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January 2022

Fund helps achieve Pacific prosperity

31 January 2022

(Picture caption: The New Zealand Folaha Society of Development held vaccination drives with assistance from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples’ COVID-19 Community Fund.

Rebuilding Tonga one car wash at a time

31 January 2022

(Picture caption: Community members of all ages get to work to raise funds for the Tonga relief effort.

Cultural values integral to teaching

31 January 2022

In 2019, Joyce Turu Ieremia (pictured) made the difficult decision to leave her aiga, and move to New Zealand on her own, to pursue her passion to study Education.

Prime Minister’s Award is a family achievement

24 January 2022

If Janah Iulia Autagavaia had her way, she would have engraved the names of her grandparents, aunties, uncles and parents on the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award (PMPYA) she won…

Success reflects regional perspective

24 January 2022

Luna-Rossa Lomitusi-Ape’s (pictured) upbringing spans across the Pacific, and family in both Samoa and New Zealand are overjoyed with her success at the 2021 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards (PMPYA).

Fono helps keep Tongan community informed

24 January 2022

(Picture caption: Ahead of the fono, Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern speaks with Tonga’s Prime Minister Hon Hu’akavameiliku and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon Fekitamoeloa ‘Utoikamanu at the New…

Online and empowered

17 January 2022

In the past two years, Sarah Colcord (pictured) has worked tirelessly to bridge the digital divide in Aotearoa and empower small Kiwi businesses, and all from her bedroom in Manurewa.

Small changes have long-lasting impact

17 January 2022

Moana Kaori Yasumitsu Tsujido (pictured) says everything she has achieved to date reflects her grandparent’s love and perseverance.

Protecting our children from COVID-19

17 January 2022

As New Zealand prepares to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to children, a leading Paediatrician says it is vital Pacific voices are heard and needs met.

Aotearoa New Zealand stands ready to assist people of Tonga

17 January 2022

The thoughts of New Zealanders are with the people of Tonga following Saturday's undersea volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami waves, Foreign Affairs Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta says.

Pacific people shine in New Year’s Honours

10 January 2022

Prominent Pacific health champion Faumuina Professor Fa’afetai Sopoaga (pictured) has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year’s Honours list.

Pacific identity at forefront of changing world

10 January 2022

As the world evolves rapidly around him and his peers, Ezekiel Fiso (pictured) has a vision of cultivating environments where Pacific youth feel safe to be themselves.

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