WOMEN OF THE ISLANDS - TESSA TEMATA
TESSA TEMATA
New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands.
Cook Islands / Samoan
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I can trace my Cook Island heritage back 26 generations to Kaitini Ariki, the eldest child of Uke who settled the island of Mauke. My father, Tiatoa Temata, married my mother, Jane Crichton, whose aiga are from Asau in Samoa. There is also a wee dram of Scottish voyager in there dating back to the 19th century when a sailor called William Crichton decided to settle in Samoa.
I was born and raised in Taranaki. The seventh of nine children.…more
SAMOA TOUCH TO TOUCH WORLD CUP IN MALAYSIA
Island sports teams are notoriously disadvantaged in international games with lack of money and resource, checkout team #SamoaTouch and their aspirations to get to the Touch World Cup in Malaysia in the video above.
To get behind them with their fundraising initiative check out their Rallyme site here
JASON MOMOA - THE OSCARS EXPERIENCE
Jason Momoa shares his first Academy Awards experience with us as he gets ready for both the Oscars & the Vanity Fair After Party with gorgeous wife Lisa Bonet.
Jason presented the 'Best Documentary Feature Award' with Helen Mirren which went to Free Solo a film which profiles rock climber Alex Honnold on his quest to perform a free solo climb of El Capitan.
HUMANS OF THE ISLANDS - THE ALATINI FAMILY
PATRICA, OCEAN & THE ALATINI FAMILY
FAMILY FOOD FIGHT CONTESTANTS
TONGAN / MAORI
THE HALFCAST PODCAST - TEAM JUGGERNAUT in THAILAND
Tyson & Tai chop it up with the boys in their Thailand camp leading up to their UFC Adelaide fights.
In between a lot of roasting and jokes they talk to the fighters Junior Tafa, Caleb Hunt & Salani Mila as well as Tyson & Tai themselves.
They introduce their trainers and team, discuss who would win in a Robert Whittaker & Israel Adesanya fight + Selby Devereux drops some history on why the CKB NZ team are so strong.
The boys spoke to Mark Hunt in an earlier episode here about early pride days, cheating in the sport, walk off knockouts and a lot more.
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* PG Recommended - Coarse Language
POLYS IN HOLLYWOOD
DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON
SAMOAN
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
The Rock reprises his role of Luke Hobbs in this 'Fast & Furious' spin off. "Hobbs & Shaw" blasts open a new door in the Fast universe as it hurtles action across the globe, from Los Angeles to London and from the toxic wasteland of Chernobyl to the lush beauty of Samoa.…more
WEIGHT LOSS WARRIORS - NIUE
Bongos, shasta, instant noodles and tinned food are fast becoming the staple diets of the Pacific.
On the small Island of Niue non communicable diseases like diabetes are the number one killer of this small population. But hope is at hand with some awesum locals who are pushing people to return to the delicious local diets and organic Island produce.
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CREDITS
Directed & Edited by Shimpal Lelisi
Camera Operators - Jack Tarrant, Glen Jackson & Shimpal Lelisi
Sound Operators - Glen Jackson & Shimpal Lelisi
PACIFIC FEMALE FILM STORIES
2019 is the year of the Brown Female Story in Aotearoa! So many great stories from the sistas of the Moana Nui A Kiwa are exploding on the big screen this year with an unprecedented number of films made by and about Polynesian women.
The critically acclaimed story of the legendary Merata Mita just got picked up by Ava DuVernay's "Array" distribution company. The film made by Maori producer Chelsea Winstanley and Merata's son Heperi Mita opened to rave reviews in Aotearoa before its Sundance premiere in February. Celebrating the life of the first Polynesian woman to direct a film, 'Merata' is an ode to the singular vision of this filmaker, a solo mother of 6 who pursued her dream of filmmaking until the end.
Also on NZ screens this year is the multi director feature film 'Vai' made by Papuan producer Kerry Warkia and featuring the stories of 9 different Pacific directors.…more
WEIGHT LOSS WARRIOR - LOGOVI'I TUPA'I
Singer Logovi'i Tupa'i aka Viiz from Adeaze shares his extraordinary story on his early musician tour life of fast food, partying and addiction at almost 160kg.
A life changing turnaround has seen him drop 60kgs and find happiness in himself. Find out about the new eating patterns and road to fitness that’s made him a new man, along with many other Pacific friends!
For more of our Weight loss Warrior stories click here:
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Credits:
Director & Editor - Sapati Apa
Camera Operators - Fa'anati Mamea & Penina Momoisea
Sound Operator - David Green
Made with the Support of NZOA
Pacific filmmaker has two films at the Berlinale NATIVE film festival
Tongan female director Vea Mafile'o has the amazing feat of having two of her films premiere at the Berlinale Native festival this year.
Alongside a host of other largely female driven films like the multi Pacific director film 'Vai', Mafile'os documentary 'For My Fathers Kingdom' and her short film 'Toa'ipuapuagā Strength in Suffering' about Toa the young girl who hit headlines with her 'stigmata' bleeding, are both in the line up.
For Vea making the first fully funded Pacific documentary film in Aotearoa was an epic feat that is now beginning to pay off as this unique story is launched to the world:
"It's been a long hard emotional journey, over the 3 years of making the film we have faced many challenges, its pushed us to our limits there has been no separation from work and life, literally babies on the edit room floor! But our familys & our people have helped carry the load, this was a true collaboration of family, for trusting us with their truths and the willingness to share with others.…more