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Waikato University has Highest Proportion of Pasifika and Māori
Māori and Pacific students now make up over 35% of the University of Waikato student body, the highest proportion of all New Zealand universities. Full time equivalent Māori student numbers…
Niue to Resume Quarantine-Free Travel to New Zealand
In a joint statement Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and Premier of Niue Dalton Tagelagi announced passengers from Niue can resume quarantine-free travel into New Zealand on Wednesday 24 March NZT…
No new Community Cases as Auckland Back at Level 1
There are no new COVID-19 cases in the community. There is one new positive case in managed isolation to report today. This comes after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Auckland…
NZ Ministry of Health Pacific Team Researches Impact of COVID-19 on South Auckland Pasifika
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health Pacific team has released results of a survey it conducted with Colmar Brunton to understand the impact of COVID-19 on Pasifika communities. This is a…
NZ Vaccination Rollout Plan Announced With Vaccination Clinic up and Running
The New Zealand Government has announced its COVID-19 vaccination rollout plan and a schedule to provide free vaccines to everyone in New Zealand. The announcement comes a day after the…
Pacific Education Big Winner in Funding Announcement
12 million dollars will be available for Pacific learners and families through the Pacific Education Support Fund and Innovation Funds announced today. Associate Minister of Education Aupito William Sio says…
Auckland Pasifika Festival Postponed to April with new Venue Announced
The iconic Auckland Pasifika Festival that has been running for almost 30 years has been postponed following the Government’s announcement yesterday that Auckland will remain in Alert Level 2 until…
Dr. Colin Tukuitoga Talks COVID, the Impact on Health, Education, and Festivals
Listen to the Podcast highlights on Youtube: Or listen to the full Podcast on Spotify: Main Article “Profound”, is how a leading Pacific health expert would describe the past year…
COVID-19 Auckland to Return to Level 2 Rest of the Country Level 1 6 am Sunday
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has briefed media this afternoon announcing the COVID Alert Level change for Auckland. Auckland is currently at Alert Level 3 for seven days. As of Sunday…
Tsunami Activity Cancelled
The National Advisory issued following this morning’s earthquakes near the KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION is cancelled. The advice from GNS Science, based on ocean observations, is that the Beach and Marine…
Tsunami Warning Downgraded
Civil Defense has further downgraded the Tsunami threat level. All people who evacuated can now return. The advice remains, for all areas under Beach and Marine threat, to stay off…
Tsunami Warning for NZ Coastal Areas Following Magnitude 8.1 Kermadec Earthquake
The latest National Emergency Management Agency Civil Defence tsunami warning for New Zealand, coastal inundation (flooding of land areas) is expected on the West Coast of the North Island from…
Concerns Over Lack of Pacific Voice for Pharmac Review
The president of the Pacific Pharmacists’ Association has expressed disappointment at the lack of a Pacific voice with the upcoming Pharmac review, given one of the issues to be addressed…
Pacific Islands Forum says don’t use COVID-19 as Delay on Climate Action
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Dame Meg Taylor urges countries not to use COVID-19 as a reason to delay climate action and the submission of their revised NDC targets. Her…
16th Parliament of Samoa Dissolved Ahead of April General Election
Samoa Head of State, Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II was present for the final ceremony for the Dissolution of the 16th Parliament of the Independent state of Samoa this morning and…
NZ Pacific MPs Urged to Support Liveable Incomes
A spokesperson for Auckland Action Against Poverty wants all Pacific MPs in Parliament to support the call for Liveable Incomes. Agnes Magele says many of the children and families living in…
Auckland Returns to Level 3 for Seven Days Rest of NZ to Level 2
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield addressed media late this evening regarding a case of COVID-19 confirmed earlier in the evening. Prime Minister Ardern…
Final RSE Scheme Workers from Samoa Arrive in New Zealand
Air New Zealand announced 150 seasonal workers from Samoa who are taking up employment in New Zealand for the first time since borders closed in March 2020 have arrived tonight on…
NZ Govt Housing Initiative Launches Pacific Financial Capability Grant Funding
New Zealand’s Government announced today steps in the Pacific Housing Initiative aimed at supporting Pacific people with the Pacific Financial Capability Grant and the Pacific Community Housing Provider Registration Programme. Minister for…