COVID-19 has impacted New Zealand’s Pacific community in its entirety. Being unable to gather to farewell loved ones at funerals and tangihanga is one aspect which is proving particularly challenging for Pacific communities. Read more
Every weekend, Pakilau Manase Lua attends his village kalapu faikava in Onehunga. This is all changed of course, when New Zealand reached alert level four in its response to the COVID-19 situation and a four-week lockdown was enforced. Read more
Organisations around New Zealand have sprung into action to support Pacific communities during this unprecedented COVID-19 lockdown. Read more