The late Dr Joseph Williams, MBChB, MPH, QSO, QSM, held many important roles in the community – health professional, mentor, politician and patron of the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA). But for his daughter Karin, his most important role was that of a father to his four children and a loving grandfather to his seven grandchildren. […]
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Ōtara Community Legend Sully Paea has taken to the Ōtara Kai Village to share his knowledge and traditional carving talents for Faahi Tapu Vagahau Niue.
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SOURCE: 1 NEWS The Blues’ front row is set for some fierce selection battles in 2021 with the Auckland franchise picking up its fourth All Black front rower in Nepo Laulala. The Blues announced this morning Laulala is heading north from the Chiefs on a two-year deal where he’ll link up with fellow All Blacks
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Rose Matafeo has proven her acting chops in new Kiwi rom-com ‘Baby Done’, playing a reluctant mother-to-be alongside Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis.
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Traditional hiapo making, Pasifika artistic champions, an opera singer and interdisciplinary artists who’ve exhibited and performed around Aotearoa and the world – Creative New Zealand has named a diverse group of talented individuals as the recipients for the 2020 Arts Pasifika Awards. Announcing the recipients via an online video, each award winner was given the
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Samoan Josephine Bartley was the first Pacific Island woman to be voted on Auckland’s Super City Board back in 2018. Now she can add ‘stand-up comedian’ to her list of achievements. After entering Raw Comedy Quest thinking it was just an open mic session, the Auckland Councillor has made it into New Zealand’s Grand Final.
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SOURCE: The aunt of a Samoan man who died in a horror crash says her nephew’s death must be a lesson for other drivers on the road. By Tom Kitchin of rnz.co.nz The accident happened on Monday on the highway between Napier and Taupō, which police have described as one of the country’s most lethal. A
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Source: RNZ Pacific The revived Cook Islands Games will be back in 2022, after staging the biggest event in the Pacific this year. The multi-sport event returned for the first time since 2015, as a way to bolster sporting competition in the country in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Almost 4,000 locals took part
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The second season of reality cooking show Pacific Island Food Revolution starts this week in New Zealand. Hosted by Kiwi chef Robert Oliver, the series shines a spotlight on the different cuisines of the Pacific and the people who make them. Teams of two from Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Samoa compete in various competitions that
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By Michelle Curran Wood carving is not just a craft for Mani Lavaka, it is an opportunity to share the histories and cultures of Polynesia. Mani is the fourth generation of Tongan carvers and is carrying on the traditional craft his father Tevita passed onto him as a young boy growing up in Niutoua, Tongatapu.
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