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March 2020

COVID-19 and staying in touch with older Pacific peoples

29 March 2020

Loneliness, isolation, anxiety and fear among New Zealand’s Pacific elderly population are just some of the challenges Treasuring Older Adults (TOA) Pacific Inc. is tackling during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Pacific innovation showcased in STEM fields

29 March 2020

While studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) at the University of Auckland, 22-year-old Jalesi Jeff Nakarawa has realised Pacific people bring a unique perspective – and solutions - to engineering…

MSD response to COVID-19

29 March 2020

During the COVID-19 lockdown, the Ministry for Pacific Peoples’ (MPP) priority is to keep Pacific communities in New Zealand safe, aware, educated and informed.

Support for Pacific organisations and leaders

24 March 2020

We are facing unprecedented circumstances; COVID-19 is challenging all of us and changing our way of living and working.

STEM pathway is no place for self-doubt

22 March 2020

Filomena (Mena) Vaimasenuu-Welford says from her experience, self-doubt and the sense of inadequacy which can cloud a minority student’s university journey can become overwhelming.

MPP’s response to COVID-19

22 March 2020

COVID-19 is hitting our world, nation and communities hard.

Science and faith and preventing the spread of COVID-19

22 March 2020

Northern District Health Boards and Pacific church leaders have joined forces to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within Pacific communities in Aotearoa.

Pacific perspective valued in STEM problem solving

15 March 2020

Civil and Environmental engineering student Aisea Fanamanu believes seeing more brown faces in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields, Pacific students will find it easier to envision themselves on the…

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) update

15 March 2020

There are currently outbreaks of a new disease called COVID-19.

With continued vigilance the chance of widespread community outbreak is expected to remain low.

Pacific Trust Otago natural fit for Tupu Aotearoa

15 March 2020

Improving the wellbeing of Pacific people is at the heart of Pacific Trust Otago’s (PTO) decision to become a Service Provider for Tupu Aotearoa.

Planting seeds to grow STEM

8 March 2020

The Auckland-based Good Seed Trust and the Pacific communities it works with is starting to reap the harvest of its hard work in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) space.

2020 begins a new decade for Pacific languages

8 March 2020

The 2020 Pacific Language Weeks begins a new decade of magnifying the value and competitive advantage Pacific languages and bilingualism brings to the Pacific communities of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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