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Yolande Ah Chong, 55, remembered for championing Pacific communities

The broadcaster was known for her bubbly personality, humour and passion to help Pasifika.

'Be prepared to seize every opportunity at any given time'

Eseta Rasmussen, 16, travelled to New York for a UN conference on women empowerment.

Watch: Kiwi student, 13, wows in Samoan speech competition

"When you speak another language, it's powerful." - Bethsharon Mattocks, 13.

Disabilities community hope to grow the sport of adaptive boxing

An inclusive adaptive boxing event plans to expand and raise awareness of the sport.

'If Shakespeare was Samoan, this would fit the bill - drama, backstabbing, betrayal and power'

'While it’s fiction, it felt like fragments of my life were before my eyes, as a Samoan.'

How helping his seamstress mum turned into a career in fashion

"I started sewing at a young age because my mum would ask me to help her."

'No child should get sick or die of measles' - World Health Organization

A priority on Covid-19 vaccinations has led to other routine vaccinations being forgotten.

'What I love about poetry is that you can say what needs to be said'

Award-winning Tongan poet Karlo Mila was the voice behind the thought-provoking words.

'For our Pacific parents, it's not just a place to share a random status'

"It's not unusual to attend a Samoan funeral and see an aunty going live on Facebook."

Laughs and island banter in the 685 as Pacific Mission ends

The final leg of the Pacific Mission is finally here, in Samoa.

'I was a stranger and they took me in' - Vaovasamanaia Winston Peters

The Samoan matai in the New Zealand Government - Winston Peters.

Miss Pacific Islands 2024: Miss Samoa wins crown, follows in mother’s footsteps

Miss Samoa's Moemoana Schwenke is the new Miss Pacific Islands.

Stories behind the flags flying high at Waitangi

'The flags being waved this Waitangi don’t mean any harm, we protest in peace'.

'It would have created a lot of jobs' - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board chair

Community leaders says light rail would have been a 'game changer' for South Auckland.

Polyfest parody heading for world premiere

Behind the scenes with a new Pasifika company's debut theatre production.

Haylani Kuruppu creates history at Miss Global beauty pageant

Miss Samoa Global makes history as the first runner-up in the Miss Global pageant.

South Auckland hairstylist's ultimate call-up to braid hip hop royalty

Catheryne Matiasi is still on a high after her latest celebrity client, rapper Bizzy Bone.

Insurance payout limbo leaves father sleeping in van for work after house fire

The Vaganas were left with nothing after their Avondale home was destroyed by fire.