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Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Meng Foon: No time for racial discrimination during Auckland lockdown

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A message from Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon… Kia kaha Tāmaki Makaurau The people of Tāmaki Makaurau must come together to support the South Auckland family, and others, who have tested positive for COVID-19. I commend the family for taking the initiative to get tested despite the perception that community transmission had been eliminated. Our thoughts […]

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TP+ Election 2020: The impact of the Covid-19 resurgence

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Join host Alistar Kata and our panel of guests every week as they discuss the upcoming election from the Pasifika perspective. This week we’re back with our original commentators Richard Pamatatau, Indira Stewart and FotuoSamoa Jody Jackson-Becerra via Zoom as the nation deals with the Covid-19 community outbreak. Are our Pacific communities prepared to combat the virus, and its economic impacts? How will Covid affect this year’s election?

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Meet Actor/Comedian Sieni Leo’o Olo aka Bubbah

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Known for her gold-coin-entry backyard shows, Sieni Leo’o Olo aka Bubbah from SIS was preparing to launch ‘My Ode to South Auckland’ tonight at Basement Theatre. But with the recent Alert Level 3 announcement, the show has been postponed to later this year. Instead, Sieni will host an online show exclusively on her Instagram tonight at 8:30pm.
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Covid-19 Alert Level 3: ‘It came as a shock, but we were ready’ – Auckland Principal Karl Vasau

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Now that Auckland is in Alert Level 3, schools are closed and most students are back to learning from home. Alistar Kata talked to Karl Vasau, Principal of Rowandale School in Manurewa and member of the Pasifika Principals Association, to see how the Pacific teaching community is responding.

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Covid-19 key messages – Wednesday 12 August

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Noia’ia, Talofa lava, Mauri, Kia orana, Mālō e lelei, Tālofa, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō ni and good evening to our Pacific communities. We are taking a prompt response to break the chain of transmission through contact tracing, testing and gathering of information. Tonight we have John Pulu with the latest key

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Poet Selina Tusitala Marsh wins Book of the Year at children’s awards

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Former New Zealand Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh’s first book for children has been judged the supreme winner at the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Mophead was awarded the highest prize in children’s publishing – The Margaret Mahy Book of the Year – during a virtual presentation this evening to

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Level 3 compliance protects our community, says senior Pacific doctor

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A senior Pacific public health specialist says the call for Auckland to return to Level 3 and the rest of the county to Level 2 is essential to control the Covid-19 resurgence, especially for the Pacific community as they are the most vulnerable. Dr. Colin Tukuitonga, a senior member of the Pasifika Medical Association who

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Rugby and Netball hit by Covid-19 restrictions

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Source: RNZ Sunday’s finale to Super Rugby Aotearoa is in doubt with Auckland returning to Covid-19 Alert Level 3. The Government annnounced Tuesday night that Auckland will return to Alert Level 3 at midday Wednesday, following the discovery of four positive cases of Covid-19 in one South Auckland family. The rest of the country will

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