Neo-soul RnB outfit Jam & Jelly from Papatoetoe High School in Tāmaki Makaurau have taken out the National Final of Smokefree Tangata Beats, this year streamed live as an online showcase. Their prize package includes $3,000 in musical equipment from Rockshop and a NZ On Air NewTracks recording, video and promo grant. The full line […]
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Kiwi-Samoan musician Hawkins has released a live version of his song ‘The Lost Ones’ from his upcoming debut studio album. “Due to Covid-19 restrictions it has been difficult to organise live gigs. I decided to record three songs from my upcoming studio album live. The Lost Ones is the first of these three. It
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For Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, dancing legend Allister Ngawati-Salaivao from the Prestige Dance Crew performs this powerful piece for Mapu Maia’s Mana Pasifika Project.
Performed by Allister Ngawati-Salaivao
Words by Grace Iwashita-Taylor
Music by Brandon Haru
#MHAWNZ #ReimagineWellbeingTogether #HeTirohangaAnamata
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Members of Pasifika singing group TONE6 took to social media this week to announce the departure of one of their vocalists. Aja Tu’ua revealed she would be leaving the group during a live video on the groups Instagram page. “This decision was really hard to make because I was battling between staying here with my
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In this week’s political talanoa, Moana Makapelu Lee sits down with Deputy Prime Minister and leader of New Zealand First Winston Peters to discuss Covid, election policies and the Pacific reset.
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Two years ago Ime Telea thought she’d try throwing some heavy tin around in the gym and quickly found that she was actually pretty good at powerlifting. The 48-year-old grandmother from Lower Hutt, Wellington recently set what could be Tokelau’s first sporting world record. Johnson raela with this story.
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The Samoa Cyber Aufaipese have released a new song, this time with sign language interpreters. The virtual choir, made up of Samoans all around the world, teamed up with Nuanua O Le Alofa, a disability advocacy organisation in Samoa, and Deaf Association of Samoa to make the video in celebration of International Week of the
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Kiwi film Savage follows two unlikely friends and their journey from childhood into a life of gangs. Soana Aholelei caught up with Niue actor Haanz Faavae-Jackson to hear about his role as gang leader Moses.
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The Government is putting in place a range of immigration policy changes to help fill labour shortages in key industries. The Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) visa will be automatically given to about 11,000 working holiday visa holders in New Zealand with visas expiring between 1 November 2020 and 31 March 2021. These visas will allow
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P-TECH, or ‘Pathways in Technology’, is a programme aimed at addressing the digital skills shortage in many countries. Reporter Taylor Aumua met some of New Zealand’s first P-Tech students in South Auckland.
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