Champion barber Peleti Oli is the first Pacific Islander to be elected to the Hastings District Council in the Hawke’s Bay region. For seven years Oli has been using his barber chair to help uplift men in his community, with the aim to tackle issues such as mental health and domestic violence. Moana Makapelu Lee caught up with him in his neighbourhood.
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With major US studios pulling their films from cinemas, filmmaker siblings Stallone and Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa created the #Feature30Challenge, pushing themselves to make a feature length film in 30 days.
Released in cinemas this week, Mama’s Music Box is an entertaining and heartfelt watch for the whole family.
Mama’s Music Box: New Zealand’s first Pasifika Christmas film Read More »
Pasifika have the highest fatal beach drowning rate over the last 10 years in Aotearoa. Samoan surf lifeguard John Tuia is urging Pacific communities to be extra cautious around the water this summer.
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The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, have agreed an ‘Arrangement to Facilitate Quarantine-Free Travel between the Cook Islands and New Zealand’. Both Prime Ministers and their Cabinets have instructed officials to continue working together to put in place all measures required to safely
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The Human Rights Commission is launching an inquiry into the pay gap between Pasifika people and the rest of New Zealand.
“I am impatient, because I live in South Auckland. Hardship and poverty is in my face,” says Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo.
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Apia’s finest hip hop artist Poetik has teamed up with R&B singer Raggadat Cris to deliver his latest single F.A.M.E., an ode to the artist’s classic struggle. Racism, street violence, poverty, media, Pacific culture – Poetik has long been an artist capable of compelling storytelling through his music. F.A.M.E. delves into the journey many
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The Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF) announced the winners for its Inaugural Pacific Cooperation Foundation Youth Leadership Awards at Parliament this week. The awards ceremony was hosted by the Hon Aupito William Sio, Minister for Pacific Peoples and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs. PCF lead/management consultant Afamasaga Jackie Curry said, “The aim of the PCF Youth
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The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) celebrated the future of Pacific health while also acknowledging the pioneers of the past at their annual PMA Scholarships Awards evening on Wednesday. The scholarships will provide support for two secondary students, ten medical students and one medical practitioner who have all shown a passion to improve the health and
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Former diplomat, TV host and Women of Influence Tupe Solomon-Tanoa’i can now add singer/songwriter to her list of credentials with her debut single Fall 4 Me. Released under Tupe and her husband Esera’s production company name, Poporazzi, Fall 4 Me is set in Fiji and tells the story of a young couple falling in
New artist Poporazzi releases debut music video Fall 4 Me – “Our love letter to Fiji” Read More »
Four fishermen who had been reported missing from Kiribati have been found in the Pacific Ocean by New Zealand’s Air Force. Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Orion found the four men 140 nautical miles west of Tarawa this morning (Tuesday, 8 December). Earlier, Fiji and New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centres requested
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