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Financial support triggered by COVID-19 resurgence

08 April 2022

Significant Government support for businesses and workers has been triggered following a rise in alert levels to combat COVID-19 in the community.
The Government decided to move to Alert Level 4 for Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula starting at 11.59pm on Tuesday for seven days, as a result of a…
Literature paints picture of Niue

05 April 2022

Academic Dr Jessica Pasisi and Niue language advocate says writing about Niue and in vagahau Niue is an important tool and should sit alongside the many aspects of Niue cosmology which contribute to the Pacific nation’s language and culture.
“As an academic, I’m drawn to literary landscapes,” Jessi…
Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill submissions closing soon

05 April 2022

Following the Health and Disability Review in 2020, The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill provides for a new structure and new accountability arrangements for the publicly-funded health system, in order to protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders.
This is currently at select commi…
Tolu Wave recipients announced

05 April 2022

Nineteen Pasifika festivals across the motu will receive funding to continue to adapt to the COVID-19 environment through the Tolu Wave, the third component of the Pasifika Festivals Initiative.
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Hon Carmel Sepuloni made the recent announcement and says the Tol…
Speak your language, know who you are

01 April 2022

Faaiuga Vailalia Talitonu (pictured) is studying Global Studies (major in global politics and human rights) at the University of Auckland. The 19-year-old also took third place this year in the United Kingdom’s Pacific Climate Photography Competition’s youth category. Her entries are part of the Nat…
Rebuilding Tonga one car wash at a time

01 April 2022

(Picture caption: Community members of all ages get to work to raise funds for the Tonga relief effort.)
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano erupted it caused much devastation to not only the Kingdom of Tonga and its people, but anxiety and stress for family members across the…
Extra support for Māori and Pacific Omicron response

01 April 2022

(Picture caption: Extra assistance is being provided to Māori and Pacific communities as they continue to deal with the effects of the current Omicron outbreak. Photo credit: Tagata Pasifika.)
Extra support is being made available to Māori and Pacific communities as they continue to face the impact…
Free RATs available for home testing

01 April 2022

Free rapid antigen tests (RATs) are now available for home testing via the Request a RAT website, if you are symptomatic or a household contact.
The Ministry of Health’s Acting Group Manager of COVID-19 Testing and Supply Jo Pugh says it is just one of a range of ways MoH is making testing more read…
Healthy mindset leads to success

05 April 2022

At just 12 years old, Iemina Terawasi (pictured) believes a confident and healthy mindset will lead you to having a successful life.
Her awareness around wellbeing has indeed led her to selection not only for a Toloa Secondary School Scholarship, but also as a member of the Advisory Board that wi…
Outreach Fund supports Niue champion to rally community

11 April 2022

(Picture caption: Niue youths turn out to get vaccinated at the community event held in Auckland recently.)
When COVID-19 hit New Zealand’s shores back in 2020, Maliaga Erick – a no-nonsense, go-getting staunchly-Niuean pillar of the community heeded her call to action.
“I felt we needed to do some…