Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Parris Goebel nabs Emmy nomination for Savage X Fenty Show Vol 2

Parris Goebel has been nominated for an Emmy award for ‘Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming’. The Samoan choreographer is nominated for her choreography on Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 (Routine: Garden Scene), which launched on Amazon Prime video in October 2020. It’s the second year in a row that she has nabbed

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Pacific Music Awards SunPix People's Choice Award voting open

Pacific Music Awards 2021: Voting opens for SunPix People’s Choice

Voting has now opened for the SunPix People’s Choice – Best Pacific Artist Award at the Pacific Music Awards 2021. All 2021 finalists are eligible for the award, and the winner is solely determined by public vote. The public can check out the finalist profiles and vote here until 11.59pm on Monday 19 August. Click

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Young Rock cast nominated for the Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards

Young Rock nominated 5x for the Hollywood Critics Association Awards

The cast of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Young Rock are elated following news that the NBC comedy is nominated for five Hollywood Critics Association TV awards. Young Rock is up for Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy; New Zealand-based Samoan actor Stacey Leilua, who plays The Rock’s mother Ata, is up for Best Actress in a

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Covid-19: 873 new cases and three more deaths confirmed in Fiji

By RNZ Pacific Fiji has recorded 873 new cases of Covid-19 and three more deaths, including a 15-year-old girl, in the 24 hours ending at 8am on Monday. That compares to 485 cases and three deaths in the previous 24-hour period. The Health Ministry announced that all six patients were unvaccinated. Health Secretary Dr James

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Abuse in Care Pasifika survivor

Abuse in care inquiry: Public hearing to shine a spotlight on Pacific survivors

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is the largest of its kind in New Zealand history, looking into state and faith-based care abuse between 1950 and 1999.

Pasifika were among the many affected and a public hearing in Māngere later this month will give them a platform to share their experiences, thanks to the commission’s Pacific Investigation Team.

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