Watch the podcast on YouTube Or listen on Spotify Main article Samoan academic Wanda Ieremia-Allan is a PhD candidate in the Pacific and Indigenous Studies programmes at the University…
Month: May 2022
SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music Appoints Samoan Broadcaster as Moana Pacific Musics Specialist
Samoan broadcaster and communications specialist Tau’ili’ili Alpha Maiava has been appointed as the Moana Pacific Musics Specialist at SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, Toi te Arapūoru. Tau’ili’ili is tasked…
Flights From Australia, New Zealand and Fortnightly Flights from Fiji to Samoa to Resume in June
Flights From Australia, New Zealand and fortnightly flights from Fiji to Samoa will resume in June. Samoa will open its national borders to everyone on August 1 2022. From this…
NZ and Samoa Based/Owned Media Company Wins Samoa’s 60th Independence Logo and Theme Competition
Samoa owned broadcasting and production company based in NZ and Samoa, Bluwave, has won the competition to create the Independent State of Samoa’s new logo and theme to mark the…
University of Auckland Signs MoU with Fiji National University
The University of Auckland and the Fiji National University (FNU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at paving the way for greater academic cooperation. Its aim is to facilitate…
Youth Health Support Group in Papua New Guinea Tackles Issue of Physical and Sexual Violence
A health support group in Papua New Guinea are hoping to cut physical and sexual violence through their outreach work in schools and communities across East New Britain. The Spotlight…
Samoa 2021 Oceania Senior Weightlifting Champions Presented With Medals at Special Ceremony
The Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee celebrated their athletes tonight in a special medal ceremony held at the Faleata Sports complex for the winners of the 2021…
Former Auckland Local Board Chair Sworn in as 11th Labour Pacific Caucus MP
The New Zealand Labour Party welcomed Lemauga Lydia Sosene who was sworn in at Parliament and took the oath of allegiance in Te Reo Maori and in the Samoan language…
NZ Poll Released on World Press Freedom Day Suggests Government Media Funding Threatens Independence
A poll released today, World Press Freedom Day, by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union suggests the majority of New Zealanders believe that government funding for private media companies undermines media…