Barbercraft 2017
Keepin it Fresh at Barbercraft 2017!
Barbers from around New Zealand were out in force to showcase their skills in demonstrations & battles.
The 2 day event also included an industry preview for barbers & others in the hair & beauty industry.
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Credits:
Director & Editor: Aaron Taouma
Camera Operators: Fa'anati Mamea
Sound Operator: David Green
CRUSADERS FIJIAN HOMECOMING
Seta Tamanivalu, Joni Macilai & Manasa Mataele go back to their homeland of Fiji for the Crusaders Super Rugby match against the Chiefs.
Humans of the Islands - Anne Christine Dunn
Anne Christine Dunn
Paralegal preparing to pass the bar & reigning Miss Hibiscus, Miss Fiji & Miss Pacific Islands
Fijian
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Tell us a bit about yourself and your Pacific Island heritage.
I’m full Fijian. My Dad is from Namosi, and my mum is from Nadroga. So usually when I introduce myself, I say I’m from Namosi, vasu i Nadroga. I come from a family of two – there’s just my brother (Amos) and I, who’s 12 years older, and he has three beautiful children.
After living in the United States for so long, what brought you back to Fiji?
After elementary and high school in California, I graduated then moved to Fiji to be with my Dad. The most defining experience for me was definitely moving to Fiji. I don’t think people realise how different life is to what people perceive it to be in America. People think you have “the life” when you’re brought up overseas, but in reality, I didn’t have that, and I was raised by a single mother.…more
Humans of the Islands - Ben Ioasa Tuimaseve
BEN IOASA TUIMASEVE
Freight Forwarding
Niuean/Cook Island/Samoan
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Tell us a bit about yourself - What you do / Where you're from / Your Pacific heritage.
Depending on the day i'll either say I work in Freight Forwarding or that I am a Rug Cutter…yeah can you put Rug Cutter/Singer if you need a title lol
Born and bred in South Auckland. My mum is Niuean/Cook Island and Dad is full Samoan. My parents split when I was young and I was brought up with mums side mostly but I have been lucky enough to still have a healthy relationship with my Dad and know the family from both sides pretty well which is awesome.
What has been the biggest struggle growing up with a disability?
My disability is Hemiplegia, a form of Cerebral Palsy and affects one side of my brain (mostly physical but also mental) so I pretty much use only one side of my entire body.…more
FROM HIGH HEELS TO THE VILLAGE HILLS
By Floris Niu
Leaving the corporate world of NZ for my village Cacao farm in Samoa is a journey into nature, customary land, village life, organic Cacao growing plus re-discovering & re-inventing my island diet…
I had been stuck in a corporate job in NZ, making good money, for almost 2 decades yet my life was going nowhere. I worked so hard and for long hours that my body broke. Yes, your body can break and it warns you about this break-down through sudden and unexplained illness.
Sometimes life tricks you into thinking that everything is going so well…you’re becoming a success and achieving all the goals you thought were important in your life.
Then BOOM! In a split second, you end up in emergency surgery fighting for your life. You end up having serious conversations with God about giving you another chance because you had so many plans…and much more to live for.
I’m almost certain that I am not the first person to bargain with God during a “near-death-experience” episode.…more
Ultimate Waterman 2016
The Ultimate Waterman is a New Zealand based global surfing event to find the world’s best all-round waterman across multiple surfing disciplines.
The world’s finest watermen will come together in New Zealand in 2016 to compete in eight different surfing disciplines over nine days.
The eight disciplines will include:
• Shortboard surfing
• Longboard surfing
• Stand Up Paddle (SUP) surfing
• Stand Up Paddle (SUP) endurance (16km race)
• Big Wave Paddle in surfing
• Waka-Ama endurance (16km race)
• Prone Paddleboard race (technical short course through waves)
• Underwater strength run and swim race (25m underwater run and 25m swim)
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Director: Olly Coddington
NRL PACIFIC LEADERSHIP CAMP
We're keepin it fresh with our Pasifika boys in the NRL Pacific Leadership camp.
The NRL run a Pacific Leadership camp and bring in 2 or 3 players from each club who've been identified by their clubs as guys with leadership potential.
The aim is to challenge and upskill them to enable them to help our Pacific communities a bit more.
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CREDITS:
Directors: Shimpal Lelisi & Danny Aumua
Camera Operators: Danny Aumua & Penina Momoiseā
Sound Operator: Marty Cox
Producer: Lisa Taouma
Thank you
Nigel Vagana, NRL Australia, NRL Welfare & Education, Pasifika Film Fest & University of New South Wales
ONE LOVE FESTIVAL 2017
Highlights from One Love Festival 2017 in Tauranga ...
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Director/Editor: Mario Faumui
Camera Operators: Darryl Laumua, Jared Leith & Lizie Koroivulaono
Sound: Nate Leith & Marcus Lawson
Researcher: Olly Coddington
Production Manager: Natasha Panui-Morris
Producer: Lisa Taouma
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Thank You:
Pato Alvarez
Bernadette Talanoa
Shantelle Mahia
Keepin it Fresh at Villa Maria
Daz finds out what everyones festival essentials are & helps them with a bit of Jandal DIY
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Director: Shimpal Lelisi
Editor: Jared Leith
Camera Operators: Adrian McBirney
Sound: David Green
Sound Assistant: Sefa Taouma
Talent: Darryl Laumua
Researcher: Olly Coddington
KEEPIN IT FRESH AT CANTEEN FIGHT NIGHT
Fight night for a great cause!
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Director: Crystal Earley
Camera Operators: Lizie Koroivulaono & Darryl Laumua
Sound Operator: David Green