Pasifika Power Up is a joint venture between the Ministries of Education & Pacific Islands affairs to try and improve the success rate of Pacific Students at NCEA levels 1-3.
Pacific communities gearing up to raise NCEA results Read More »
Church leaders are banding together to boost the numbers of Pasifika Christian missionaries serving around the globe.
Pacific2Nations: Spreading the gospel the Pacific way Read More »
The Pasifika community’s in mourning after the sudden death of former Samoa rugby captain Papali’itele Peter Fatialofa in Samoa this week. The 54 year old likeable rugby icon died of a heart attack early on Wednesday morning.
Tagata Pasifika pays tribute to former Samoa rugby captain Papali’itele Peter Fatialofa Read More »
The capital is home to many Samoan sports stars including Ma’a Nonu, Julian Savea and the All Black’s first Pacific island captain – Tana Umaga. Now a new Samoa rugby tournament called “village kings” is helping to grow the next generation of Samoan rugby stars.
Village Kings competition growing Samoan rugby in Wellington Read More »
Luisa Saupo is around a metre tall and has brittle bone disease. She found out last year she is expecting her first child and travelled to New Zealand to give birth. She is torn between giving up her baby for her mother to raise or returning to Samoa where it will be a struggle for
Deadline for notices each week is 10am Wednesday
Tagata Pasifika Community Notices – 31 October 2013 Read More »
To the world wide web – where a new virtual island has popped up claiming to keep all Pasifika people from around the world connected. Tagata Pasifika went along to the Coconet.tv launch.
The launch of a new Pacific virtual Island – Coconet. Read More »
Frances Campbell has called Tokoroa home for the past 47 years. The Fijian mother, grandmother and great grandmother has dedicated her life to her family, church, to her community and more recently local politics.
First Fijian elected as a local body councillor in New Zealand Read More »
This week we celebrate Tokelau language week by talking to carvers of pa, made from the beautiful mother of pearl shell. The pa pendant is a symbol of identity for Tokelauans and we speak to a family of pa carvers in Whangaparoa.
Tokelau Language Week: The art of the pa Read More »
A big group of pensioners living in the Cook Islands are taking on the government there after being back-taxed on their New Zealand pension. The group Grey Power are protesting the charges but the Cook Islands government says they have to pay tax like everyone else
NZ Tax woes for Cook Island pensioners Read More »
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