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Pasifika Fitness Instructor Ashleigh Elliott from Fit Mums NZ is back again with a great Upper Body Workout you can do from the comfort of your own home.

Follow along with her here - she has easy options for those just starting out on their Fitness Journey plus put it together with her 8 min Tabata workout here - click here

Remember when coming home from the supermarket or walking in public places please wash up properly!

Proper ways to wash hands! As the country lives through the Alert 4 lockdown - know how to wash your hands after all that supermarket shopping!  There is a right way to do it properly as seen here*

*As learnt from Dr Siouxie Wiles video and taught by NOT a Dr ShimpalLelisi 🌺in the video above 

And Seiuli Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson shows us how he teaches his youngest daughter Tia how to wash her hands with this adorable video he shared on his social media below 

Cook Islands Maori Fitness instructor Ashleigh Elliott from Fit Mumz NZ shares an easy 8 minute Tabata Warmup you can do at home while on lockdown!

Follow along with her here & don't worry, she has easy options for those just starting out on their Fitness Journey.

Island dance classes!

Get moving in lockdown with this awesome workout by Pacific dance teacher Charlene Tedrow of 'Ura Tabu’

Get fit and learn these beautiful Pacific dance moves at the same time!

With New Zealand now having confirmed cases of Coronavirus and other parts of the world seeing more cases confirmed, health officials are urging people to practise good hygiene to lower their chances of getting sick.

The World Health Organistaion emphasises the importance of listening to credible news sources and not to stigmatise people by race associated with the virus. 

At this time most people in the Pacific have very little immediate risk of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19.  However, some people are worried about the disease. 

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that fear and anxiety can lead to social stigma towards Chinese or other Asian in the region.…more

Samoan creative artist and dancer Ufitia Sagapolutele was part of this campaign for MinihealthNZ  highlighting how important it is to get your cervix checked.  Most cervical cancer can be prevented with regular screening so don’t ignore your cervix, and get it checked 🌸

More info on what Pacific women need to know about cervical screening in the pamphlet below and you can click here to find free clinics in the Auckland area.

Click here to check out another one of Tia's dance pieces performed at the Pacific Dance Festival.

Its crunchy, salty and spicy – what’s not to like about sea grapes from Samoa, Fiji and Kiribati?

This delicacy in the Pacific Islands is a type of seaweed known as “Caulerpa” and has different common names in different places.

In Samoa, it is called ‘limu fuafua’, in Fiji it is called nama” and in Kiribati it is called “kureeben taari”.  One thing that they all agree on is that seaweed is an important part of their culinary heritage that is crucial to preserve in these times of environmental change.

Jope’s experience of growing up in a household facing domestic violence sparked an interest in gender and politics. His academic research is driven by first hand knowledge of how these social structures affect people’s lives every day.

His experience led him to rethink what it means to be a Fijian man in today’s society and to question the role and power that he has as a man in Fiji.  Jope’s talk invites us all to re-think the Fijian man.  Jope Tarai is a research student and teaching assistant at the University of the South Pacific (USP) who spent his early years growing up in the interior parts of Fiji before moving to Suva.

He is dedicated to research in areas of diplomacy, Pacific politics, youth development, social media and gender where he challenges the traditional structure and asks people to question the status quo. Jope attended Assemblies of God Primary School (A.O.G) and Stella Maris before moving to Marist Brothers High School (MBHS) before completing his tertiary studies at the University of the South Pacific (USP).

The pawpaw or papaya is reputed to carry the most health benefits of any fruit and grows in abundance around the Pacific Islands.

With a lot of hidden benefits for skin, health and hair, coupled with its deliciousness, pawpaw now ranks as one of the most beneficial gifts nature has blessed us with.

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So what are the health benefits of Pawpaw? 

One extremely important health benefit of Pawpaw is that pawpaw leaves juice is widely recognised as a natural cure for dengue fever which is very prevalent in the Pacific Islands.  The leaves have a mix of nutrients and organic compounds which help in increasing your platelet count. Papaya leaves also have a high level of vitamin C which stimulate the immune system.

All you need to do is crush the leaves and stain the juice from the crushed leaves.…more

At the age of six, Sala Tiatia experienced domestic violence for the first time. It was the verbal abuse however, that bought the most darkness to Sala’s internal world⁠—until one particular English class, with one particular English teacher, turned Sala’s dark world around.

In this compelling and emotional talk, Sala shares the words that bought light to his world and how he speaks light into the world of some of New Zealand’s most vulnerable young people. Sala Tiatia is a local youth educator who has been involved in youth work for the last 30 years; his roles have varied from church ministry, community work and running youth work workshops about youth work for youth workers, right through to running leadership programmes in mainstream schools and alternative education.

He is still working with youth and their whānau today, and is a huge advocate for everyone, especially men, to seek help in counselling, have a greater sense of self care and be intentional with their holistic health.…more