The Government has made $1.1 million available through ‘The Prepare Pacific Community Vaccination Fund’ to directly support Pacific community-led initiatives towards increasing vaccinations, Associate Minister of Health, Aupito Su’a William Sio announced today. “The best way to protect our communities from COVID-19 is through vaccination. “We need to explore every avenue to ensure we can […]

Soana ‘Aholelei caught up with Samoan Lautofā Miriam Fuimaona who had to battle the illness during lockdown in 2020.

Samoan Māori sociology student Arizona Haddon has won a Highly Commended award at the Global Undergraduate Awards 2021. The Massey University student won the top entry in the Social Sciences: Sociology and Social Policy category for her 4000-word essay entitled ‘Millennial’s perceptions of gentrification in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’. The essay explores the impact of Aotearoa’s

Pacific youth are considered among the most at risk from this latest outbreak, but as Justin Latif reports, research shows more time with family is helping this group handle the mental challenges of lockdown. For many students, surviving this lockdown without a laptop, smartphone and a quiet bedroom to work from would seem almost impossible.

It was a mixed reaction to the government’s alert level announcement for some Pasifika clinicians.