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

Ways to cope during New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown

New Zealanders are locked down in their homes for the next four weeks to slow the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Some fear Pasifika families will struggle more than others as many will face job losses and will need additional help like food parcels.

Our reporter John Pulu interviewed Tupetoa Ronji Tanielu from the Salvation Army NZ.

Check your entitlements:
Work and Income: https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/eligibility/emergencies/2020/coronavirus.html

Ministry for Social Development: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/newsroom/2020/covid-19/index.html

Whānau Ora Covid 19 Support Partners: http://pasifikafutures.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PFL-COVID-19-Whanau-Ora-Support-Partners_01_01.pdf

Salvation Army

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How a Tongan household of 10 are coping during COVID-19

By Aroha Awarau for the Pasifika Medical Assocation As a child growing up in Tonga, mother-of-12 Ivoni Fuimaono was haunted by the stories her great-grandfather would tell her about surviving the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic which infected most of the population and killed two thousand people. Learning from the horrors of the past, Ivoni is

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Niu Tide owners optimistic in the face of Covid-19

Across all sectors and industries, the consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak have been felt deeply. Many of our small business owners who have spent months and years building their entrepreneurial dreams have begun to assess how their efforts will be affected in the midst of this. Mahu and Mark Anderson are two Pacific accessory designers

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