Manu Samoa Inspire a Generation
The Samoan Rugby Union squad are all too aware of the importance of their impact as a team and individuals on the youth of today. Here Stephen Betham and his team take time out from the World Cup to spend time with local students and share their thoughts about the importance of making a difference to young people at home.
This film was made by young people of The Reporters’ Academy, a media production company run by young people. Tasked with the mission of reporting behind the scenes of team Fiji, Tonga & Samoa across the Rugby World Cup.
MOEMOANA SCHWENKE: EQUALITY, ENVIRONMENT AND EMBRACING PACIFIC CULTURE
At the age of 15, Moemoana Schwenke is one of few female Siva Afi (fire dancers) in the world, challenging gender stereotypes while pushing her own limits of fearlessness.
The connection she shares with her Polynesian culture is so strong that it influences almost everything that she does, from performing arts and promoting equality to advocating for the preservation of our environment.
At such a young age, Moemoana shows us a beautiful example of what it looks like to be a young Pacific woman who isn’t afraid to stand up and show the world who she is. We’re proud to bring you her story and we hope it inspires you to embrace everything it means to be who you are as a Pacific person – as Moemoana says, “You are not just anybody.”
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Tell us a bit about yourself, your connection with your Polynesian culture, and how you came to follow that path?
Talofa Lava. My name is Moemoana Schwenke, meaning ‘sleeping ocean’ and I am 15 years old.…more
The Katinas Live in Auckland
Legends All Blacks Haka for Jerry Collins
Classic All Blacks haka in Toulon just after a very moving minute's silence for Jerry Collins and Alana Madill
Toulon have beaten an All Blacks legend team 68-21 in a memorial match for Jerry Collins. Great effort from both sides.
Samoan Uptown Funk
Not the Samoan 'Uptown Funk'
Palolo Season
Palolo in Samoa, Balolo in Fiji - also Vula-I-Balolo-Lailai is the Fijian name of the month of October because this is when the Ocean starts to yield this precious delicacy once a week on the full moon!
Ta Palolo - the hunt for Palolo is one of the coolest things you can do in the Islands, catching the hard to snare caviar of the sea and returning with a good bounty carefully hidden from the sun is the ultimate prize!
Happy Palolo season, enjoy this unique flavour of the sea however you choose to have it - Palolo patties anyone? Palolo and talo tao, Falai Palolo.. #EndlessPaloloPossibilites
Johnathan Thurston Becomes One Of The Greats As Cowboys Win First NRL Grand Final
The North Queensland Cowboys have won the 2015 NRL Grand Final 17 to 16 in a thrilling showdown.
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In the first all-Queensland grand final in the NRL’s history, it was the Johnathan Thurston-driven Cowboys who defeated an aggressive and stubborn Brisbane Broncos.
Trailing the match 14-12 at half time, the Cowboys returned after the break to play-out an almost scoreless second half, but for the final minute.
Much of the attention before and after the match was on Cowboys’ captain Johnathan Thurston.
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Thurston had officially won a grand final playing for the Canterbury Bulldogs, acting as a stand-in for injured Bulldog’s player Steve Price. Because of his few appearances in the Bulldog’s jersey, Thurston famously offered his premiership ring to Price - who refused to accept it.
As such, Thurston’s storied career, which has so far seen him be a part of a dominant Kangaroos squad and a record-setting Queensland State of Origin team, has always been pitched as one void of a grand final victory.…more
Joseph Parker vs. Kali Meehan
October 15, the brother Joseph Parker takes on Kali Meehan!
Who will take it out?
How will Joseph Parker cope against the reigning Super 8 champion Kali Meehan...
Plus the Buttabean rematch, welterweight wonder Jeff Horn and KO King Izu Ugonoh
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"What do you mean" Segway dance
Check out the skills of these talented dancers taking choreo to the next level....
Performing to 'What do you mean' by Justin Beiber on SEGWAYS! First we've seen, check it out!
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NZ Actor cast in Game of Thrones!
New Zealand actor Joe Naufahu confirmed as part of the cast in hit fantasy series Game of Thrones!
Best known for his roles on Go Girls and Spartacus: Vengeance, Tongan actor Naufahu will be joining the epic Emmy Award-Winning show for it's sixth season.
Deadline Hollywood reported Naufahu had been cast in a recurring role, and that further details are still under wraps.
Speculation is that he could be playing a part in the Dothraki plotline, the horse riding people in the popular television series.
Naufahu joins fellow kiwi Keisha Castle-Hughes who appeared last season as Obara Sand, and is expected to return next season.
Last year, Naufahu starred in the critically acclaimed feature film The Last Saint¸ the directorial debut of his brother, former Shortland Street actor Rene Naufahu.
Malie doko!!!