Pacific2Nations: Spreading the gospel the Pacific way
Church leaders are banding together to boost the numbers of Pasifika Christian missionaries serving around the globe.
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Tagata Pasifika pays tribute to former Samoa rugby captain Papali’itele Peter Fatialofa
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.
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Village Kings competition growing Samoan rugby in Wellington
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.
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TAGATA PASIFIKA: Samoan mother with brittle bone disease struggles to look after her baby
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
Tagata Pasifika Community Notices – 31 October 2013
Deadline for notices each week is 10am Wednesday
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The launch of a new Pacific virtual Island – Coconet.
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.
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First Fijian elected as a local body councillor in New Zealand
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.
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Tokelau Language Week: The art of the pa
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.
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NZ Tax woes for Cook Island pensioners
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
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Mobile truck shops target vulnerable families in South Auckland
Mobile trucks – it’s not hard to spot them driving around in kiwi neighbourhoods Auckland, Whangarei, Rotorua and Hastings. Their supporters say they are convenient but the critics say they are selling to vulnerable families. John Pulu has more…
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