24th December 2008
Ministry of Fisheries launch ‘Size Does Matter’ campaign
The Ministry of Fisheries has launched its ‘Size Does Matter’ summer public awareness campaign. The campaign aims to inform the public about the fishing rules and regulations they need to adhere to while out fishing this summer.
December 16th 2008
Tagging and wagging – who’s to blame?
The conviction of manslaughter of 50 year old Bruce William Emery, a father of three, who was found guilty of killing a 15 year-old boy caught tagging the fence of his Manurewa home, has raised more questions. KATHLEEN GUTTENBEIL reports.
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December 16th 2008
Tragic double drowning, a timely reminder
The drowning of a champion Samoan weightlifter and his workmate while rock fishing on the west coast of Auckland is a timely reminder to the Maori and Pacific community ahead of the official holiday period, writes MELE TU’UHOLOAKI.
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December 16th 2008
Family violence linked to New Zealand's bullying?
Family violence could be linked to results of an Australia survey which states that New Zealand schools are among the worlds most bullied. MELE TU’UHOLOAKI reports
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December 9th 2008
Challenges for Pacific Child and Youth Health
A new report highlights significant challenges for Pacific Child and Youth Health if New Zealand’s current economic downturn persists.
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5th December 2008
Pacific gambling study exposes mothers
Researchers from the Auckland University of Technology have found big differences in ethnicity and gender in a study among Pacific Island parents, with mothers most likely to gamble.
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December 4th 2008
Schemes failing to improve Maori and Pacific diabetics
Until lifestyles leading to excess bodyweight are managed, treatment can do little, according to a study.
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November 24th 2008
‘Understand what I face, see what I can do’, says new Pasifika disability campaign
“Generally, it is not our impairment that disables us, but societies’ slow reaction to fully recognize, understand, and meet the basic needs of disabled people,” says Jade Farrar, a young Pacific person who has given a whole new perspective on disability.
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November 19th 2008
Brothers found guilty of Nia Glassie’s murder
Two guilty verdicts were returned in the Rotorua High Court this week relating to the murder of three-year-old toddler Nia Glassie last year. The court proceedings have shocked New Zealanders and questioned our attitudes towards child abuse.
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Issue 29 Article
November 17th 2008
Safety begins at home
Home and family – both are cherished as the very heart of the Pacific way of life. So it came as something of a shock for many Pacific people recently, when they learned that their home may not be the place of safety and security they thought it was.
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November 14th 2008
Manukau Festival of Arts a success
As the Manukau Festival of Arts draws to an end the success of the three week event is being celebrated.
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November 4th 2008
Spot the Tot, or Not
A group of AUT University Public Relations students showed friends and family at an early childhood centre in Manurewa, that spotting a child behind a reversing vehicle is not as easy as they might have thought.
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October 31st 2008
Son of Samoa recognised in EEO Awards
Samoan human relations consultant Mike Foster has won the prestigious ‘Walk the Talk Award’ at the Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Trust Awards.
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October 29th 2008
LotuMoui Games gets diabetes message across
The first ever LotuMoui Games held in Papakura on Labour Monday went a long way towards getting south Auckland’s Pacific communities to become more aware of diabetes by taking up healthier lifestyles. SPASIFIKmag.com was there soaking in the day’s fun-filled action.
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October 28th 2008
Stars help launch Manukau youth project
Shane Cameron and David Tua left the trash talking outside as they joined other icons to launch a project focussed on getting Maori and Pacific youth to realise their full potential in Manukau.
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October 21st 2008
Street Beat: Pacific TV channel, Rugby League World Cup
Street Beat reporter MELE TU’UHOLOAKI hits the streets again, this time asking our people if they support having a Pacific television channel and their picks for the Rugby League World Cup kicking off this weekend.
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October 14th 2008
CCWS "Fitu Lua" in a Class of its Own
In a time and place 36 years and 5,360 miles removed from whence they first met, the Church College of Western Samoa's (CCWS) Class of 1972 not-so-quietly made history when they came, they saw, they wept and they celebrated, writes R. LEUMA SCHWENKE.
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October 13th 2008
Pasifika health expo in Invercargill
Pacific peoples residing in the South Island of New Zealand maybe minute, but there is a large awareness of Pacific health issues. To address those health issues a ‘Health and Wellness of Pasifika People Expo’ was held in Invercargill.
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October 6th 2008
Getting Maori, Pacific employees to know their rights
Maori and Pacific employees’ are more likely to get a negative response if they ask for flexible work than the general population - according to a new report by the Families Commission.
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October 1st 2008
Isaac’s loss leads to safer workplaces
A workplace tragedy that resulting in the loss of Samoan Isaac Fruean’s right arm was one of the stories leading to the Puataunofo Manukau Pilot project aimed at reducing the amount of workplace accidents by Pacific people in South Auckland.
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September 29th 2008
Maori and Pacific Kiwis honoured
At investitures ceremonies at Government House, Auckland last week several members of the Maori and Pacific community were honoured for services to their communities.
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September 26th 2008
ASCC/SSI Launches Bilingual Guide to Cancer Terminologies
The Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has taken a major step in de-mystifying the disease cancer for those who speak Samoan as their first language.
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September 25th 2008
Coroner’s report finds cut power caused Muliaga death
The family of Samoan teacher Folole Muliaga will likely seek compensation after a coroner’s report released this week, found a link between her death and Mercury Energy's cutting off of her power.
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September 24th 2008
Too fast and way too furious
Road Safety messages are everywhere, but too many Maori and Pacific peoples are still dying on New Zealand roads with speed and lax attitudes the main talking points. VAIMOANA TAPALEAO investigates.
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September 23rd 2008
Strategy tries to reduce Pacific water fatalities
With summer approaching and many New Zealanders again heading to beaches, rivers and lakes, the launch of Water Safety New Zealand’s Pacific Peoples Water Safety Strategy last Friday, 19 September is timely.
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September 22nd 2008
Maori Party congratulates Justice Joe Williams
The Maori Party congratulates Joe Williams, Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, on his appointment to the bench of the High Court in Auckland.
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September 16th 2008
STREET BEAT: Tax cuts, elections
With tax cuts expected to be a crucial issue for voters ahead of the 8 November New Zealand general elections, Street Beat reporter Mele Tu’uholoaki hit the streets again to ask people what the anticipated October 1 cuts by the Labour government means to them.
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September 12th 2008
Connecting offenders with culture reduces reoffending
Rehabilitation programmes inclusive of culture for Maori offenders are producing positive changes in participants according to the latest evaluation by the New Zealand Department of Corrections.
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September 10th 2008
COMMUNITY
Maori and Pacific individuals honoured
A Pacific community representative and a renowned Maori artist were recently honoured at Government house, Wellington for their services to New Zealand.
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September 5th 2008
NZ Government honours community stalwarts
At investitures ceremonies at Government House Wellington this week, several members of the Maori and Pacific community were honoured.
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September 4th 2008
Maori, Pacific men at centre of gout epidemic
South Auckland has been described by medical professionals as the ‘gout capital of the world’ with Maori and Pacific men at the centre of a regional epidemic.
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September 4th 2008
Maori, Pacific close social gap - but still lagging behind
The New Zealand Ministry of Social Development (MSD) annual social report reveals Maori and Pacific peoples have made big improvements in their well-being. But outcomes for these ethnic groups still lag behind the rest.
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September 1st 2008
It’s time to make our homes safer
More New Zealanders are injured in their homes than anywhere else and a child dies from an injury caused in the home every two weeks, says ACC Minister Maryan Street.
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