he
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New Zealand tag football recognised by Sport NZ
New Zealand Tag Football has been officially recognised by Sport New Zealand. Since the summer of 1993, the game has become one of the most popular non-contact field sports in New Zealand with former and current professional athletes such as Reuben Wiki, Wairangi Kopu and Georgia Hale playing in regional competitions throughout its existence. NZ
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‘Could get totally out of control’: DHB modelling paints worrying picture for South Auckland
If vaccination rates remain below 90 per cent, health experts fear the worst is yet to come for South Auckland, reports Justin Latif.
