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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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The Great War killed nearly 17 thousand Kiwis – what is now known is that many of our Pacific soldiers took up arms to fight for the Empire within the NZ forces. Cook Islands Soldiers were honored in Parliament for their contribution to World War One – Cook Islands NZ Member of Parliament, MP Alfred
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Wounded in the battle of Somme, Samoan soldier William Stowers, wrote a touching letter to Louis, one of his two brothers still fighting on the front line (World War I).
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In World War II many Pacific Island soldiers joined the famous 28th Maori Battalion. In 1997, Tagata Pasifika interviewed two World War II veterans – the late Jimmy O’Dwyer (Samoa) and the late Eric Henry (Cook Islands) – here are the stories of two Pacific heroes.
Anzac Special – The late Jimmy O’Dwyer and Eric Henry – Pacific Heroes Read More »
We have a new line up of finalists for this years 11th Annual Vodafone Pacific Music Awards…so we sent our music guy John Pulu to find out whos on the list
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