Continuing on from part 1 of this child abuse series, Uipo Uipo and Kaisalina share their abuse stories and talk about how their experiences influenced their behaviour as adults and affected their relationships.
DISCLAIMER: This talanoa deals with sensitive content about sexual abuse
Art in the time of Covid has been a challenge for many of our Māori and Pacific creatives. But for co-founder of South Auckland dance collective Lighthouse Famz Ennaolla Paea, it pushed her and the collective to become more innovative. Originally working to debut a live showcase earlier in the year, Lighthouse Famz were stumped
South Auckland dance collective debuts new online film, ‘SYNTHESIS’ Read More »
Award-winning Cook Islands Māori photographer Alex King is showcasing her first exhibition in the Cook Islands this Friday, called ‘SUMATRA: The Last Place on Earth’. The photography exhibition will take viewers on a provocative and controversial journey through one of the world’s worst industries; the Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia. The event will include traditional
In the first part of this series, host Alistar Kata chats with Uipo Uipo-Tagaloasa, Utumo’u Kaisalina Mealamu and Inu Akarei Maresala-Thomson about their experiences with sexual abuse as children, and why they decided to speak up about it.
DISCLAIMER: This talanoa deals with sensitive content about sexual abuse
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Marama T-Pole chats to journalism academic Richard Pamatatau about Jacinda Ardern’s “almost pitch-perfect” Cabinet line-up, which includes three Pacific people inside of Cabinet and one outside of Cabinet in positions of power.
Pacific Ministers in Cabinet: Who’s in, who’s out and what does it mean for us? Read More »
New Zealand-born Samoan Sarah McLean-Orsborn, a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland, has launched a questionnaire for Samoan women across the globe to understand how they have been impacted by Covid-19. The questionnaire is open to Samoan women in Samoa and throughout the diaspora aged 16 years and over who have been directly or
Auckland University PhD student calls for Samoan women to share experiences of Covid-19 Read More »
Six more people have died in French Polynesia’s Covid-19 pandemic in the past three days, bringing the death toll to 38. 85 people with Covid-19 symptoms are in hospital, including 24 in intensive care. Since the last update three days ago, the number of cases has risen by more than 750 to 8646. It is
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Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni is one of three Pacific MPs who has moved up the rankings in cabinet. Announcing the new cabinet today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Labour government will “reflect the New Zealand that elected us.” Leading the cabinet’s Pacific presence at number six, Sepuloni continues her roles in Social Development,
Sepuloni, Faafoi, Williams leads Pacific presence in new cabinet Read More »
Child grooming and exploitation – it’s an issue that’s been in the media lately and one which has police and child advocates concerned at the number of reported “unwanted sexual incidents” involving young people.
One Samoan mother’s so concerned about the issue, she wanted to share her daughter’s own “near-miss” experiences to illustrate to Pacific families just what can happen.
Warning: this story deals with some sensitive content around sexual abuse.
Samoan mother warns parents of child grooming Read More »
The St Vincent De Paul Society has been running in New Zealand for a number of years. Although it’s not as big as some charities, it still champions along quietly behind the scenes with the help of the City Mission and KiwiHarvest. Run predominantly by youth workers, Soana Aholelei caught up with the young Vinnies on a mission.
St Vincent De Paul volunteers come together through Covid-19 Read More »
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