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Month: February 2022
Tonga Cable Fixed – Kingdom Back Online
Digicel Tonga CEO Anthony Seuseu announced yesterday that all its customers are now reconnected to the outside world as data connectivity has been restored in the main island of Tongatapu…
2522 new Community Cases as RAT Tests Available at all Auckland Testing Stations From Tomorrow
From Monday morning, Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will be made available at all Auckland testing sites to those who fit the appropriate clinical criteria. The testing site will determine which…
Perspective: Did my Brown Skin and Pacific Surname Impact my Postpartum Treatment? Elissa Baledrokadroka Johnson
By Elissa Baledrokadroka Nothing could prepare me for the birth of my son or our postpartum care at Auckland City Hospital in November 2021 (Auckland was still in lock down).…
NZ Changes COVID-19 Entry Criteria for Travellers From Tonga Starting Tomorrow
Director General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield has today announced changes for travellers from Tonga due to increasing COVID-19 cases. Dr. Bloomfield says Tonga does not currently meet criteria to…
Health Experts Deployed to Kiribati and Tonga to Assist With COVID-19 Response
The Pacific Community (SPC) deployed a team of health experts from the Public Health Division to support requests made by Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), to assist with its…
Pasifika Author Winner of Women of Influence Awards for Arts & Culture 2021
Qiane Matata-Sipu, creator of NUKU, has won the Arts & Culture section of the 2021 Women of Influence Awards. Of Cook Islands heritage Qiane is an advocate, photographer, media specialist and…
Podcast: Daniel Faitaua First Pasifika Kiwi President of Foreign Press Association in London “Give Anything A Go”
Daniel Faitaua has reached another milestone in his career as not only the first Pasifika TVNZ European correspondent based in London, but now the first Kiwi Pasifika president of the…
Tuvalu Politician who Delivered COP26 Speech in Seawater Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Tuvalu Minister for Justice, Communication, Foreign Affairs and advocate for his work raising awareness around the impact of climate in particular for his island home, has been nominated for the…
New Zealand Donates More COVID-19 Vaccines to Tonga and Samoa
New Zealand has extended its COVID-19 support to the Pacific region by donating additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Associate Health Minister Aupito William…
Perspective: It’s Okay To Be Vulnerable – Dr. Angie Enoka
By Dr. Angie Enoka I never thought I would cry in a leadership programme. Tears had nothing to do with me being a fa’afafine (transgender woman) pouring my life story…
Breast Cancer Deadlier for Pasifika, Māori and Young Women Despite Improvements in Survival Rates
Breast cancer remains deadlier for Pasifika, Maori and young women according to the first ever report released yesterday on World Cancer Day by Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. Data from Te…