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• New Deputy Commissioner for the new Public Service Fale

  03 April 2022
  Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission (previously State Services Commission) welcomed their first Pacific Deputy Commissioner Tania Ott.
  Tania is the Deputy Commissioner for the new Public Service Fale, a unit recently established within the Te Kawa Mataaho that serves Public Service Commissione…
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• Serving Pacific Aotearoa throughout challenging times

  05 April 2022
  Serving Pacific Aotearoa comes very naturally to Ministry for Pacific Peoples’ (MPP) Director of Communications and proud Tongan woman Koula Kutu. 
  Koula has dedicated herself to advancing social equity outcomes for Pacific peoples, and when COVID-19 hit New Zealand, she was motivated to ensure the…
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• Dawn Raids Apology

  23 May 2022
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  The Dawn Raids Apology took place on Sunday 1 August, 2021.
  The livestream of the event is available on Facebook
  A commemoration event for the Dawn Raids will be held at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday 1 August hosted by the Minister for Pacif…
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• Acts of service lead to Pacific-led solutions

  01 April 2022
  … avenues I explore.”Following her internship, Aldrina is returning to university, where she will continue working towards aBachelor of Commerce majoring in Public Policy and International Business as well as a Bachelor of Laws.She says one day, she would like to work in advising and creating policy…
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• Pacific leadership highlighted throughout challenging year

  02 April 2022
  The 2021 New Year’s Honours List highlights again the outstanding contribution made by Pacific people across Aotearoa.
  Minister for Pacific Peoples Hon Aupito William Sio says it acknowledges the work of 13 Pacific leaders, representing several sectors including health, education, community, sports,…
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• Mama Pam’s life of public service recognised

  01 April 2022
  Pasimaca Osment or Mama Pam as she was widely known, has been awarded a Lifetime Award posthumously at the 2019 Spirit of Service Awards at Te Papa, in Wellington.  
  A prominent Fijian public servant, Pasimaca recently passed away from cancer, but her family attended the September 12 awards, which r…
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• Corporate Publications

  19 January 2023
  A selection of Ministry for Pacific Peoples' reporting and planning documents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A selection of our reporting and planning documents.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Briefings to the Incoming…
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• New title recognises scope of service to Pacific Aotearoa

  02 April 2022
  Over the past three years, Laulu Mac Leauanae has evolved from leading from behind, to a leader who is at the forefront of Pacific affairs and is pushing boundaries to create a prosperous Pacific Aotearoa.
  The Ministry for Pacific Peoples Chief Executive (CE) says he has accepted he must lead from t…
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• Reconnecting New Zealanders to the world

  08 April 2022
  Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern has announced the Government’s framework for re-opening borders and moving to an individualised risk-based model for quarantine-free travel at a forum on Reconnecting New Zealanders to the world in Wellington.
  The Government will use the second half of 2021 to pr…
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• Measles cases notified in Auckland

  02 April 2022
  Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is asking people who may have been exposed to measles in three public locations to be alert to symptoms. 
  The service has been notified of two separate cases of measles which are not linked, an infant and a young adult. 
  The adult was at Matakana Marke…
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