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 […]
Anzac Special – World War I and its Pacific volunteers Read More »
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).
Anzac Special – William Stowers’ letter to his brother Read More »
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
2015 Vodafone Pacific Music Awards Finalists Read More »
I, too, am Auckland is a Māori and Pasifika students initiative addressing racism at university
Racism at University Read More »
He’s known to many as the Jandal man, and he’s inspiring others to run the good race.
Andrew Fifita Lamb – Running Marathons in Jandals Read More »
Pacific Islanders more likely to suffer serious head injury Zero Hour contracts affecting Pacific Island workers; Future Streets in South Auckland; 500 Cook Islands Soldiers Exhibition; Tongan Olympic Swimmer gives back to the community
Tagata Pasifika Pacific News 18 April 2015 Read More »
Accelerating Auckland has set up a digital boot camps known as Geek Camps to help underserved communities tap into the digital world and create a platform for the future. Young digital whiz kids attend a Geek Camp in Mangere to help leave their digital print for the future
Digital Camps of the future Read More »
West Papua is a land rich with resources, they have the world’s largest gold mine, rain forests and lots of land. For more than 50 years they’ve been under Indonesian rule and their struggle for independence has been kept undercover until now ….and to talk about this on this week’s Talanoa segment, we look their
He’s a boy from the hood making a difference. Detective Sergeant Rob Lemoto is the new face of New Zealand’s Best Reality Series 2014 – Police Ten 7. We caught up with the detective while making his rounds here in Auckland.
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