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• A collective voice for Pacific women in Aotearoa

  07 April 2022
  For four decades, PACIFCA Incorporated has provided an avenue for Pacific women in Aotearoa to be a collective voice, to champion good causes, and to effect real change at the grass roots level and beyond. 
  The national non-government organisation (NGO) was established following a Pacific women’s’ c…
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• The importance of language

  02 April 2022
  Nelly Cowan has always been intensely aware of the importance language plays in one’s life, having learnt Te Reo Māori from a young age. 
  Of Māori (Ngati Porou) and Rarotongan descent, Nelly grew up in Wainuiomata, where she attended Kohanga Reo,Kura Kaupapa Māori and Rumaki reo Māori unit at Wanuio…
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• Destination in sight for Tupu Toa intern

  17 February 2022
  (Picture caption: Marion Lavea, right, is Co-President of the Pacific Island Law Students Association (PILSA) at the University of Auckland, along with Iulia Autagavaia.)
  Perseverance is Marion Lavea’s middle name.
  The 26-year-old may have taken a slightly more twisty road to reach his goal but fol…
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• Uniting Cook Islanders through language

  02 April 2022
  Abenzar Wichman is following in the footsteps of his parents, who only spoke Cook Islands Māori to him growing up. 
  Chairman of the Whangarei Cook Islands Community, Abenzar lives in the Northland town, with his wife Christina Kupa-Wichman (Te Uri o Tai/Rongomaiwahine) and their four children. 
  Spea…
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• Research explores mental health of Pacific parents

  03 April 2022
  The response of the health system to the mental health needs of Pacific parents will be explored thanks to a Health Research Council (HRC) grant.
  Worth $600,000, the Pacific Project Grant was awarded to Dr Seini Taufa of Moana Research, an independent research organisation owned by six Pacific resea…
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• Bilateral meeting reassures friendship with New Zealand and Samoa 

  19 June 2022
  (Picture caption: L-R Leatigaga Jason Tualima - Deputy Secretary Corporate Services, Fa'asaulala Tagoilelagi-Leota  - Princepal Analyst Research and Evaluation, Laulu Mac Leauanae - Secretary for Pacific Peoples, Chief Executive Ministry for Pacific Peoples, Prime Minister of the Independent St…
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• Fale mo Aiga

  29 May 2025
  The Pacific Housing initiative is part of a government response to the growing housing needs of Pacific people in Aotearoa.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  There are few things more important to people than the home and communities they live in. Pacific Aotearoa is clear about the impor…
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• Pacific Prosperity through Social Enterprise

  29 May 2025
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  The Pacific Prosperity Through Social Enterprise report is a collaborative pilot programme between the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) aimed at showing the benefi…
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• Future of the Pacific in focus

  11 April 2022
  The influences shaping the Pacific future will be under the spotlight at the upcoming New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) Pacific Futures conference, in Auckland.
  Staged in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Defence, and Pacific Cooperation…
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• Pacific language videos highlight study

  02 April 2022
  A Pacific language video series by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) will highlight the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study’s work in shaping resilient futures for Pacific communities in Aotearoa.
  The PIF Study – now in its 20th year – is the largest longitudinal study of its kind.
  Based at t…
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