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Dance-opera showcases Pacific culture and storytelling

28 August 2023

(Picture caption: Fuaao Tutulu Faith Schuster is performing with Black Grace, currently in rehearsal for the dance-opera [m]Orpheus, showing in September. Photo credit: Andi Crown.
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Pacific kai for tamariki

28 August 2023

(Picture caption: St Mary’s College YES team Kuka-Kai NZ is selling a cookbook for children learning how to make favourite Pacific dishes.
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Valuable insights from Pacific survivors

28 August 2023

(Picture caption: Pacific survivors are being invited to contribute to the work of the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry.
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  New fund creates employment opportunities

28 August 2023

(Picture caption: A new Pacific Employment Fund has been established to help build prosperous Pacific communities.
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Tools at the ready for any emergency

21 August 2023

(Picture caption: The FiaFia Lima YES team from Mangere College is helping the community to stay prepared in emergencies, with its product, Pusa Faigaluega, or Toolbox.
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All mandatory COVID-19 requirements removed 

21 August 2023

(Picture caption: All remaining COVID-19 public health requirements including seven-day mandatory isolation and wearing face masks at health care facilities have been removed throughout Aotearoa.
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Working together to impact Pacific wellbeing

21 August 2023

(Picture caption: Supporting the health and wellbeing of Pacific and Māori communities are a focus point for the collaboration between Le Va and ProCare.
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That Journal keeping goal setters on-track

14 August 2023

(Picture caption: Aorere College students created That Journal to support people to stay focused and on-track as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme.
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Pacific music in the spotlight

14 August 2023

(Picture caption: New Zealand’s Pacific music community was in the spotlight at the recent Pacific Music Awards.
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Two more languages join the Pacific Language Week series in 2024

14 August 2023

(Picture caption: The languages and cultures of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea will be celebrated in 2024 as part of the Pacific Language Weeks series.
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Alofa Awards recognise Pacific excellence in short film

14 August 2023

(Picture caption: Emerging Pacific talent in the short-film space has been recognised at the Alofa Awards 2023.
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When identity becomes your power

7 August 2023

Wise beyond her 22 years, Allyssa Verner-Pula (pictured) says identity does not always feel like a point of stark difference and discomfort.
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