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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…more

This is a story of indigenous land rights gone awry, a makutu from an aggrieved family and the failed business ventures of an infamous 'haunted hotel' in Rarotonga. 

In pre-colonial…more

On the 13th of October 1915, Niue - with a population of 4000 people, waved farewell to 150 of its sons, as they set sail for North Africa to fight…more

In this episode we will examine how and why Indian populations were brought to Fiji, and how the inequities under the colonial government’s ‘Girmit’ system, created a society of instability…more

This is the story of I’iga Pisa. A survivor of those exiled as part of the Mau A Pule movement, who made it back to witness Samoa winning back her…more

Papa Tom's quest for truth, history and culture has taken him around the world and even out of space, but it was in Aotearoa and the Cook Islands that it…more

What led Commissioner Larsen - the New Zealand administrator of Niue in the 1950s to be murdered in his bed by three locals hell-bent on justice and revenge?

New Zealand's…more

‘The Mau’ became a revolutionary movement for Samoa’s independence, against New Zealand’s brutal period of colonial administration.

In what is possibly one of the most significant stories of New Zealand’s…more

Of the many real life events of Pasifika people in Aotearoa, the Dawn Raids period in our recent history, is a story that is overdue to be told. Long whispered…more

Two years ago Guyon Espiner stopped drinking.

Now, the award-winning journalist and podcast-maker has made a documentary about New Zealand's drinking culture and the alcohol industry.

Annette Tamasese takes us around her beautiful village of Vaimoso in the beautiful 685, Samoa! Where we immerse ourselves in the historical accounts of where the Mau Movement first began.

St Gabriel's students tackle the ups, downs, and diagonal formations of teenage life while preparing for the biggest event of the school year - Polyfest.

Victoria is determined to restore…more

Today the New Zealand Government will make a formal apology for the wrongs committed during the Dawn Raids of the 1970’s.

You can watch the live stream of the apology…more

'Being Niuean': those who stayed, those who left, and for those to come...

Playwright Oscar Kightley sits down with Q+A's Jack Tame to talk about the 25th anniversary performance of his show Dawn Raids, and the place of Pasifika in New Zealand.

Kightley…more

Young Samoan Nele Kalolo interviews the Polynesian Panthers 'claw' about their models of activism in countering the Dawn Raids and wider racism in this period.

We follow the school students…more

The story of Barbara Edmonds and her family, as she unravels the far reaching impacts of the Dawn Raids within her aiga. She talks to her uncle Malaesā who was…more

We kick it with the talented Diggy Dupe and choicevaughan.

The musical genius behind The Panthers soundtrack. We chat to them about the passion they put in to the music…more

By Leki Jackson-Bourke, edited by Tupe Lualua 

On Friday the 10th of March 2023, the ASB Polyfest Samoan section was in full swing. Schools came well prepared with intricate choreography,…more

Auckland Council staff Liam Kokaʻua (Rarotonga), Angelique Tuaputa (Mangaia) and colleagues discuss the significance of 5 posters (pepa) printed in Rarotonga in the 1840s, currently cared for in the Auckland…more

"We didn't get to say goodbye to my parents. My little brother Masiu and I were left at the house with the other Tongan families living there. Masiu was only…more

Land, Home, Mother
Moana Fresh Gallery - 64 Rosebank Road Avondale
Siliga David Setoga, Esther Mauga F Walters, Kristal.G

Peep a fale palagi, Mangaian chess pieces and a sign symbolising…more

Ahead of the New Zealand governments Dawn Raid apology this week, we take a look at The Polynesian Panthers and their political and social justice movement.  Their call for an…more

“Raiding the Dawn” is an original poem written and performed by south Auckland Poet Marina Alefosio at the Official New Zealand Government Apology for the Dawn Raids Ceremony, held at…more

Professor Katerina Teaiwa has been named the 2021 Australian University Teacher of the Year for her visionary approach to teaching and mentoring students in Pacific studies at The Australian National…more

"You never know if you're going to win or lose, you never know if you make something it's going to work and only by taking that risk, you try and…more

By Jane Vavaitamana Gerard

In 1876, two years after Fiji was ceded to Great Britain, a council was established for the sole purpose of being an advisory body to British…more

Our stories are more important than ever before to present indigenous perspectives to the world, challenge colonisation, connect our Oceanic conversations, and impact change.   

From the beautiful personal stories of…more