Pasifika Day concerns; Cook Islands ban on purse seine net fishing; Women In Business Director wins award; Popular Samoan Language course; Samoa preps for junior Rugby World Cup
Tagata Pasifika Pacific News 02 May 2015 Read More »
He’s one of the biggest names in Japanese Pro Wrestling, and he’s wanting other Polynesians to tag along.
Toks Fale – Pro Wrestling Superstar Read More »
A new study’s revealed a father’s involvement in their child’s life will help reduce potential behavioral issues. The Pacific Islands Family Study looked at 1200 Pacific children in Auckland, and found nearly 30-percent had borderline behavioral problems. We have Nick Tuitasi who is the Pacific Engagement Adviser to Te Wananga O Aotearoa to discuss more.
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It’s not every day you turn 80 and for Tuvaluan Phallo Haulangi it’s a milestone he celebrates at the local marae. He’s an integral part of the Te Kaha community on the east coast of the north island of Aotearoa. he’s a retired school teacher and an Anglican minister for the local parish.
Capturing the milestone of 80 years of life for Te Kaha’s Tuvaluan son Phallo Haulangi. Read More »
Anzac Special Cook Islands WW1 descendants pay their respects at Parliament; Art Exhibition ‘Kau Ei Panu Mutukore’; Should Pasifika Day move South?; “Tamatoa” – a play inspired by Cook Islands soldiers in World War I opens tonight.
Tagata Pasifika News 25 April 2015 Read More »
Malaya and Vietnam War Veteran and former Premier of Niue, Sani Lakatani, joins Victoria University academic Saui’a Louise Matai’a-Milo and former Diplomat, Historian and Poet, Leilani Tamu to discuss what Anzac Day means and the lessons we can draw from World Conflict.
Anzac Special – Lessons of War Read More »
Pacific Vietnam War Veterans served faithfully but came home to a hostile anti-war NZ public – they would have to wait decades for recognition. Have they finally been given the recognition they deserve?
During the World Wars some Tongans and Samoans were interned in Somes Island, near Wellington. It’s hard to believe that Pacific people were treated in this way – we explain what happened
Anzac Special – Pacific Islanders interned on Somes Island Read More »
Tongan born Gustav Guttenbeil was interned in Somes Island during World War II, leaving his wife and family to fend for themselves. In a desperate bid to return to Tonga, he wrote to the New Zealand Government – here’s his heartfelt letter.
Anzac Special – Gustav Guttenbeil’s desperate plea Read More »
In the lead up to the First World War, Britain asked her colony New Zealand to capture German controlled Samoa, in a bid for control of the Pacific. This was New Zealand’s first Act of War and led to the entangling of the two nations – Entangled Islands.
Anzac Special – New Zealand’s First Act of War Read More »
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