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The health professional is proud to have helped give Pacific people a voice.
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Changing face of Tokelau seen through the lens of Te Papa exhibition at Kiwi North
Te Papa exhibition Faka-Tokelau: Living With Change is now on display in Whangārei.
Ruby Tui reveals the day Black Ferns coach Wayne Smith was reduced to tears
"When you walk on to our bus, everybody’s dancing."
18,000 skilled workers urgently needed for logistics sector
Thousands of immigrants are needed to fill the logistics space.
Māori artist creates custom guitar for American Idol winner
Sam Mangakahia customises guitars with traditional Māori and Polynesian designs.
Triplets born within minutes of each other graduate on the same day
The brothers have an inseparable bond and support each other, but are also competitive.
Pacific Budget package invests in language, education and job opportunities
The Pacific Budget package has a strong focus on maintaining Pacific languages.
Pro wrestler-turned-comic artist Michel Mulipola heading to Northland
Michel Mulipola is known for his graphic novel Samoan Heroes and work for Marvel, Disney.
Cook Islands police officer stabbed at popular market
Local police say the man was armed with a pair of scissors.
‘Time for Truth’: Act releases Alternative Budget featuring tax cuts, prison boost
Act proposes 200 more youth justice beds be built at a cost of $500 million.
‘Sociological loonies’: Winston Peters says Police Ten 7 axed due to 'cancel culture'
He said "woke cancel culture has now overtaken any sense of reality".
Toa Samoa star Brian To'o and wife Sala Moesha expecting first child
Toa Samoa star Brian To'o and wife Sala Moesha announced their happy news last night.
Opinion: Why language is so profoundly important to me
Taieri MP Ingrid Leary shares her love of language and a special connection to Rotuma.
Learning Rotuman: 'The need to learn it is so intense for me'
Lily Rose Atu, 19, is proud to be Rotuman and is working hard to learn the language.
Watch: 'Snorkels on' - TV commentator slammed for 'unacceptable' Pacific quip
Coronation commentators' jibes about Tuvalu met with anger and disbelief.
Vanuatu tribe celebrates King's coronation island-style
Villagers in a remote island in Vanuatu have held their own coronation celebrations.
‘We stand with you’: Pacific overstayers called to speak out
Dawn raid tactics trample on Immigration NZ's "special relationship" with the community.
'It’s not just about being able to see but being able to provide again'
Former Wesley College student Dr Carole Poloso is helping to restore sight in the Pacific.
Samoan authorities investigating after infant dies hours after vaccination
Samoan officials are investigating after an infant died after a routine vaccination.
Polyfest: Celebrating 30 years of 'beautiful' Māori and Pasifika cultures
Otago Polyfest draws in upwards of 160 schools and more than 6000 performers.
'Only the hood can change the hood' - youth worker Sully Paea
"I feel like Ōtara is being held hostage by gangs," Sully Paea says.
Focus: Ministers respond to dawn raid tactics still happening
Acting PM Carmel Sepuloni and Immigration Minister Michael Wood respond to the situation of a Pasifika overstayer who was detained after a dawn raid in South Auckland last week. Video / Mark Mitchell
'I'm bringing diversity and my culture to the newsroom'
Twelve Pasifika and Māori students are hoping to diversify newsrooms around New Zealand.
'The more precise information we have, the better...response' - Pasifika health expert Sir Collin Tukuitonga
For the first time in 140 years, Auckland Uni has a new Pacific health research centre.
Making sure our children survive: Vaccine project in Pacific continues
Junior Tooma was only a month old when a deadly disease quickly took over his body.
Samoan lawyers given rare insights from Kiwi judges and attorneys
A group of judges and lawyers from New Zealand are in Samoa to offer tricks of the trade.
Proud Westie on his way to Ivy League university
Andre Fa'aoso has been accepted into one of the world's top universities: Yale.
Healthcare and aroha being choppered to rural communities
Seeing the need through a cultural lens critical to mission’s success.
Red, White and Brass: A film everyone can enjoy
"After all the waiting, we are finally getting it out. It was a massive journey.”
Family bring traditional Polynesian drink to the land of milk and honey
Tukala and Taeao Lavelua's business made an impact with the PM at their Polyfest launch.
Auckland's Pasifika Festival is in for a huge homecoming
Are you ready for Auckland's Pasifika Festival this weekend?
Paying tribute to one of Tuvalu's first RSE workers: Keith Taulealea
Paying tribute to one of Tuvalu's first RSE workers, the late Keith Taulealea.
Focus: Pasifika returns to Western Springs
Auckland’s beloved Pasifika Festival is going back to its roots this weekend, returning to Western Springs and to the village atmosphere it has long been known for. Video / NZ Herald
Hammer-wielding youths rob liquor store, teachers not done & Pasifika festival returns | Focus Morning Bulletin 17 March, 2023
Shock after primary-school kids raid liquor store, teachers threaten further strike action and the Government explores raising benefit increases in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald