Mate Ma'a Tonga - National Rugby League Press Conference
Konrad Hurrell, Sika Manu, Coach Kristian Woolf, Captain William Hopoate & Jason Taumalolo at the National Rugby League Press Conference.
Fiji vs Tonga Rugby Highlights in Nuku'alofa
Fiji defeated Tonga in Nuku’alofa 2017 to qualify for the RWC 2019.
TONGAs SWIMMING STARS
The Kingdom of Tonga have never been short on world class athletes - they've competed on the international stage in Boxing, the NFL, Rugby League, AFL, Rugby Union, Taekwondo, netball and now a small group of young swimmers are making waves internationally.
This year alone, they've competed in the Apolima Strait swim (Upolu to Savai'i) in Samoa in April where they not only won but were the youngest team, the Fiji Long Course Nationals in June, the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas, FINA World Championships in Budapest (Andrew Emberson) and four of the swimmers have just recently returned from the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan ... and they're not done.
The team have set their sights set on the Fiji Short Course nationals at the end of this month, the Victorian age championships in Melbourne, Australia in December and the Anthony Mosse classic in New Zealand at the beginning of 2018.…more
HUMANS OF THE ISLANDS - Isadora Blake
Isadora Blake
Body Artist
Fijian
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Bula everyone, my name's Isadora Blake and I'm a makeup artist living and working in New Zealand. I was born and raised in Fiji, come from Fijian and a mix of European heritage. My father is from Udu Kabara in Lau, and my Mother is from Levuka she's of European Fijian heritage.
I have 5 brothers and 12 sisters. 7 of the siblings including myself live in New Zealand, 2 in Australia and the rest live in Fiji.
My maiden name is Bulatiko. I married Benjamin Blake in 2010 whom I met in Fiji late 2005 and moved to New Zealand in 2008. We have a 4-year-old girl.
When/How did you realise you wanted to pursue a career in Body Art?
In 2010 I studied makeup artistry at The Makeup School (TMS) in Auckland and graduated with a diploma in Professional Makeup. It wasn't until a couple of years later I realised I wanted to do something more than just beauty makeup application.…more
HUMANS OF THE ISLANDS - Niuafe Malupo
24 year old Tongan, Niuafe Malupo owns & runs the Niu Cakery in New Lynn.
Find out how he got started!
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Shot & Edited by Hanalei Temese
Graphics by Adrian McBirney
Top 10 Moves of Tama Tonga
Wrestlers all have their signature moves and Tama Tonga is no exception.
Check out his top 10 moves he brings to the wrestling ring at New Japan Pro Wrestling including the Stinger Splash, Dropkick & Whiplash .....
CONVERSATIONS WITH TEEN MUMS - KAEL
Auckland filmmaker Juliette Veber began her just-launched website documentary project Conversations with Teen Mums with the aim of challenging the stereotypes of young mums.
The project began in 2013, when Veber noticed a New York City advertising campaign shaming teen mums. It included slogans like, ‘Because of you mommy, I’m less likely to get a college degree’.
Veber recalls, ‘I found it offensive. I wondered what it would be like to be a pregnant teen or a young mum reading a campaign filled with negative stereotypes and lacking in any kind of hope or encouragement’.
Over four years Veber documented the lives of 16 young mums, sharing their stories, perspectives and experiences in photos, text and film on the website.
‘I looked for subjects who aimed to get off the benefit and into work. Young mums with hopes and dreams, who wanted to offer their children opportunities and choices in life.’
‘The project is not about glamorising teen pregnancy.…more
SAMOA OBESITY - Activists launch campaign to change locals' diet habits
The island nation of Samoa in the Pacific has one of the world's highest rates of obesity.
Imported fast food is favoured over natural, local produce but a campaign's underway to change that.
Al Jazeera's Yaara Bou Melhem reports from Apia, Samoa.
MAILELANI - Organic Samoan Skincare taking over!
Mailelani – Organic Samoan Skincare taking over!
By now we’re all aware of the endless benefits received from the coconut, so it’s no surprise that one of Samoa’s leading skincare and natural beauty companies, has put Samoa on the map using organic coconut oil magic. Mailelani, meaning ‘a gift from heaven’, was established in 2005 by Kitiona and Sylvie Salanoa.
Using organic suau’u popo (coconut oil) in their products, sourcing local ingredients and employing local villagers, Mailelani is providing not only work opportunities, but also superior natural skincare with those unmistakable island fragrances.
“What makes Mailelani unique is that it’s the peoples business; it’s not just us. We have people who make the coconut oil, koko samoa and sell esi, so everything we do and put in, is made by the people, Mailelani just makes the finished product. That’s why I always say without the people, Mailelani wouldn’t exist.” – Kitiona Salanoa.
The first product created was a handmade scentless soap, which eventually developed into a range with seven various fragrances.…more
