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![Celebrated Pacific author charged with murder of fellow writer in Samoa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Celebrated Pacific author charged with murder of fellow writer in Samoa
Preliminary findings showed the victim suffered multiple stab wounds.
![Opinion: Why I started learning the language of my Samoan forefathers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Why I started learning the language of my Samoan forefathers
Not understanding my mother tongue made me feel deprived and like I was missing out.
![Opinion: Children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the brunt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the brunt
OPINION: Ditching free flu vaccines will likely wipe out the recent gains in uptake.
![Newsreader Niva Retimanu on defying labels and dealing with grief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Newsreader Niva Retimanu on defying labels and dealing with grief
'Once there are hurdles or I put a block there, then I’m never going to succeed.'
![Young Rotuman-Kiwis urged to learn the language](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Young Rotuman-Kiwis urged to learn the language
The United Nations lists Rotuman as one of the most endangered languages in the world.
![Ministerial delegation to spend more time in Vanuatu ahead of final leg](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ministerial delegation to spend more time in Vanuatu ahead of final leg
The Government has announced a total of $15.5m for climate change and policing in Vanuatu.
!['Disgraceful': Principal disgusted after young student called racial slur after rugby game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Disgraceful': Principal disgusted after young student called racial slur after rugby game
The student was in tears after being subjected to the unprovoked attack.
![Deputy PM Winston Peters announces multi-million dollar solar upgrade in PNG](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Deputy PM Winston Peters announces multi-million dollar solar upgrade in PNG
Deputy PM Winston Peters leads a whirl-wind trip around Melanesia and Tuvalu this week.
!['Cherish every moment with your mum...one day those moments become memories'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Cherish every moment with your mum...one day those moments become memories'
My first Mother’s Day without my mum - a daughter’s tribute.
![Is diversity shrinking within the media landscape?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Is diversity shrinking within the media landscape?
A programme promised to transform our newsrooms. Then the media landscape shrank.
!['That kid was never, ever sick': Hastings teenager dies in sleep on holiday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'That kid was never, ever sick': Hastings teenager dies in sleep on holiday
Grieving family needs funds to bring son's body home.
![David Seymour wants to stop 'lazily' categorising people by race](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
David Seymour wants to stop 'lazily' categorising people by race
The Act leader rails against 'lazily looking at everyone through the lens of race'.
!['I get off the plane and feel at home': John Campbell on his Samoan chief title](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'I get off the plane and feel at home': John Campbell on his Samoan chief title
He is John Campbell, the journalist, and also Toleafoa John, the Samoan matai.
![Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?
ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.
![AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts
The woman was shopping at a Rotorua New World when she was asked to leave the store.
![Desperate families pawn off priceless cultural treasures for quick buck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Desperate families pawn off priceless cultural treasures for quick buck
In Polynesia, tapa cloth and fine mats handed down generations can be worth thousands.
![Parliament shock: Act, NZ First side with opposition as Nats vote against bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Parliament shock: Act, NZ First side with opposition as Nats vote against bill
Act and NZ First have helped the Green Party bill get to select committee.
![Yolande Ah Chong, 55, remembered for championing Pacific communities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Yolande Ah Chong, 55, remembered for championing Pacific communities
The broadcaster was known for her bubbly personality, humour and passion to help Pasifika.
![Editorial: Comparing Pasifika and Māori university spaces to Ku Klux Klan disrespectful](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: Comparing Pasifika and Māori university spaces to Ku Klux Klan disrespectful
OPINION: The sign could've been worded better, but the space is not the problem.
![Constable Gerard Pambuai: A voice of Papua New Guinea Pidgin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Constable Gerard Pambuai: A voice of Papua New Guinea Pidgin
Gerard Pambuai's children know when mum is serious - she starts speaking another language.
![Government cuts will hit Pasifika communities hard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Government cuts will hit Pasifika communities hard
Spending at the Ministry for Pacific Peoples will be slashed by 40 per cent.