Putting the microscope on Pacific workers’ scheme media coverage
A study of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme has raised questions of how Pacific workers are portrayed in New Zealand regional media.
Dr Angie Enoka’s PhD in Media Studies examined media coverage of the New Zealand government’s RSE scheme, a policy which allows the horticulture and viticulture industries to recruit workers from overseas for seasonal work.
The RSE scheme began in 2007 with a cap of 5,000 workers from five eligible Pacific nations, and despite fluctuations in local unemployment, has grown every year since. Today, that annual number as almost tripled to a current cap of 14,400 workers from nine Pacific nations.
Dr Enoka studied newspaper coverage of the scheme during its first five years while Pacific RSE workers were living in regional communities.…more
SURPRISE WEDDING - ADEAZE'S NAINZ & BECS
It's a bit of a grand feat to pull off a surprise wedding especially when you're an islander with island families but that's exactly what Adeaze's Nainz & his wife to be, Becs, managed to do before lockdown!
Check out how they were able to pull it off with the help of Tone6 here!
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Director - Shimpal Lelisi
Editor - Tuki Laumea
Camera Operators - Fa'anati Mamea, Adrian Mcbirney & Sapati Apa
Sound Operator - Marcus Lawson
SEE BTS - Down By the River
Go behind the scenes with Jason Momoa shooting season 1 of the AppleTV series SEE
Production of Season 2 was stopped due to the Covid19 pandemic but filming is set to restart at some stage this year.
Run it Straight with Nate Nauer - Episode 4: Dre Skrila
Nate sits down with comedian and digital content creator Dre Skrila.
He shares his life journey from dealing drugs, serving time and then turning his life around - a true redemption story
Health disparities in Samoa drove me to become a doctor
Twenty-eight-year-old Mosana Evagelia grew up in Samoa and recalls her experience volunteering in the hospitals that peaked her interest in a career in medicine.
“I would have been16-years-old at the time and I volunteered in our local hospital during the holidays. I remember realising that most of the doctors working there weren’t even Samoan, they were American or Filipino. I would usually have to translate between the doctors and patients.”
Evagelia says she witnessed a lot of health disparities in children and when her younger sister got sick with rheumatic fever which progressed as rheumatic heart disease she knew a career in medicine would allow her to work and improve health care for Pacific people. Before coming to New Zealand, Evagelia completed a degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the Chaminade University of Honolulu. However, given the expense of education in the USA she decided to further her study and pursue her dream in New Zealand.
In 2019, Evagelia was a recipient of the Pasifika Medical Association’s Papali’i Dr Semisi Ma’ia’i University of Otago Scholarship.…more
Pasifika People for Black Lives Matter
Pacific people around the world have come out in strong support against police violence and discrimination of Black Americans after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Here are some moments from the #BlackLivesMatter march in Auckland where Pasifika people share about why they are passionate about putting their voices behind this anti racism cause.
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Camera Operators - Fa'anati Mamea & Sapati Apa
Sound Operator - Fa'anati Mamea
Editor - Sefa Taouma
Run it Straight with Nate Nauer - Episode 3: Joe Daymond
Nate sits down with up & coming NZ comedy superstar, Fiji/Maori and proud Welly boy 'Joe Daymond'
They discuss their careers, family, Pacific backgrounds, parenting, opening up and reaching out as Pasifika men + much more.
First Samoan fa’afafine at Massey University to receive a PhD in Media Studies
On June 24, Angie Enoka will become the first Samoan fa’afafine to graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy in Media Studies at Massey University. Ms Enoka hopes that her academic success will encourage other fa’afafine to look at education as a career option and hopes more Pacific people take on postgraduate studies.
“When you grow up in the Islands, there's such limited opportunity with lots of competition because it's your only window to the world. When you’ve finally made it, it's a never-ending world of learning and you feel that it's never enough,” she says of her lengthy academic journey.
Ms Enoka, whose research focused on the portrayal of Pacific Island seasonal workers by the New Zealand media, will be among a few that will be ratified as a PhD ‘In Council’ at a meeting of the Massey University Council.…more
TOKYO HULA - DOC EDGE FESTIVAL
Tokyo Hula is one of 3 Pacific documentaries screening at Doc Edge Festival 2020 which is currently screening fully online for the first time ever. TOKYO HULA is the final film in a trilogy of award-winning documentaries directed and produced by Lisette Marie Kaualena Flanary about a modern renaissance of hula traditions (Nā Kamalei: The Men of Hula (2007) and American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawaiʻi (2003)).
We speak to Director Lisette Flanary about the film below. Tokyo Hula is available to watch on the Doc Edge Festival site on Friday 19th of June and Tuesday 30th of June. Buy your tickets and more information here.
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NEW NAVIGATION CHARTS BRING ECONOMIC AND MARITIME SAFETY BENEFITS TO TONGA
Navy disaster relief vessels and other large ships will no longer rely on old fashioned plumb lines and charts measuring in fathoms to enter some of Tonga’s waters, as they have done since the 1800s.
A partnership between Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Pacific governments is coming to fruition with the publication of new electronic navigational charts for the Kingdom of Tonga.
The new charts, created using hydrographic surveys of the undersea world around Tonga, will be vital if large ships are to navigate the reefs and hidden rocks safely. They also ensure compliance with international maritime regulations.
Ms Kelela Tonga, Director of the Marine and Ports Division at Tonga’s Ministry of Infrastructure, says the charts are of great importance for the safety of navigation of all vessels.
“The production of these charts is a milestone for the future of safe shipping within Tongan waters,” she said.…more