Former President of the New Zealand Law Society, Tiana Epati has been announced as one of 12 King’s Counsel appointed by the Attorney-General.

South Auckland’s participation in local elections is continuing to lag.

Tātou Collective, the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for Pacific peoples and Stats NZ have signed a new Whānau Ora Data Sharing Agreement.

Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced a series of appointments and reappointments to four health regulatory authorities, Midwifery Council, Nursing Council, New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board and Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand. 

Ōtara-raised barrister Ted Johnston says low voter turnout is silencing Pacific voices in Auckland’s democracy.

By Mary Afremata of Local Democracy Reporting Four new Māngere homes are giving Pacific families a life-changing step into home ownership, but a local councillor warns Auckland’s housing crisis is still overwhelming. The Ministry for Pacific Peoples marked the opening of the Penina Trust homes Coptic Place on Thursday, with Minister Dr Shane Reti attending.

A South Auckland community has pleaded with a licensing board not to approve the opening of a new bottle shop in their neighbourhood “for the sake of our rangatahi”.

Project Fetu, a partnership between the Oamaru Pacific Island Trust (OPIT) and Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Council for the manufacturing, engineering and logistics sectors, will support rural Pacific workers to complete the NZQA-recognised Digital Skills for Manufacturing micro-credential.