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August 2021

Hard work and collaboration lead to distant goals

30 August 2021

Tupu Aotearoa clients Stanly Puapii and Tyrese Herewini-Lama flank Construction Manager and Apprentice Assessor Karney Herewini, alongside their trade tools sourced from Tupu Aotearoa, via service provider Inwork NZ (pictured).

Steering MPP's community COVID-19 response

30 August 2021

A dedicated and focused Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) Regional Partnerships team hit the ground running when New Zealand shifted once more to Alert Level 4 at 11:59pm on August…

Financial support triggered by COVID-19 resurgence

23 August 2021

Significant Government support for businesses and workers has been triggered following a rise in alert levels to combat COVID-19 in the community.

Fund aims to stimulate regional Pacific businesses

23 August 2021

The Pacific Aotearoa Regional Enterprise Fund could help you build resilience in response to the impacts of COVID-19.

Learning from home successfully

23 August 2021

The Ministry of Education website provides some helpful tips for learning from home, for Pacific families and parents.

Reconnecting New Zealanders to the world

16 August 2021

Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern has announced the Government’s framework for re-opening borders and moving to an individualised risk-based model for quarantine-free travel at a forum on Reconnecting New Zealanders…

Empowering Pacific Aotearoa to combat COVID-19

16 August 2021

The Community COVID-19 Fund has supported the Re-kava-ring Youth Project to empower South Island-based Tongans to move positively through the impacts of the pandemic.

Acknowledging Cook Islands language pioneers

9 August 2021

(Picture caption: Celebrations to honour five Cook Islands Language Champions have have taken place during the 2021 Cook Islands Language Week.

Scholarships accompany Dawn Raids apology

9 August 2021

The newly established Tuli Takes Flight Scholarships will be offered to New Zealand citizens of indigenous Pacific heritage.

Research shows significant Pacific community volunteering

9 August 2021

The Pacific Economy Research Report recognises and celebrates the contribution of Pacific communities to volunteering and unpaid work.

Community at heart of Dawn Raids delivery

9 August 2021

As the piercing sound of the karanga calling forth the Prime Minister’s party echoed from the foot of the Auckland Town Hall stairway to the Great Hall on Sunday 1…

The bind that ties Cook Islands youth to their roots

2 August 2021

Tauraki Rongo Raea (pictured, right) has made it his mission in life to entice Cook Island youth to take pride in their cultural identity, and advocate for their land if…

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