A new book about Pasifika youth and women in Aotearoa is now on pre-sale online. We Fit the Criteria: Plays by Louise Tu’u is the latest book from Kiwi-Samoan writer and director Louise Tu’u. The educational textbook showcases two critically acclaimed plays, Le Tauvaga/The Competition and Horses and other farm animals, with forwards by Mele […]
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Susuga Rev Karima Fai’ai delivers an Easter message of hope.
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In Hawkes Bay more than 6000 Pasifika people call home. With the country in lockdown, community leaders expect hundreds of Māori and Pasifika families to be hit hard. But this unique community is coming up with unique solutions in the face of Covid-19. Moana Makapelu Lee with this story from the region.
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Samoa is yet to register a Covid-19 case, and it is determined to keep it that way. With a State of Emergency and lockdown in place until May, it wants no repeat of the measles outbreak which decimated the community last year. Renee Kahukura Iosefa has this story.
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During lockdown this week social services are doing their best to get food to families in need. More than 150,000 children nationwide are going without access to basic needs, like fresh fruit and vegetables, and 1 in 4 of them are Pacific Islanders.
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Many of our people are finding lockdown difficult to deal with, especially as bills still need to be paid and families still need to be fed. Marama T-Pole caught up with Salvation Army’s Ronji Tanielu about dealing with financial hardship in the lockdown environment.
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We’re halfway through the Alert Level 4 lockdown and many of our Pasifika celebrities have been entertaining their followers with challenges and funny uploads. Here’s a wrap of all the best Pasifika content from the online world. TRANSITION CHALLENGE Social Media influencers Torrell Tafa and Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck have gone head to head in a battle
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One Love Festival has become one of Aotearoa’s summer staples, with people travelling from all over the world to see their favourite acts gracing the stage at the Tauranga Domain. Now, One Love Organiser Pato Alvarez is giving all of those in lockdown a chance to experience the festival from their own bubbles. Today the
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By Aroha Awarau / Pasifika Medical Association The COVID-19 testing station in Ōtara has become one of the busiest in Auckland, with large numbers from the Pacific community getting tested since the facility opened on Saturday 4 April. On its first day of operation, the site had the largest number of people tested in
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Soana Aholelei caught up with some of our Pasifika personalities in New Zealand and abroad to see how they’re adapting to a new way of living.
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