How To: Self-Isolate living at home with your big island family
How do you live in self isolation with a big Island family?
Young Samoan, Sapati Apa shoes us how she is quarantined in a multi generational family at home.
CORONAVIRUS WEEK 2 - COVID19 PACIFIC UPDATE
We're now into the 2nd week since the World Health Organisation upgraded the Coronavirus to a Pandemic. We will be updating this page with Pacific Islands updates for our community here in New Zealand and around the Pacific. To catch up on updates from Week 1 click here
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FRIDAY 27th MARCH
NEW ZEALAND - #BREAKING 85 new cases of Covid-19. 76 new confirmed, 9 probable cases. 8 are in hospital. Six stable, two less stable, one of whom is in intensive care. 37 people have recovered from Covid-19. Dr Ashley Bloomfield says it will take at least 10 days before we will see the number of cases drop. Those who have recovered from Covid-19 are signed off by a health official after being symptom free for a 14-day period. The increase in cases has put pressure on contact tracing.
- The ICU patient is in Nelson Hospital and has been in there for some days, but their health has deteriorated over the past 24 hours.…more
Keepin' it Fresh with the Pacific Rugby League Teams at the Oceania Cup
We're keepin it Fresh with the Pacific Rugby League Teams - Fiji Bati, Toa Samoa & the Tonga Invitational XIII as they prepare to go up against each other + Australia in the Oceania Cup tests.
Go behind the scenes with them at training, the fan day at Mangere East Rugby League club and game day where Tonga made history beating Australia for the first time ever - catch the action here!
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Credits:
Directors - Olly Coddington & Elizabeth Koroivulaono
Camera Operators - Callum Thomas, Elizabeth Koroivulaono & Penina Momoisea
Sound Operator - Callum Thomas
How do I get Financial Assistance? #Covid19 Struggle
This week the New Zealand government announced a $12.1 Billion package to combat the effect of COVID-19 on our economy. This package includes financial support for both families and businesses affected.
If you find yourself in need of some assistance because of the coronavirus, there may be some help available to you whether its a Wage Subsidy or Leave Payment for Self Isolation. We've broken it down for you so you can see how the governments financial support can assist in the following ways -
* WAGE SUBSIDIES *
For affected businesses in all sectors and regions and is available now.
Who can get it?
If you're an employer, contractor, sole trader or self-employed, you may qualify to get the COVID-19 wage subsidy.…more
Former Silver Fern Catherine Tuivaiti and family living through lock down in Italy
By Catherine Tuivaiti
Former Silver Fern Cat (Latu) Tuivaiti is living in lockdown in Italy and writes about what is happening from this country in the eye of the Covid19 storm:
I came to Italy after the birth of my first son, to join my husband Jimmy. Sebastian (or Bash as we call him) was 7 weeks old when we left NZ and we were excited to start a pretty new journey. Me as a first time mum and my husband and I living together after 5 years pursuing our sporting journeys in different countries. Learning to live together was what I thought would be the hardest part.
The coronavirus landed in Italy shortly after we did. The first positive case was January 31st and it has progressed ridiculously fast since then. We were quarantined/shutdown in Feb because we’re so close to Milan (where the breakout happened) they closed most businesses and schools etc. and then when the lockdown was implemented, they closed everything. So before the nationwide lockdown we were already in quarantine for a week or so.…more
PASIFIKA POP-UPS
Pasifika was cancelled earlier today but it's been awesome to see our Pasifika community rally around the Pasifika vendors affected with smaller Pop Up venues announced around Auckland.
Here's where you can get your Pasifika fix AND support your Pacific Island small business and creative operators/vendors.
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PACIFIC BUSINESS HUB MANUKAU
More info on their event here. We will update with more of the vendors featured as they come to hand so check back regularly.…more
CORONAVIRUS - COVID-19 PACIFIC UPDATE
With Coronavirus / Covid-19 now being upgraded to a Pandemic we will be updating this page with Pacific Islands updates for our community here in New Zealand and around the Pacific.
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SATURDAY 21st MARCH
NEW ZEALAND
- 52 confirmed cases in New Zealand. 13 new cases and 4 probable cases from last night. Ministry of Health cannot rule out community transmission. Full story here
- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a four level alert system for COVID-19 and has asked all people to stop non-essential travel.
These guidelines are set out below:
She said New Zealand was currently on level two, but this could change at any time - and it could change quickly. Level two "means the risk of community transmission is growing."
People over 70 years old or with a compromised immunity are asked to stay at home. She says while we are at alert level two - schools will stay open unless there is a confirmed case. This will change as the alert system moves up the chain.…more
ISRAEL ADESANYA and EUGENE BAREMAN interview each other
* PG recommended - coarse language
UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and his coach Eugene Bareman interview each other at City Kickboxing in Auckland.
They share their backgrounds and how they met, Eugene shares the beginnings of CKB with co-owner and coach Doug Viney, Izzy talks about why he chose CKB as his home gym, they talk the fight game and other world class fighters at the gym as well as Izzys career highlights.
Dinah Jane sings the US National anthem at the Lakers vs Clippers game
Tongan pop star Dinah Jane wowed NZ crowds at the Rugby League World Cup semi-final singing the Tongan national anthem and on Sunday she was asked to sing the USA national anthem at the Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers game.
Dinah Jane killed it and the Lakers went on to win 112 - 103
Tematai Tevaearai, 'Hinano Beer' icon, has died
Tematai Tevaearai's image is the one that has appeared on the Hinano beer label since 1955. She passed away on Sunday the 2nd of March at the age of 88 years.
She is photographed here on her 80th birthday at a family party in her Maharepa fare by local news La Depeche de Tahiti. Born in Vairao, Tahiti in 1932, she spent most of her life in Mo'orea where she also raised her children.
The famous picture which was then later drawn as the figure for the label, was taken by well known photographer at the time Pierre Pottier on the beach at Puna'auia in Tahiti.
"He had often taken pictures of me. One day, it was on Punaauia beach that he took this picture at the request of the Brasserie de Tahiti. I didn't know until later that my photo had been chosen to draw the figurine that has since been found on beer bottles.…more