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• Securing the wellbeing of Pacific communities

  02 June 2022
  (Picture caption: Budget 2022's Pacific package includes a $13.7m investment into the Dawn Raids historical account as part of the reconciliation process to those affected.) 
  Budget 2022 on May 19 sees further funding invested to strengthen the economic foundations and wellbeing outcomes for Pa…
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• Niuean Knight among Queen’s Birthday honourees

  06 June 2022
  (Picture caption: Dr Collin Fonotau Tukuitonga) 
  Dr Collin Fonotau Tukuitonga a Pacific champion during the COVID 19 pandemic, has been made a Knight in the Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours List 2022.
  Dr Tukuitonga , a Niuean, has been a champion of many health initiatives from establis…
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• Pacific artists in the limelight

  09 October 2022
  (Picture caption: Pacific artists have been recognised for their creativity in the 2022 Arts Pasifika Awards.) From visual arts, to theatre, to the art of ngatu tā‘uli (blackened tapa cloth), eight Pacific artists are being recognised for their contribution to Pacific arts with a Creative New Zealan…
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• Public servant shines in National Volunteer Week

  25 June 2023
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• Tupu Tai intern strives to empower Pacific peoples through public service

  26 November 2023
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• Growing the Pacific Public Sector

  14 February 2024
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• Interns work to empower Pacific peoples in the Public Sector  

  04 March 2024
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• Rotuma Language Week

  29 May 2025
  Rotuman Language Week 2023: Sunday 7 May - Saturday 13 May.
  Celebrate: Sunday 7 May - Saturday 13 May
  
  The theme for Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuman Language Week 2023 is Vetḁkia ‘os Fäega ma Ag fak hanua - Sustaining our Language and Culture. This theme was chosen in 2022 to build o…
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• Need for visibility and inclusion fuels Pacific artist

  05 April 2022
  Artist and Pacific LGBTQI+ advocate Tanu Gaga’s (pictured) motivation to put his community’s needs ahead of his own, stems largely from his values upheld by his upbringing and experiences as a Pacific person, part of the diaspora in Aotearoa. 
  Tanu’s extensive work over the years was recognised in t…
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• Working to level the playing field for Pacific

  04 April 2022
  Initially there was surprise, some embarrassment and a sense of not being worthy enough.
  However, once Mele Wendt (pictured) digested the news she was on the New Year’s Honours list and would receive a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to governance, the Pacific community and wom…
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