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Finding my Kiribati Father
Posted in Coco Docos
As a child, Sian Mareko always dreamt of finding her Kiribati father in the hopes of reconnecting to her identity, language and family.
Ko rabwa Sian & family, thank you for…more
JULY 12TH - KIRIBATI INDEPENDENCE DAY
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Lulu DeBoer spends her first Kiribati independence day in Kiribati and reflects on what independence means in the context of climate change.
Also dancing dancing dancing, because everyone loves Kiribati…more
Uplifting Hymns from Kiribati
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This group of men went to Tasmania, Australia for the fruit picking season to earn money for their families back home in the island nation of Kiribati.
They bring with…more
KIRIBATI 'ARMOUR' - The Wearable Arts of the Kiribati
Posted in Coco Talanoa
Artist Numa Mackenzie wears this stunning #Kiribati traditional suit of armour made with revived traditional knowledge by Pacific artist Chris Charteris, master artist Kaetaeta Watson, Lizzy Leckie and the Tungaru:…more
Kiribati Dance Break
Posted in Coco Talanoa
Step away from the desk and have a boogie break!
The Pacific Community have created a series of videos showcasing varying Pacific Island dance styles.
In honour of Kiribati Language…more
SUSPENDED GENERATION - THE KIDS OF KIRIBATI
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Suspended between a home they love, and a world they are only beginning to understand, the kids of Kiribati face the harsh realities of climate change – rising sea levels, and…more
Kiribati Pride 2022 - BIMBA Makete Day Highlights
Posted in Coco Talanoa
A highlight reel of the Kiribati Pride Month event held this year by BIMBA Kiribati.
Members from the LGBTQIA+ community were invited to celebrate their pursuit for education, employment and…more
Kiribati: A drowning paradise in the South Pacific
Posted in Coco Learning
Climate change and rising sea levels mean the island nation of Kiribati in the South Pacific is at risk of disappearing into the sea.
But the island’s inhabitants aren’t giving…more
Dear President Obama - Kiribati
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18 yr old deaf Kiribati student Toatang Tatake appeals to President Obama and the world community about the increasingly desperate situation faced by his small island nation, as it faces…more
Kiribati community vows to fight refugee deportation
Posted in Coco Talanoa
A Kiribati community leader in New Zealand was at Parliament yesterday begging the government not to deport a family who argue they are climate change refugees.
(Reverend Iosefa Suamalie, pictured…more
POLYFEST 2018 - DIVERSITY STAGE: MANUREWA HIGH SCHOOL KIRIBATI GROUP
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Polyfest 2018
Manurewa High Schools Kiribati Group performance on the Diversity Stage.
Diversity stage celebrates other ethnic groups within both the Pacific and around the world.
Love note to an island
Posted in Moana Arts
Young Kiribati American film maker Lulu DeBoer returns to her home island of Kiribati for the first time in over 20 years, only to find that climate change will soon…more
Seaweed superfood of the Pacific Islands
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Its crunchy, salty and spicy – what’s not to like about sea grapes from Samoa, Fiji and Kiribati?
This delicacy in the Pacific Islands is a type of seaweed known as…more
Inspiring Islander - David Katoatau
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The I-Kiribati weightlifter that has raised awareness on Climate Change in Kiribati through his post-lift dancing.
David Katoatau is a gold medal winning Weightlifter that has represented Kiribati in weightlifting…more
1st Nations Polynesian Basketball Youth Tournament
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Over 500 Pacific Island ballers got together to play in the inaugural 1st Nations Polynesian Basketball Youth Tournament.
The tournament covered both Boys & Girls teams ranging from U13s through to…more
PACIFIC HERITAGE ARTS FONO 2017 - RE AWAKENING HISTORY
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With more and more opportunities for young aspiring artists to learn about their cultural heritage, the Pacific Heritage Arts Fono is off to a flying start.
Presentation’s, workshop’s and talanoa’s;…more
Okeanos Crew Profile - India Tabellini
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Tahitian sailor India Tabellini has sailed on nearly every Okeanos vaka motu, sailing traditionally based canoes to the Marianas, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands & Pohnpei while helping train crew members along…more
TE MAEVA NUI 2019 - INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
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Te Maeva Nui International night features a visiting group from Hobsonville in Aotearoa, fire knife performers from Hawai'i as well as local community groups residing in the Cook Islands -…more
Why We Play (Official Team PNG Anthem 2015)
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Check out the official anthem for Team PNG at the 15th Pacific Games 2015!
The Pacific Games (formerly South Pacific Games) was established with the view to creating bonds of…more
When Nobody was Looking
Posted in Coco Docos
An entomologist takes on the 1970s New Zealand Government uncovering institutional racism and child abuse.
Dr. Oliver Sutherland discovers disturbing cases of abused children in state care, including imprisonment and…more
POLYFEST 2021: MASSEY HIGH SCHOOL TUVALU GROUP - DIVERSITY STAGE
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Massey High School Tuvalu Group perform their set competing on the Diversity Stage at ASB Polyfest 2021.
They placed 3rd in the Oceania section For photos and full Diversity Stage…more
POLYFEST 2021: PAPATOETOE HIGH SCHOOL FUSION GROUP - HAWAI'I & TAHITI PERFORMANCE
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Enjoy Papatoetoe High Schools fusion group performing Hawai'i & Tahiti dances on the Diversity stage at Polyfest 2021.
They placed 2nd in the Best Fusion Group category.
For photos and full…more
3 Pacific Practices that’ll save the Planet
Posted in Coco Talanoa
When people imagine the cure for the climate crisis many would picture white coats in labs creating new formulas to solve the problem or government officials in expensive suits signing…more
8 Pacific Earth Guardians You Should Know
Posted in Coco Talanoa
Pacific people have been resilient ocean and land guardians for centuries. Woven throughout all the different cultures of Oceania, there is one common strand and that is the strong relationship…more
DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE - WHY WE SHOULD CARE
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The Dakota Access Pipeline is a US $3.7 billion project that will cross 4 States, run through Sioux sacred burial sites and change the landscape of the US Crude Oil…more
DROWNING ISLANDS - The Sea Swallows Samoa
Posted in Coco Learning
While climate change is debated on the world stage, the reality for those in the Pacific is that it is banging down their front door. The people of low lying…more
Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together - Concert to unite Pacific region in the fight against COVID-19
Posted in Coco Talanoa
On Saturday the 15th the United Nations in the Pacific held "Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together" a first-of-its-kind televised and digitally streamed concert called on leaders and citizens across the…more
Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change - Cook Islands: Vital Harbour
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This PACC project in the Cook Islands is climate proofing Mangaia Harbour, and protecting the island’s coastline.
The project focuses on coastal management on Mangaia Island. The badly damaged harbour…more
GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE
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Global Climate Strike demonstrations inspired by teenage Swedish activist Greta Thunberg took place ahead of the UN climate summit in New York and kicked off in Australia & other countries around…more
#OurClimateFuture | The PhD Candidate
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An anthropology PhD candidate and teacher, Tohoa (MahMah) Tetini's research is centred around amplifying indigenous Pacific Island voices in climate change spaces.
For MahMah, a second-generation Pasifika living in Aotearoa,…more
JASON MOMOA ADDRESSES THE UNITED NATIONS SMALL ISLANDS EVENT
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Remarks by Jason Momoa (Actor and Ocean Activist) at the High-level meeting to review progress made in addressing the priorities of SIDS through the implementation of the Accelerated Modalities of…more
TESTIMONY
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Forty-five years after his parents were wrongfully imprisoned for overstaying, a Tongan New Zealander finally admits the painful truth behind what really happened to his family during the Dawn Raids.…more
Japan customised unique kimonos for every country represented at the Olympic Games including the Pacific Islands!
Posted in Moana Arts
To welcome the Olympics, Keio Takakura (50 years old), owner of the kimono shop "Butterfly House" in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, proposed a project "KIMONO PROJECT" in 2014 to…more
THE OCEAN CONFERENCE & US
Posted in Coco Talanoa
The boat was a necessary part of our lives in Savaii. We spent many days back and forth on those damned boats, smelling of diesel fumes and rocking to every…more
Pacific Books for our Imaginative Kids
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Writer Taualofa Totu'a has put together a list of books by Pacific authors that we think your children and young people will love AND would also make great gifts -…more
The Pacific representing it big at COP 21 in Paris!
Posted in Coco Learning
More than 100 heads of government and 40,000 other attendees are currently meeting in Paris for the United Nations Conference on climate change, the 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21),…more
NEW SEAWALL FOR TUVALU
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The impact of one of the other biggest cyclones ever to hit the Pacific, Cyclone Pam, is still being felt 18 months after the event in Tuvalu.
An Australian company…more
How to donate responsibly to the Tonga eruption response
Posted in Coco Talanoa
Following the eruption of the Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Saturday evening, family, friends, the Pacific community and many around the world have started mobilising to organise fundraising events and support…more
Pacific Youth amongst The Queen's Young Leaders winners
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The Queen's Young Leaders Programme discovers, celebrates and supports exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth - which include Youth Leaders from the Pacific!
Last year the search was launched…more
Festival of Pacific Arts Guam 2016
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The 12th Festival of Pacific Arts (FOPA) is to be held in Guam in 2016.
The Festival of the Pacific Arts is held every four years since 1972, and brings…more
OUTSTANDING PASIFIKA ARTISTS CELEBRATED AT THE CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND ARTS PASIFIKA AWARDS 2019
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Congratulations to the seven Pasifika artists honoured tonight for their innovation and excellence in Pacific Arts and their contribution to the rich diversity of Aotearoa's multi-cultural nation.
The seven award…more
Tokyo 2020 - Our Pacific Islands athletes Round Up Day 7
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To go along with our guide to who, what, when and where our Pasifika athletes are competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games we'll be doing a round up of…more
Love Letters to Tonga
Posted in Coco Talanoa
After the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai erruption on 14 January 2022 Tonga has been on the minds and in the hearts of many around the world.
The current covid travel restrictions…more
Vaccination for Pacific People
Posted in Coco Talanoa
As New Zealand continues to be in lockdown and Covid cases increase in the community, getting vaccinated is of great importance. Here are a few things you should know about…more
University poet to perform for the Queen
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Selina Tusitala Marsh is off to London to see the Queen.
She has been commissioned to write and perform a poem at the Commonwealth Day Observance in Westminster Abbey on…more
"O Le Atua Lava" - Deacon Kelemete Ta'ale ft MzJ Julie Ta'ale
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A Samoan song in remembrance of Samoa a place my Dad describes as 'colourful full of blessings from God who is the source of all good things' - words from…more
MEASINA PASIFIKA - LEI CULTURE in the PACIFIC
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Ane Tonga - Guest Curator
In the Pacific, neck garlands may be a symbol of welcome, but are so much more than that -ever present at Pacific gatherings as a…more
A Tribute to Teresia Teaiwa
Posted in Coco Talanoa
A Pasifika warrior who fought many battles for the region with the strength of her words and her infinite wisdoms has walked ahead of us.
They say that some people…more
Commonwealth Games Weekend Wrap - Pacific Islands
Posted in Coco Talanoa
The 22nd Commonwelath Games kicked off in Birmingham, UK on the 28th of July with the opening ceremony held at the Alexander Stadium. 11 of our Pacific Islands nations are…more
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Pacific Islanders in Action
Posted in Coco Talanoa
The Pacific islands have snatched their first 2022 Commonwealth Games GOLD ladies and Gentlemen!
In fact, our Pasifika athletes managed to collect one Gold and two Bronze medals in Weightlifting…more
Our Pacific teams at the 2016 Olympic Games
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Meet our Pacific Island people representing us at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Special mention to Team Tuvalu who has 1 person in their team - Etimoni Timuani a…more
Humans of the Islands - Taofia Pelesasa
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Taofia Pelesasa
Tokelauan/Samoan
Writer & Filmmaker
I'm Taofia (Fia) Pelesasa – a Tokelauan-Samoan Kiwi boy born and raised in Rotorua, New Zealand but based out of Sydney, Australia. I got into the…more
Congratulations to 1 News/TVNZ reporter Barbara Dreaver for her two wins at the Voyager Media Awards last night
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Congratulations to 1 News Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver who won 2 major awards at the Voyager Media Awards last night for her coverage of the Samoa Measles Epidemic last year.…more
Our Pacific Island athletes representing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Posted in Coco Talanoa
The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Games officially kicked off on Tuesday night with the opening ceremony held at Japan's impressive national stadium. Like the Olympics, the games were to have taken…more
The latest Covid-19 stories in the Pacific
Posted in Coco Talanoa
A quick round-up of the latest Covid news in the Pacific region from the last couple of days. We will provide an update again at the…more
Covid-19 Pacific Update - 02 Oct 20
Posted in Coco Talanoa
New Zealand is now at Alert Level 2 restrictions for Auckland (masks on public transport mandatory plus restrictions on mass gatherings) and we'll find out whether this will be extended…more
The latest Covid-19 stories in the Pacific - 21 Feb 22
Posted in Coco Talanoa
A quick round-up of the latest Covid news in the Pacific region from the last couple of days.
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Cook Islands 4th positive case confirmed
via…more
WOMEN OF THE ISLANDS - ANA LAVEKAU
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ANA LAVEKAU
CEO/CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF LONDON PACIFIC FASHION WEEK
FIJIAN
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I was born and raised in Fiji by my Maternal sister grandmothers 'Wati & Makereta' who raised me under their…more
Our Pacific Island athletes representing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games
Posted in Coco Talanoa
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has kicked off tonight. Although these Olympics are getting underway a year later due to the pandemic, they'll still be officially known as the Tokyo…more
Tokyo 2020 - Our Pacific Islands athletes Round Up Day 11
Posted in Coco Talanoa
To go along with our guide to who, what, when and where our Pasifika athletes are competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games we'll be doing a round up of…more
PASIFIKA 2017 - Unique Food Options
Posted in Coco Talanoa
Now that Pasifika goes for 2 days we thought we'd try out the food on Saturday and give you our recommendations on what to try today if you're going down…more
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) 101
Posted in Coco Talanoa
With New Zealand now having confirmed cases of Coronavirus and other parts of the world seeing more cases confirmed, health officials are urging people to practise good hygiene to lower…more
How to do Pasifika 101
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Our guide to Pasifika Festival 2021
The iconic festival is back after a two year absence and there's a few changes, so we've put together a guide so you can…more
Covid19 Pacific Update - 25 August 20
Posted in Coco Talanoa
New Zealand has entered its third week of Covid19 community transmission after the initial lockdown earlier in the year. Alert Level 3 restrictions for Auckland and Alert Level 2 restrictions…more
Communities worldwide weave message to end violence
Posted in Coco Talanoa
What first began as a response to the rape and murder of a young Australian woman, has now become a force for change uniting people all around the world.
Samoan…more
New Year Honours 2023 - Pasifika recipients
Posted in Coco Talanoa
An esteemed list of Pasifika people from all sectors of Aotearoa have been honoured in this years New Years Honour awards roll out.
Community services, health, arts and media in…more
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Pacific History Makers & One's to Watch
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History was made this morning for one of our smallest island nations - Niue! Heavyweight boxer Duken Williams made history for Niue when he beat his opponent - Cook Islander…more
Savaii to the World | The Story of Faiesea Ah Chee
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Faiesea Ah Chee is a 18-year-old Savaii girl at heart now living in the heart of Auckland city. She is a long way from her island home, so how has…more
Covid19 Pacific Update - 03 September 20
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New Zealand has entered its fourth week of Covid19 community transmission after the initial lockdown earlier in the year. New Zealand is now at Alert Level 2.5 restrictions for Auckland…more
CORONAVIRUS WEEK 5 - COVID19 PACIFIC UPDATE
Posted in Coco Talanoa
We're now into the 5th week since the World Health Organisation upgraded the Coronavirus to a Pandemic. We will be updating this page with Pacific Islands updates for our community…more
Humans Of The Islands - David Laumatia
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David Laumatia
Senior Sargeant, New Zealand Police
Samoan
I grew up on Panama Road in Otahuhu (Auckland, New Zealand) - back then Panama was known for producing quite a good…more
Tafa Dr Esther Cowley-Malcolm and why she is 'Standing with Standing Rock'
Posted in Coco Talanoa
Today while Americans celebrate 'Thanksgiving', many Native Americans remain united at Standing Rock to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline and protect the Missouri River & sacred sites of the Sioux Tribe.…more
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Pacific Islands Update
Posted in Coco Talanoa
We're over half way through the games now and Samoa are currently leading the medal tally for the Pacific Islands with 1 Gold and 3 Silver by way of their…more
CORONAVIRUS WEEK 4 - COVID19 PACIFIC UPDATE
Posted in Coco Talanoa
We're now into the 4th week since the World Health Organisation upgraded the Coronavirus to a Pandemic. We will be updating this page with Pacific Islands updates for our community…more
Tokyo 2020 - Our Pacific Islands athletes Round Up Day 4
Posted in Coco Talanoa
To go along with our guide to who, what, when and where our Pasifika athletes are competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games we'll be doing a round up of…more
TALES OF TIME: Tui Manu'a Empire of Samoa
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It is appropriate to address the topic of the Oceania empire of the prehistoric Tui Manu’a and the extent to which this influence permeated the social-political sphere of Samoa and…more
CORONAVIRUS - COVID-19 PACIFIC UPDATE
Posted in Coco Talanoa
With Coronavirus / Covid-19 now being upgraded to a Pandemic we will be updating this page with Pacific Islands updates for our community here in New Zealand and around the…more
CORONAVIRUS WEEK 2 - COVID19 PACIFIC UPDATE
Posted in Coco Talanoa
We're now into the 2nd week since the World Health Organisation upgraded the Coronavirus to a Pandemic. We will be updating this page with Pacific Islands updates for our community…more