Coco Ngati Podcast Episode 4 - Lavi Vetelino
In episode 4 we kōrero with a Samoan/Kuki Airani social media influencer Lavi Vetelino, or better known as, Fresh Brince. He was raised in Palmerston North before moving to Logan, Brisbane, and then returning to Aotearoa over 5 years ago.
Lavi is a genealogy nerd and can trace his Cook Islands heritage back ten generations. After living in Australia for 9 years and having limited access to his cultural heritage, his family made the move to Mangere where the overload of Polynesian culture came as a shock.
Alongside Lavi, Coco-Ngāti hosts Maia Wilson and Johnson Raela also share their struggles with body image.
Coco-Ngāti is made with support from Foundation North and The Coconet.
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Coco Ngati Podcast Episode 3 - Ernestina Bonsu-Maro
In episode 3 of Coco-Ngāti we kōrero with a model, radio host and community champion who is loud and proud to be a Cook Islands Ghanaian woman.
Ernestina Bonsu-Maro talks to us about walking with her head held high in her dark skin, growing up in Mangere, South Auckland and how she stays connected to her African roots.
This talented mixed-race wahine and her two siblings were raised by a fierce single Mum who taught her to proudly speak her Pukapukan language.
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Coco Ngati Podcast Episode 2 - Vani and Teresa Toelau
Vani and Teresa Toelau are a Samoan/Filipino couple living in Auckland. They talk about their experience navigating a bicultural relationship and dealing with the grief of miscarriage.
They openly discuss their romance journey and how they plan on raising their newborn child in a way that embraces both cultures.
Vani talks about his experience of being raised with strong Samoan cultural roots, whereas Teresa battled with her own cultural identity when her family moved from the Philippines to New Zealand.
They are co-owners of Strong Side gym in West Auckland and talk about how COVID has forced them to pivot the business.
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Coco Ngati Podcast Episode 1 - Ravinder Hunia
Ravinder Hunia is an award winning sports journalist and talks to us about her interesting family dynamics, with her mum being Māori (from Te Puke) and her father Punjab (Daroli Khurd), and what that was like growing up in New Zealand.
She shares about the struggles she has faced as a female sports journalist and how at times, male journalists wouldn’t talk to her, because she is a wāhine.
Ravinder is a mother of 3, a wife and currently a Sky Sports presenter.
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Growing with Mother Nature | Samoan Women Reclaiming Ancestral Farming Practices
The women behind the "Growing with Mother Nature" calendar explain why they are so passionate about traditional farming and getting back to the roots of sustainable Earth nurturing.
The Samoan women’s farming calendar is an opportunity to assist 12 farmers to improve the livelihoods of female farmers by raising the level of activity and creative entrepreneurship on their farms. This initiative has been co-funded by Ms Sunshine Farms, SPS Biosecurity, the NZ Aid Programme through the project; “improved livelihoods through improved protection of the premium cocoa value chain 2020-2023.” Samoa Stationery and Books are also a major sponsor and distributor for the Calendar in Samoa.
The calendar is titled: “Growing with Mother Nature 2022.” and aims to empower more women to find their way back to farming sustainably as their ancestors once did.
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Video provided by: Denisa Manaskova & Floris Niu
Untold Pacific History Trailer
Untold Pacific History is a dynamic and often provocative account of New Zealand’s relationship with the Pacific and the broad impact it's had on New Zealand’s own history and relationship with Pacific peoples in Aotearoa today.
The series shines a light on five key stories in the Pacific that have been little-told in Aotearoa. From the epic drama of NZ’s colonisation of Samoa, schoolboys that were hidden under floorboards as part of the NZ Dawn Raids, to the extraordinary story of an allegedly ‘cursed’ hotel in the Cook Islands.
Untold Pacific History explores little-known snippets of the history of the Pacific and the part New Zealand has played in it.
This first-time series aims to be an accessible introduction to the history of a region which continues to emerge as pivotal to Aotearoa’s future.
Untold Pacific History aims to present a refreshed view of New Zealand’s relationship with the Pacific, which will help to contextualise today’s Pacific experience in Aotearoa and how it came to be.
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WOMEN OF THE ISLANDS - SERAFINA MAULUPE
SERAFINA MAULUPE
HOST OF FLOW'N WITH FINA & INSIDE THE GRIND
SAMOAN / FILIPINO
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My name is Serafina Maulupe – I was born in a small town in the Midwest called Wayne, Nebraska. I grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. I am a midwestern girl at heart. I currently reside in Murrieta, California. I am half Samoan & Filipino. My dad is Samoan, my family comes from the village of Aua and Fagaalu. My mom is Filipino, and my family comes from Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan. I am currently looking to get back into the basketball scene. I’d love to work for a team at the college level – either coaching or the operations side. While looking for my next opportunity – I created a platform called, “Inside the Grind” and my show highlights our Pasifika athletes.…more
Sweet Tooth - Official Trailer l Netflix
Based on the beloved DC Comic, and Executive Produced by Susan Downey & Robert Downey Jr., Sweet Tooth is a post-apocalyptic fairytale about a hybrid deer-boy and a wandering loner who embark on an extraordinary adventure.
Fijian/Samoan Playwright and Director Toa Fraser was a Co-Executive Producer for the project, directed two episodes and helped showrunner Jim Mickle guide the season.
We asked him what it was like working on the show and what our Pasifika audience could look forward to watching it -
“After a few years working overseas, it was a real privilege to come back to Aotearoa, reconnect with the amazing NZ film crew community, and to help showrunner Jim Mickle tell this heart-felt, magical story. Inspired by Jeff Lemire’s beloved DC comic series, it’s a story about misfits, outcasts and the underdogs searching and fighting for their place in the world. There’s also a couple of fun Easter egg moments for Pasifika audiences.…more
PRESS CONFERENCE | Eroni Clarke - All Blacks Steinlager Series
An epic festival of All Blacks, Māori and Pasifika rugby matches has been confirmed for Aotearoa / New Zealand this July with the All Blacks, Māori All Blacks, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa all in action, and two blockbuster double-header match days unveiled.
New Zealand Rugby's Pasifika Engagement Manager, Eroni Clarke speaks to the media following the announcement of the All Blacks' Steinlager Series fixtures against Tonga and Fiji.
2021 Steinlager Series
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All Blacks vs Tonga, Saturday 3 July, 7.05PM, plus Māori All Blacks vs Manu Samoa (kick-off TBC), Mt Smart Stadium, AUCKLAND
All Blacks vs Fiji, Saturday 10 July, 7.05PM, Forsyth Barr Stadium, DUNEDIN
All Blacks vs Fiji, Saturday 17 July, 7.05PM, plus Tonga vs Samoa (kick-off TBC), FMG Stadium Waikato, HAMILTON
* Tickets go on pre-sale on 1 June and Public sale on 4 June.
Teine Sa - Q&A with star of the series Frankie Adams
We go behind the scenes of our Teine Sa series with actor Frankie Adams.
She talks about what made her want to do the series, learning about the different goddesses and stories from ancient Pasifika legends, the scene she was most nervous about, the choreography in fight scenes and what she does to train for them plus much more.
Watch the full Teine Sa series here - the rest of the episodes will play out this week: https://www.thecoconet.tv/the-coconettv-series/im:23351/