Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Over 40,000 Pacific people have received Covid-19 Support Packages

Pasifika Medical Association Group The latest data from the Pasifika Medical Association through Pasifika Futures – the Whānau Ora commissioning agency for Pacific families shows that 7,692 Covid-19 Support Packages have been delivered to families across New Zealand since the mandatory lock down was announced. A total of 7,497 families have received the packages, supporting […]

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South Auckland student’s trip to Antarctica ends in quarantine before long journey home

17-year-old A’aifou Potemani got to kayak amongst wildlife in Antarctica when he and eight other young people were selected for the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers’ Expedition. But as New Zealand went into lockdown, A’aifou and his group had to find other ways of getting home.

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$100,000 Foundation North grant to support Pasifika Futures with their Covid-19 community work

Pasifika Medical Association Group A Foundation North grant of $100,000 was made to Pasifika Futures this month to support the current Covid-19 Packages of Support that are currently being distributed to vulnerable Pacific families in Auckland. Deputy CEO of Pasifika Futures, Taulapapa Wilmason Jensen, said the majority of Pacific people live in Auckland and so, there

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Supporting the displaced Pacific community affected by border closures

There are currently multiple Pacific groups displaced in New Zealand due to the nation’s Level Four lockdown and the closures of neighbouring Pacific borders, says the Pasifika Medical Assocation through Pasifika Futures (PFL) – the Whānau Ora commissioning agency. The organisation says they have been working with their Covid-19 Support Partners across the country to

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Connecting with family around the world through fitness

With many fitness instructors and dance teachers creating online exercise classes during the Alert Level 4 lockdown, this Māngere family have instead turned to themselves and extended family to help maintain their physical health. Siblings Janelle and Theresa Augsburg, together with their cousins Jozef and Taueva Lolohea, have created a family group chat, going live

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DNA offers clues to ancient Samoan settlement and unique ancestry

Samoa experienced an exponential jump in its population around 1000 years ago, and the ancestry of contemporary Samoans is relatively unique when compared to other Pacific island groups, a new study has found. Published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of the United States of America, the study, which included Associate

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Pacific Health Plus donates care packages to 420 elderly and ill patients in Porirua

Source: PHP Pacific Health Plus (PHP), a Pacific Primary Healthcare service in Cannons Creek, in partnership with Pasifika Futures, is ensuring its most vulnerable patients get the food and personal items they need during COVID-19 lockdown. Lee Pearce, Director of Pacific Health Plus, explains that many of PHP’s patients are elderly or vulnerable. “They rely

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