30 JAN 2018
The next generation of Mate Ma’a Tonga players step up
The Mate Ma'a Tonga World Cup campaign's rippling effect continued over the weekend with the Under-16 Mate Ma'a Tonga NZ team taking out the Pasifika Youth Cup.
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30 JAN 2018
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Brooke Fraser wins her first Grammy Award
Pacific musicians are celebrating Brooke Fraser's Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music.
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30 JAN 2018
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Prayer vigil for Kiribati passengers missing at sea
The Kiribati community in Hamilton plans to hold a prayer vigil this weekend to remember passengers still missing at sea, after 11 days at sea.
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30 JAN 2018
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Opposition says abolishing Public Service Targets flawed
Former Minister for Pacific Peoples Alfred Ngaro says the government's plan to abolish the Public Service Targets set in place by the previous government is flawed.
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30 JAN 2018
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Group protests Parliament to bring back Jesus
A Christian protest group will gather outside Parliament this afternoon to pray to reinstate mention of Jesus in the Parliamentary prayer.
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26 JAN 2018
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Rainbow community farewells Samoan fa'afine advocate
Tributes continue to flow for the President of the Samoa Fa'afafine Association, So'oalo Roger Stanley, who died last Friday.
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26 JAN 2018
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Cook Islands leading the way in vector control
Operation mosquito and regular health inspections and a healthy inter-island rivalry in the Cook Islands have kept vector-borne diseases such as chikungunya and zika at bay.
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26 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Housing redevelopments in Tāmaki to continue under new government
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says urban renewal projects like the Tamaki Regeneration Company in the Auckland suburbs of Tāmaki and Panmure will continue.
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26 JAN 2018
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Former diplomat to represent Niue at Commonwealth Games
Former Wellington Mayor Mark Blumsky is heading to Australia's Gold Coast next month as part of Niue's bowling team for the Commonwealth Games.
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26 JAN 2018
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Pacific people shouldn't turn a blind eye to poor-quality education
A Samoan film-director and actress says Pacific people need to speak out when Pacific education providers aren't up to standard.
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25 JAN 2018
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Story-telling in Sydney used to teach the Tongan language
A community group in Sydney, Australia is using story-telling and music to teach the Tongan language and culture to children.
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25 JAN 2018
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Record sales for Parker vs. Joshua
Records are breaking ahead of the Joseph Parker and Anthony Joshua heavyweight unification fight in April.
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25 JAN 2018
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Sundance rolls out red carpet for Kiribati documentary
A documentary of former Kiribati President Anote Tong's attempts to save his country from climate change, is gaining rave reviews in the United States after its world premiere at the Sundance International Film Festival.
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24 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Brown Buttabean bootcamp draws big crowd in Niue
Niueans packed out the first Brown Buttabean bootcamp over the weekend as the Buttabean Motivational Movement spreads across the Pacific.
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24 JAN 2018
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Pacific experts join mental health inquiry team
Mental health specialist Dr. Jemaima Tiatia-Seath and Christchurch youth advocate Josiah Tualamali'i will be part of a team tasked by the government to conduct a nationwide inquiry into mental health and addiction services.
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23 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Cook Island environmentalists to help integrate climate change into all school subjects
An environmental organisation in the Cook Islands will be working alongside teachers to help integrate climate change into all subjects, in an effort to teach students that climate change affects everything around them.
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22 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Tonga's topless flag-bearer qualifies for Winter Olympics
Tonga's topless flag-bearer from the 2016 Rio Olympics has finally qualified for this year's Winter Olympics after failing to in the past couple of weeks.
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22 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Minister pushing for more Pacific success
The Minister for Pacific Peoples shared his vision and hopes for the Pacific community in Aotearoa for 2018 at an inaugural prayer breakfast in South Auckland over the weekend.
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22 JAN 2018
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Wellington celebrates the Pacific
Wellington celebrated the Pacific on the weekend at their annual Pasifika Festival.
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19 JAN 2018
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expecting first child in June
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford addressed a full media corp outside their home in Auckland this afternoon, announcing they were expecting their first baby in June.
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19 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Baby on the way for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Another first for New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took to Twitter this this morning and announced that she and her partner Clarke Gayford are expecting their first child in June.
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18 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Psychologist says there's more to mental health than just health
Psychologists are supporting the call for an urgent review of mental health and addiction services in the country.
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18 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News, In The Studio,
Leaders day to encourage friendly competition at Polyfest
Preparations are underway for this year's ASB Polyfest, with the inaugural Leaders Day set to take place next week.
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17 JAN 2018
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Joseph Parker admits he felt uncomfortable in the build-up to AJ
Lupesoliai La'auli Joseph Parker admits that he hasn't been himself while trying to promote his unification title fight against Anthony Joshua.
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17 JAN 2018
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Tuvalu high school wins international environmental award
Motufoua Secondary School in Tuvalu has won an international award for its programme involving the use of renewable energy, rainwater collection and re-use, waste recycling and sustainable food production.
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17 JAN 2018
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Youth leaders voice Pacific issues at Hawai'i conference
Twenty six emerging leaders from around the country, the Pacific, Australia and the United States are attending a three-day Young Pacific Leaders Conference beginning in Hawaii today.
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17 JAN 2018
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Rhythm returns for Samoan dancer
Internationally-recognised Samoan contemporary dancer Aloalii Tapu will be back onstage next week for the first time in a year.
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17 JAN 2018
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Church leaders pushing for Manus refugees to resettle in NZ
Church leaders across the country are calling for refugees and asylum seekers trapped on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island to be brought to New Zealand.
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16 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News, In The Studio,
Pacific journalist helping Pacific and Māori with public speaking
A new cross-cultural communications course is not only teaching Pākeha how to engage with Pacific and Māori communities, but also teaching the basics of public speaking.
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16 JAN 2018
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Tongan flag-bearer struggles to qualify for Winter Olympics
Tongan-Australian athlete Pita Taufatofua, who made world headlines as the flag bearer for Tonga at the 2016 Rio Olympics, may have missed his last chance to qualify for this year's winter Olympics as a cross-country skier.
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16 JAN 2018
Posted in Pacific Radio News
Conservationist concerned for depopulation in the Cook Islands
A Cook Islands conservationist is concerned depopulation is rapidly turning the outer islands into ghost towns.
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16 JAN 2018
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Manus Island refugee hopes to resettle in NZ and pursue kickboxing dream
A former Pakistani kickboxing champion is pinning his hopes on a future in New Zealand and the chance to pursue the sport he loves.
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16 JAN 2018
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AJ wasting no time in preparation for Parker
Anthony Joshua says his training camp is already underway for his next fight against Joseph Parker.
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15 JAN 2018
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Samoan women stand in local government elections
Two Samoan women are standing in council by-elections in Hamilton and Auckland.
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