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• One-way Cook Islands travel to resume

  02 April 2022
  Quarantine-free travel into New Zealand from the Cook Islands will resume on January 21, 2021, enabling access to essential services such as health.
  Prime Minister of New Zealand Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern says following confirmation of the Cook Islands’ COVID free status, and the implementation of stric…
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• Hikoi to promote mental health awareness

  01 April 2022
  Next month, 41-year-old Corey Lum will replicate Dame Whina Cooper’s infamous 1975 hikoi, walking and cycling from Te Hapua to Parliament in Wellington, stopping in over 25 locations and travelling over 1406km. 
  While Dame Whina marched for Māori Land Rights and equality over 40 years ago, Corey, wh…
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• Encouraging diversity on New Zealand boards

  02 April 2022
  Diversity on New Zealand boards is paramount, and the Pacific community have much to offer.
  As part of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) vision to see Pacific people thrive in New Zealand, it is encouraging the many natural leaders within the Pacific communities, to put their hand up for govern…
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• Viewing governance up close and personal

  02 April 2022
  Director of Engineering Consultancy Collective Success and innovative thinker Sina Cotter Tait says Pacific people bring a different and valuable lens to the governance table. 
  Pacific people view governance through a lens which is sensitive to under-served communities, because it is personal, and i…
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• Quarantine travel to New Zealand from Niue

  02 April 2022
  The Prime Minister of New Zealand Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern and the Premier of Niue Hon Dalton Tagelagi have announced passengers from Niue can resume quarantine-free travel into New Zealand on March 24 NZT (March 23 Niue time).
  Prime Minister Ardern says Niue has no reported cases of COVID-19 and its s…
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• Pacific and female, leading the way in governance

  02 April 2022
  Caren Rangi (ONZM) has been appointed as the new Chair the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa - Creative New Zealand’s governing body - for a three-year term.
  She is the first Pacific Chair and third woman to hold this role in the Council’s 55-year history.
  Minister for Arts, Culture and Herit…
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• Pacific Building Affordable Homes Fund

  14 May 2025
  Building Affordable Homes Fund…
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• FAQs Teu le Va - Dawn Raids History Community Fund Round Two

  10 April 2023
  Frequently Asked Questions for the Toloa Secondary School Scholarships.
  Below are some frequently asked questions about the Teu le Va - Dawn Raids History Community Fund Round Two. If you have a question that isn't answered here, please contact [email protected] . Frequently asked questions…
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• Cook Islands language central to cultural identity

  01 April 2022
  The Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand, Her Excellency Elizabeth Wright-Koteka is a firm believer that knowing the language of the country you claim heritage to, is central to your identity. 
  She also sees huge value in the upcoming Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) annual Cook Islands L…
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• Always respect the opportunity

  05 April 2022
  Not leaving her cultures at the door in order to succeed is a priority for 23-year-old La Rochelle Piacenza Morgan (pictured).
  Of Irish/Māori (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri  and Ngāti Porou) and Samoan (Magiagi and Sapapali’i) descent, La Rochelle takes great pride in her heritage.
  Although she grew up in Lower H…
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