Category: Pasifika Women

Pasifika PhD researcher from the University of Auckland Dr. Serena Naepi is one of 11 researchers awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship. Of Fijian heritage Dr. Naepi’s research is titled Planning for change:…

Pasifika Women Among Finalists in Women of Influence Awards 2021

Pasifika women are being celebrating as part of the annual Women of Influence Awards 2021. There are 10 categories for the awards that recognise the achievement of women in various…

Pasifika Curator Appointed to Arts Council of New Zealand

Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage, Carmel Sepuloni, has announced the appointment of new board members to the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa – Creative New Zealand’s governing…

Lise Hope-Suveinakama: Tokelau Language, Vaccines, Business, and Keeping the Faith

Watch the podcast on Youtube Or listen on Spotify Main Article Faith is a guiding light for Lise Hope-Suveinakama in a journey that began in Tokelau, then a move to…

Gesa Luamanu Heads Te Rito Journalism Training Programme for Māori and Pasifika

With an impressive and extensive corporate media background with more that 10 years in senior content, production, and management at Sky TV, Gesa Luamanu has hit the ground running in…

Rev. Alofa Lale National President P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A Women’s Org. From Local, National to Global Voice at UN

View the podcast interview on YouTube Or click here to listen on Spotify Main Article The largest Pasifika women’s non-government organisation (NGO) in New Zealand has gone from local, national…

Polynesian Panther Dr. Melani Anae Appointed to Inquiry Into Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques

The Government has appointed four additional members to Kāpuia, the Ministerial Advisory Group on the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques. Dr.…

Government Reaches Target for Women on Public Sector Boards and Committees

Minister for Women Jan Tinetti, Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio, and Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities, Priyanca Radhakrishnan announced that the government has achieved its target…

Dunedin’s Reverend Alofa Lale Takes the Helm of Women’s Organisation P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A. Inc.

President of the Dunedin Central Branch for P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A. Inc. Reverend Alofa Lale has been elected as the new national President this evening. Rev. Lale takes over from Tofilau Bernadette Pereira…

Chair of Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board on Leadership, Council and a Voice in South Auckland

Listen to the podcast highlights on YouTube Or listen to the full podcast on Spotify Main article While the decision to step into the political landscape was not the first…

Cook Islands Academic From Tokoroa to Hamilton Pursuing Excellence in Education

Listen to the podcast highlights on Youtube Listen to the full podcast on Spotify Main article Supporting students to find the why when deciding on a course of study…

Pasifika Broadcast Journalist Appointed to Governance Group to Work on Public Media Entity

Award winning Broadcast Journalist and Filmmaker Sandra Kailahi is one of eight experts appointed to a Governance Group to lead the next phase of work on a potential new public…

Tongan Labour MP on Language, Housing, Serving Communities in Parliament