After 20 years on Auckland’s Event Calendar – Pasifika festival is making some changes. As well as giving the cultural event a new universal look; the festival will take place over two days. But as Tagaloatele Osone Okesene reports, the organisers have some problems.
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It was a week of celebrations for the Tongan community with the Matala Festival. The festival showcased contemporary dance, poetry, visual arts and a Tongan play. Vea Mafileo brings us Suli Moa, a Tongan with a passion for stories.
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Samoans in Auckland are mourning the death of one its community stalwarts. Sala Sally Newsham passed away. Sally had a career in Pacific broadcasting and was the force behind the Miss Samoa New Zealand pageant from 1994 to 2010, she was 64-years-old
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The International Cricket Council in Samoa played host to the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League division eight. Amongst the competition were teams from Ghana, Suriname and Norway. Nikki Si’ulepa got amongst the action.
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Artist Fatu Feu’u is a pioneer in the Pacific arts with work spanning more than two decades. It is no surprise that a new book has been published covering his life and work.
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In this instalment of Inspiring Islanders we take a look at the ground breaking work of young Samoan scientist Donna-Rose Addis.
Inspiring Islanders — Samoan scientist Donna-Rose Addis Read More »
We continue with our series of Inspiring Islanders now, and in this three part profile Lisa Taouma looks at a trio of visionary artists from completely different genres making waves on the art scene in Aotearoa. Their work was seen together for the first time in the exhibition Tolu Lima.
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Two inspiring Samoan writers targeting the Pasifika audience, one with tales of folk law and the other of helping to teach our young Pacific children with picture books they can relate too. Soana K-Aholelei went to check it out.
Book Review – Telesa and The Navigator series Read More »
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