Despite the isolation of being based in New Zealand’s southern most city, Samoan Johnny Penisula managed to carve out a legacy as an internationally renowned stone sculptor. We catch up with him to talk about his career and what drew him to the deep south.
Invercargill stone artist Johnny Penisula looks back on his career Read More »
Preliminary results from New Zealand’s two referendums have been announced, and so far it’s ‘yes’ to euthanasia and ‘no’ to cannabis. Marama T-Pole spoke to AUT journalism academic Richard Pamatatau, who says the cannabis result is part of “a moral panic around the use of marijuana”.
Talanoa: Preliminary marijuana referendum results “profoundly disappointing” Read More »
About 700 people from the Pacific and wider communities gathered in Auckland yesterday to farewell Dr Joseph Williams, MBChB, MPH, QSO, QSM, in a fitting tribute that his daughter described as an occasion full of “love and celebration.” The former Cook Islands Prime Minister, medical leader and mentor was farewelled in a ceremony of beautiful
Dr Joe Williams Memorial: “A totara has fallen” Read More »
Aiming to bolster inter-generational connectedness, the Matua Ma Talavou project brought together over 50 senior citizens of Toa Pacific, and the creative youth of Village Collective. The project was launched today in Mangere Bridge and aims to provide safe spaces for elderly to discuss issues of neglect, social isolation and loneliness.
TP+: Pacific youth and senior citizens unite for launch of ‘Matua Ma Talavou’ Read More »
Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore and his selectors have named the two teams for the Possibles v Probables match which kicks off the Black Ferns domestic season. The match will be played at North Harbour Stadium on the North Shore on 7 November with a family-friendly 2.05pm afternoon kick off, and all 52 players will be vying for a
Top female players to vie for a Black Ferns jersey in Possibles v Probables match Read More »
The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the third Bledisloe Cup and first Investec Tri Nations Test at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday 31 October. The matchday 23 features the selection of 2020 All Black Hoskins Sotutu at number eight in his first Test start, in for Ardie Savea, while loose
Sotutu clinches his first start in the black jersey Read More »
View this post on Instagram A post shared by brothad274 (@brothad274) on Oct 18, 2020 at 2:14pm PDT It was Scribe’s determined and direct lyrics for Stand Up which captured the zeitgeist of Aotearoa’s hip hop scene in the early 2000s; We can not stop now / New Zealand Hip Hop stand the
Watch the trailer for Oscar Kightley’s ‘Dawn Raid’ doco, Aotearoa’s first hip hop label Read More »
A study of Pacific mothers in New Zealand shows that being fluent in both English and Pacific languages may decrease the likelihood of mental disorders within a two-year postpartum period. English-and-Pacific speaking mothers had the lowest rate of mental disorder symptoms, followed by those fluent in Pacific languages only. Both were significantly lower than their
Source: 1 News Despite suffering heavily from a lack of tourism due to Covid-19, many Pacific Islanders are coping by returning to a simpler way of life. With borders closed, researchers have been monitoring how locals are adapting and found their wellbeing, in some cases, has improved. While one Cook Island resort pool would
Pacific Islanders return to simpler way of life as Covid-19 affects tourism Read More »
The Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF) will hold its ‘Inaugural Pacific Co-operation (PCF) Youth Leadership Awards’ on 9 December in Wellington. PCF Board Chair and Acting CEO Fiso John Fiso said, “The PCF Youth Leadership Awards encourages and rewards service leadership to benefit our communities in Aotearoa, the Pacific region and the world. There are 10
Pacific Cooperation Foundation launches awards for future Pacific leaders Read More »
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