May 17th 2012
Auckland nominations sought for Whanau Ora regional group
The Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) Regional Leadership Group (RLG) for Whānau Ora is calling for nominations to appoint two community members.
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May 16th 2012
Samoa inter-island ferries to service the Cook Islands and Tokelau
The Samoa Shipping Corporation’s vessel, the MV Lady Naomi, will soon begin chartered services to the Cook Islands northern group, and also Tokelau for the next two years.
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May 16th 2012
Wrap South take it to the streets
The Wrap South Team alongside various other community outreach agencies in the Papakura area got together with local residents to help clean up the streets.
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May 14th 2012
Tonga police push set up of neighbourhood watch groups after spate of robberies
Tongan police are calling on their communities to establish neighbourhood watch groups. This comes after 17 men were arrested at the weekend for a range of robberies of homes and businesses in Nuku’alofa.
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May 11th 2012
Rubella outbreak in Honiara
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the detection of four cases of rubella in children between the ages of 6 to 15 years. The cases have been reported mainly from within Honiara.
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May 10th 2012
HIV/AIDS affects more than 10,000 people in Papua
The Health Department in Indonesia’s Papua region says the authorities have recorded more than 10,000 people with HIV/AIDS.
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May 10th 2012
Variety concert remembers Fijian flood victims
Victims of the recent Fijian flood will be remembered during a special fundraising concert held in Palmerston North on Saturday, May 12. The Fiji Flood Appeal is a colourful variety concert put on by the Manawatu Indian community.
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May 10th 2012
10 easy tips for enjoying a healthy Winter
While the most common illnesses during winter are colds and flu, these great general tips on how to keep you and your family healthy, will help prevent illness such as allergies, asthma, and other respiratory diseases.
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May 9th 2012
Education Intervention Stage Two Funding Announced
ASB Community Trust has announced more than $4 million in grants for five organisations working to overcome underachievement in education for Māori and Pacific youth in Auckland and Northland.
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May 9th 2012
Family forced to live in sewage soaked home
A solo mother with five children has been forced to live in a sewage contaminated state house for four days. Housing New Zealand refused to move the south Auckland family after their contractor damaged the toilet which led to raw sewage spilling through their home.
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May 9th 2012
Three police officers shot in Samoa
A man is dead and three police officers wounded after a shoot-out during a drug raid in the early hours at Faleatiu village in Samoa near Apia. The officers were taken to Tupua Tamasese Meaole hospital, where one has serious injuries and the other two are recovering from moderate wounds.
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May 8th 2012
Eucalypt forestry advocates eye Maori Lands
Many Maori communities could benefit from the development of a durable timber industry in New Zealand, according to the Dryland Forests Initiative. A cross-sector research and development project, the initiative wants to have several species of eucalypt planted on pastoral land.
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May 7th 2012
Fijian soldier killed in Afghanistan
A Fijian soldier serving in the UK Army has been killed in Afghanistan. Private Ratu Manasa Silibaravi, 32, was killed in an indirect fire attack on an operating base in the northern part of the Nahr-e Saraj district.
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May 3rd 2012
1500 Pepi-pods to reduce infant death in Waikato
The free distribution of 1500 Pēpi-pod infant beds in the Waikato region is considered a “world-first” scale of investment in safe sleeping for the vulnerable young.
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May 3rd 2012
International award for NZ-based Pacific Leprosy Foundation
The World Health Organisation has singled out the New Zealand-based Pacific Leprosy Foundation for its annual international US$100,000 Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for excellence in public health.
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May 2nd 2012
Te Vaka winners at International Songwriting Competition
Te Vaka’s lead singer and chief songwriter, Opetaia Foa’i, has won second place in the World section at the recent 2011 International Songwriting Competition. Foa’i’s accolade, his third at the competition, also brings up to fifty the total number of wins and honourable mentions for New Zealand-based artists.
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May 2nd 2012
SAFEKIDS Q&A
My child does not want to sit in a child restrain. What should I do?
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May 2nd 2012
Tonga's $36 million US hospital refurbishment completed
King Tupou VI will open the completed third and final phase of Tonga’s $36 million US dollar Vaiola Hospital refurbishment this Friday in Nuku’alofa.
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May 2nd 2012
Rotorua youth happy to come to the aid of an elderly man
Ryan Heremaia is no stranger to getting into mischief but when he and his friend saw Ron Rolfe fall into the stream which ended up with him being neck-deep in water they immediately went to his aid.
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May 1st 2012
Pacific Media Network moves to Manukau
The Pacific Media Network – broadcasters of Niu Fm and Radio 531pi – has moved its operations from Ponsonby to Manukau and recently opened its new premises.
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May 1st 2012
Wiremu Walmsley to head Lifeline Aotearoa Suicide Prevention Education
Wiremu Walmsley, previously manager for Raukura Hauora O Tainui in Counties Manukau, has joined Lifeline Aotearoa to head the organisation’s suicide prevention education division.
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May 1st 2012
Ngati Whatua Orakei wins excellence award
The Ngati Whatua o Orakei Maori Trust Board received a Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Tribal Strategic Planning at the Aotearoa New Zealand Annual Business and Alumni Awards held Friday at the University of Auckland.
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May 1st 2012
Asthma Awareness Week
Asthma Awareness Week runs from the 30 April- 6 May with Balloon day on the 4 May. Asthma Awareness Week raises the profile of asthma in New Zealand as 1 in 4 kids struggle to blow up a balloon.
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April 30th 2012
Claims over disputed land turned down by the Samoan Supreme Court
The Samoan Supreme Court has upheld the Government’s ruling against a motion for land compensation by the Satapuala village council.
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April 30th 2012
From gang member to successful tutor and role model
Don Tahere is proof it’s never too late to turn your life around. Just before he turned 50, Don enrolled in the Certificate in Agriculture and Farm Maintenance at Waiariki Institute of Technology in Tokoroa.
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April 27th 2012
Waikato University prepares for Kīngitanga Day
The University of Waikato is gearing up for the fourth Kīngitanga Day - an annual celebration of the relationship between the university and the Kīngitanga.
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April 26th 2012
Nukutere weavers close after almost four decades
A decade ago, the founder of Gisborne’s highly respected Nukutere Weavers, Whai Pooti Hitchener’s failing eyesight and dexterity put an end to a career in weaving that had begun more than 65 years earlier.
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April 26th 2012
SAFEKIDS Q&A
I can't afford to buy a child restraint. Where can I get help?
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April 24th 2012
On time immunisation best protection
Pacific children have the highest immunisation rates in New Zealand compared with other groups which is great, says Ministry of Health Chief Advisor Dr Api Talemaitoga, but there is still more we can do to help protect our families and our communities.
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April 19th 2012
Maori land trust wants a bright future for its young beneficiaries
A multimillion-dollar Maori land trust is looking to give its young beneficiaries a headstart in life. The Rotorua Daily Post spoke to its health and wellbeing co-ordinator, Adele Barsdell, about how the Tauhara North No2 Trust is putting its plans into place.
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April 19th 2012
Wellington Pacific Forum set down for May 2nd
An upcoming forum will give Wellington’s Pacific communities the opportunity to have their say about the future direction of the city, as well as hear what the Wellington City Council has been doing about issues raised in the previous forum.
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April 18th 2012
SAFEKIDS Q&A
My child is turning 5 years old, is he ready to travel just using an adult seatbelt as a restraint?
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April 18th 2012
Cook Island descendants gather for Atiu reunion
Their people have spread far and wide across the world, but for the first time they will be celebrating their culture and history in their adopted home of Rotorua. More than 160 descendants, relatives and family members from the small Cook Island of Atiu will converge on Apumoana Marae in Rotorua.
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April 17th 2012
Maori and Pacific students shine in Southland arts workshops
A number of workshops in Southland gave Maori and Pacific students the opportunity to shine last week. For the second year running Auckland’s Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust are working with the local Murihiku Maori and Pasifika Cultural Trust.
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April 17th 2012
Save The Children providing lunches for Fiji's flood kids
The chief executive of Save the Children Fiji says more than 700 Nadi students affected by floods are getting a hot school lunch. Recent severe flooding has displaced thousands of people, with more than 1,000 still in evacuation centres and another thousand estimated to be staying with friends and family.
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April 16th 2012
Ministry of pacific Islands Affairs Northern Updates
The Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs is working alongside the Ministry of Education to develop a new Pasifika Education Plan, to replace the Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012. Consultation is planned for April and May of this year.
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April 16th 2012
UNICEF urgently responding to Fiji's needs
UNICEF urgently responding to water, health and education needs associated with Fiji floods. Over 14,000 thousand people, including 5,000 children, have been displaced from their homes due to flooding in the Western and Central Divisions of Fiji.
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April 12th 2012
Quitline's new Campaign will motivate more people to quit smoking
To help reach the Government’s goal of a Smokefree New Zealand by 2025, Quitline has launched a major new television, outdoor and online campaign to inspire more people to get in touch with them for support to quit smoking.
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April 11th 2012
SAFEKIDS Q&A
What type of car restraint does my child need?
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April 11th 2012
Applications for Mara Kai (community gardens) funding open
Getting dirt under your fingernails, growing your own food and sharing the fruit of your labours is an emerging trend that has many benefits for communities. It is one that Te Puni Kokiri is happy to support through its Māra Kai programme.
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April 11th 2012
Five Family Start providers to lose Government funding
The Government has confirmed five providers for the Family Start programme are going to lose their funding, despite appeals from the Maori Party.
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April 11th 2012
Hundreds flock for Aussie seasonal work
Hundreds of people, young and old, flocked to government building Eleele Fou on April 9 hoping to get a chance to go to Australia under the Australia-Pacific seasonal worker scheme, now extended to include Samoa.
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April 10th 2012
Better support for youth mental illness
Youth workers trained to recognise mental health issues will be put into selected secondary schools and Youth One Stop Shops as part of the National-led Government’s youth mental health package, says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett.
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April 10th 2012
Investment in youth mental health services and suicide prevention is paramount
The Families Commission applauds Prime Minister John Key for his announcement last week, which outlined significant investments into youth mental health services.
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April 4th 2012
College advocates spending less on Health care
The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine advocates spending less on health care.... in the Long-Term.
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April 4th 2012
Spotlight on risks facing youth at Wellington Symposium
The major risks facing young New Zealanders are poverty, violence and alcohol according to the latest findings from the Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey conducted by The University of Auckland.
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April 4th 2012
SAFEKIDS Q&A
Why do I need to put my child in a car restraint?
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April 4th 2012
MP welcomes tougher laws for loan sharks
Maungakiekie MP, Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga welcomes the draft consumer credit legislation released today, which will better protect people from irresponsible lenders.
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April 3rd 2012
Samoa school closures due to insanitary conditions
Samoa’s Parliamentary Advocacy Group for Healthy Living has closed five schools because of insanitary conditions a Radio New Zealand report said.
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April 3rd 2012
Tougher laws for loan sharks
Consumer Affairs Minister Chris Tremain today released draft consumer credit legislation to better protect consumers from irresponsible lenders.
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April 2nd 2012
Wedding day tragedy for Tongan man and English wife
A New Zealand-Tongan man living in England spent his wedding night in hospital after his mother suffered a heart attack en route to the ceremony.
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April 2nd 2012
Training aims to improve Pacific health
Health and disability professionals will soon be able to gain a better cultural understanding of Pacific peoples via New Zealand’s first ever online cultural training programme.
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March 29th 2012
Colloquium to discuss Maori and social issues
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) will hold a national colloquium on April 5th to discuss Māori and social issues research and policy needs and priorities, and the contribution research may make to address these issues.
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March 29th 2012
Cook Islands Chief wants to set up testing clinic for diabetes and hypertension
A Cook Islands Paramount chief is hoping to set up a wellness clinic in her palace to test people for diabetes, and teach them how to live a healthy lifestyle.
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March 28th 2012
Minister congratulates Maori housing initiatives
Associate Minister of Housing, Tariana Turia has congratulated Ngati Hine Health Trust for opening the Moerewa Housing Project, and also Te Matapihi He Tirohanga mo te iwi Trust for hosting the National Maori Housing Conference, after attending both events in Northland.
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March 28th 2012
More blood donors needed in Samoa
The Samoa Red Cross has held a workshop to try and encourage voluntary blood donations. The programme manager for the Samoa Red Cross, Apineru Wright, says they need people to give blood voluntarily.
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March 28th 2012
Pacific suicide risk twice as high
Pacific young people are approximately twice as likely to have depression, anxiety issues, or to make suicide attempts as the rest of the population.
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March 28th 2012
Alcohol, the really dangerous drug
Alcohol is the most dangerous drug New Zealanders have to deal with according to New Zealand First Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart.
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March 28th 2012
SAFEKIDS Q&A
I have a car seat which expires in March this year and I have been trying to find out what to do with it? It has nothing wrong with it and is in very good condition.
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March 27th 2012
Oldest Maori radio station takes top award
Iwi Radio’s oldest member Wellington radio station Te Upoko o te Ika was the big winner at the inaugural Iwi Radio Awards that were held in Rotorua last weekend.
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March 27th 2012
Cost of royal funeral is a matter of pride for the people of Tonga
Tradition is very important in the lives of the people of Tonga as Heath Moore, reporter for Pacific Scoop, found out when reporting on the death of King George Tupou V.
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March 26th 2012
Fiji looks at different sources for flour to combat price rises
In Fiji, crops like breadfruit, dalo, cassava and even kumala are being used to make homemade flour as a way to counter the soaring prices of imported goods, Radio new Zealand has reported.
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March 22nd 2012
NZ Tongan community still hopes they can farewell their King
Some Tongan community leaders in New Zealand are disappointed the body of King George will be flown directly to Tonga from Hong Kong, without stopping in Auckland.
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March 22nd 2012
SAFEKIDS Q&A
For a two year old or older child, does the car seat have to be anchored with one of those straps or is it legal to be held in by a normal seatbelt?
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March 20th 2012
Cleanliness practices could help stop typhoid in its tracks
Two confirmed cases of typhoid have shown up in Tongatapu, the first cases of the year. A teenage boy and a five year old child from Tatakamotonga are in Vaiola hospital getting specialist treatment for typhoid.
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March 20th 2012
Registration dates announced for 2012 Pacific quota
Registration with Immigration New Zealand for this year's Samoa Quota (SQ) and Pacific Access Category (PAC) ballots will be open from 2 to 30 April 2012. Eleven hundred places are available under SQ (Samoan nationals only) and 400 under PAC (Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati nationals only).
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March 20th 2012
Pacific health issues under spotlight
Multiple agencies will meet in Auckland in early April for the first ever conference aimed specifically at addressing mental health, addiction and disability issues within New Zealand’s Pacific community.
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March 20th 2012
Forum to discuss suicides and stress
Youth suicide rates worldwide are a distressing problem and recently more than 140 young people from Rarotonga and her sister islands gathered in Vaimaanga to discuss the problem and how to prevent it from happening in the future.
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March 19th 2012
Violence against women is a problem in Tonga
The idea put forward by the Tongan prime minister that a return to more traditional forms of culture would reduce violence against women found no favour with a women’s rights campaigner.
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March 14th 2012
SAFEKIDS Q&A
When is it safe (if ever) for a child to sit in the front seat which has airbags? How tall should they be?
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March 14th 2012
Northland pre-European fortified pa and village plays host to overseas visitors
As reported by Delwyn Dickey in the Rodney Times, a Kiwi-born Japanese pop star has stopped in Te Hana with a film crew to reconnect with his roots and he was given a true Maori welcome…
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March 13th 2012
Manukau City Council Regulation Of Prostitution In Specified Places Bill - Local Bill
am pleased to have the opportunity to speak for the first time on the Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill.
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March 13th 2012
First conference in NZ on the impact of alcohol on children
An upcoming conference is a first for New Zealand. The “Babies, Children and Alcohol” conference on March 22 at Te Papa, Wellington, is focused on the damage that alcohol is doing to New Zealand’s children and what can be done about it.
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March 12th 2012
ISSUE 49 EXCLUSIVE
Working For Successful Pacific Peoples
Successful Pacific Peoples has been the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs’ vision for New Zealand’s Pacific peoples for some time now. We’ve said repeatedly that working for that success is what underpins all our work.
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March 12th 2012
ISSUE 49 EXCLUSIVE
Serving the community
After more than two decades in real estate Repeka Lelaulu has found the perfect mix with her community activities and working in the Grey Lynn community which was part of her upbringing
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March 12th 2012
Gambling Helpline and Kidsline working together to reduce the impact of gambling
Two of the country’s leading helplines, Gambling Helpline and Kidsline, have agreed to work more closely together, providing a consistent approach towards helping families and individuals affected by problem gambling.
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March 7th 2012
ISSUE 49 EXCLUSIVE
Healthy Communities = Healthy Families
QIANE MATATA-SIPU talks to a Porirua family who have made 2012 their year for better health
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March 7th 2012
ISSUE 49 EXCLUSIVE
REAL women get active
Teina Joseph has become a mover and shaker in her Otara community – it’s her job and personal mission to inspire her community to be active.
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March 7th 2012
The Islands come alive at Auckland Libraries
Visit Auckland Libraries during Pasifika and get a feel for the Pacific Islands through stories, books, music and family history. In March 2012, Auckland Libraries will be celebrating Pasifika with a range of activities, events and displays that showcase the libraries’ Pacific treasures.
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March 7th 2012
More needs to be done to improve Maori respiratory health
Sharon Cavanagh, The Asthma Foundation’s new National Maori Health Manager, has a strong new vision for helping Maori with respiratory conditions. Prevention is the key. We need to make asthma and respiratory conditions a health priority.
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March 6th 2012
ISSUE 49 EXCLUSIVE
Iron - Harley
For years Harley Thompson struggled with obesity. Sometimes at night he would be awake, clutching at his chest, scared and praying, saying, “If I make it through to the morning, I will change my ways”.
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March 6th 2012
Oxfam highlights poor access to water across the Pacific with Queen Street water haul
In a show of solidarity with people across the Pacific, many of whom lack the basics taken for granted by Kiwis, Oxfam New Zealand’s Executive Director Barry Coates was joined by staff and supporters to carry heavy loads of water, vegetables and bedding up Queen Street at a lunch time walk.
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March 2nd 2012
Edible garden helping people blossom
A community garden in Point England has received a funding boost that will ensure plenty of vegetables are planted this winter. The Island Child Charitable Trust has received $2300 from Auckland Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund to buy, install, fill and plant new macrocarpa garden boxes
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March 2nd 2012
Samoans 'should eat coconuts' to combat non-communicable diseases
The director of a sport and nutrition company in Samoa is calling on the World Health Organisation to tell people in his country eating coconuts is good for them.
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March 2nd 2012
FIFA health programme spreads to Oceania
Oceania will become the latest region to benefit from the FIFA '11 for Health' programme following the visit of Professor Jiri Dvorak, FIFA’s Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of the FIFA Medical and Research Centre, to the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara this week.
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March 1st 2012
Seeking the next of kin of a Pacific deceased man - Mr Molia (Joseph) Sio
No known next of kin have come forward to claim the body of Mr Molia (Joseph) Sio since his death was reported to the Police. The body has been in the Police Mortuary since the time of death which was on or about the 2nd of February.
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February 29th 2012
Vaka Tautua appoints new Chief Exceutive
Disability, Mental Health and Older-Person Pacific Community support services organisation Vaka Tautua has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Carmel Sepuloni.
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February 29th 2012
PhD student determined to keep the Samoan language alive
The Samoan language won’t die if Salainaoloa Wilson has anything to do with it. Speaking to Troels Sommerville of the Manukau Courier, Miss Wilson admits she is fortunate that her family unit was determined to maintain their language.
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February 28th 2012
Babies need love and affection
Our appalling child abuse statistics indicate that many of New Zealand’s children are growing up in households with carers who have not bonded properly with their babies.
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February 23rd 2012
Foundation praises extension of suicide helpline
An extension of hours at Lifeline Aotearoa’s national suicide prevention helpline is being praised by the Mental Health Foundation as a valuable extension to support services.
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February 22nd 2012
Hui seeks to address family and sexual violence in Auckland
Auckland Council’s role in the prevention of family and sexual violence is the topic of a unique hui to be held at Orakei Marae on 2 March.
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February 22nd 2012
Alarming increase in serious infectious diseases in NZ
Admissions to New Zealand hospitals from infectious diseases have jumped dramatically over the last two decades according to just published research from the University of Otago, Wellington.
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February 21st 2012
Iwi leaders, Sharples letting our children down
Iwi leaders should spend less time dreaming of ways to profit from sales of state-owned assets, and more time on salvaging the children of their tribes, says Labour's Economic Development (Maori) spokesperson Shane Jones.
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February 21st 2012
Forgotten children of Maori prisoners
Government agencies are failing the children of Maori prisoners, leaving them traumatised and ill, and creating a new generation of offenders, a report says.
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February 20th 2012
Cancer research and education for Maori
Kia ora - E te iwi, a cancer education and support programme for Maori, has been gifted to the Maori health community by the Cancer Society. The programme is the result of the Society working collaboratively with Iwi and Maori health providers to develop a Kaupapa Maori cancer education programme to be delivered for Maori by Maori.
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February 20th 2012
Loan sharks targeting poor areas
People already struggling with their finances are increasingly being targeted by loan sharks and other agencies intent on separating them from their money.
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February 20th 2012
Cook Islands may get suicide helpline
Around the clock support via a telephone helpline is being investigated as a tool for addressing suicide in the Cook Islands. The Celebration on the Rock Church and a newly-formed government-affiliated committee are both looking at the possibility
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February 17th 2012
Vegetables offer beauty in kiwi garden
Jade Temepara’s quintessential Kiwi backyard garden at this year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show comes with a message for all visitors: “growing your own food is as beautiful to the eye as flowers”.
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February 17th 2012
Auckland city and Butterfly Trust forge partnership
AUCKLAND - Oceania football champions Auckland City FC have joined forces with the Butterfly Trust to support education and health development projects in Vanuatu.
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February 17th 2012
Pacific Dance classes for children
Pacific Dance classes for children! ( 5-13 years) All welcome. Samoan Siva for Girls. Tuesdays 4-5 pm. Learn the basics and more of Samoan Siva from tutor Filoi Vaila’au
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February 16th 2012
Scandalous perpetuation of brain damage to children
Alcohol Healthwatch launched an on-line resource today to assist health professionals talk to their pregnant patients about alcohol.
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February 16th 2012
Samoan boys who were illegally circumcised needed medical attention
The police in Samoa are investigating a man for unlawfully carrying out circumcisions on 28 teenage boys.
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February 16th 2012
Give yourself a pay-rise in 2012 by stopping smoking
Every year thousands of kiwis escape their working lives for a few weeks of summer, beaches, family, friends and food and of course the time-honored tradition of New Year’s resolutions.
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February 15th 2012
Privacy (Information Sharing) Bill passes first reading
Justice Minister Judith Collins has welcomed the first reading of a bill to improve information sharing between public service agencies. Ms Collins said the Privacy (Information Sharing) Bill will improve the rules around the collection, storage, and use of personal information while ensuring...
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February 14th 2012
Fast food outlets are a poor substitute for good healthy fresh foods
It will be a great step forward in the fight against obesity and the continued care of young people in Auckland’s poorer suburbs if drastic measures can be taken to stop the spread of fast food outlets in Auckland.
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February 14th 2012
Learning results in raft of changes to better protect children
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says a Ministerial Inquiry into a case of serious abuse of a nine year old, has led to major changes. “Both parents responsible for the appalling litany of abuse against their nine year old child have now been found guilty and sentenced and that’s where the primary responsibility lies,” says Ms Bennett.
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February 13th 2012
Many NZ primary schools need to be 'sun smarter'
While New Zealand primary school students are benefiting from improved sun protection efforts over recent years, our schools still lag behind those of Australia in the ‘sun smart’ stakes, according to latest University of Otago research.
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February 13th 2012
More women than ever get breast screening
New figures show nearly 40,000 more women aged 50 to 69 have taken part in the Government’s free breast cancer screening programme in the 24 months to October 2011 than in the previous two years.
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February 7th 2012
Looking Good Breastfeeding Baby Photo Competition- Voting Closes 12 February!
Reminder that voting for your favourite Breastfeeding Baby Photo Competition closes February 12th. Hurry get your votes in!
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February 7th 2012
Assessing Children's needs in Fiji after flood
Save the Children colleagues in Fiji are currently completing a post-flood assessment and working with schools to identify the number of children who are likely to need assistance to ensure they can return to school this week.
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February 7th 2012
Jerome Kaino will lose locks in support of charity
All Blacks flanker Jerome Kaino has committed to shaving his head for charity next month. The star No.6 will be videotaped shearing his dome in support of the Child Cancer Foundation.
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February 2nd 2012
French return more Maori remains
Te Papa will welcome home to New Zealand 20 toi moko (human remains) from France at a ceremony next week. Staff from the museum's Karanga Aotearoa repatriation programme team are in Paris for a handover ceremony at the Musee du Quai Branly today.
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January 31st 2012
Children Going Hungry Because Of Pokies
The Problem Gambling Foundation says more needs to be done to stop children in the Far North going hungry because their parents are spending money playing on the pokies.
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January 27th 2012
Manukau stepping up to create support programmes for young people
Youth suicides, particularly among young Pacific people are causing great concern in New Zealand and the fact that 14 Pacific people, many of whom were young Tongans took their own lives in the Manukau district in the latter part of 2011 has prompted organisations there to work together to create a massive prevention and support programme.
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January 26th 2012
Campaign targets high Maori drowning rates
Water Safety New Zealand – in conjunction with sponsor New Zealand Post – is launching a campaign aimed squarely at improving the water safety skills of Maori. The campaign - Kia Maanu, Kia Ora! [also called Stay Afloat Stay Alive] - is in response to the consistent over representation of Maori in New Zealand’s drowning statistics.
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January 25th 2012
Epilepsy research underway in the Islands
Epilepsy New Zealand today announced that it had received funding from the IBE (International Bureau for Epilepsy), the world governing body for epilepsy based in Europe, to conduct research in the Pacific Island region in 2012, to ascertain the services available to people with epilepsy and the treatment, if any, they are receiving.
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January 23rd 2012
Kiribati invites Fiji expertise on labour reform
Kiribati officials have requested technical assistance from the Fiji government’s Ministry of Labour to undertake their Labour Reform agenda in the fields of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and Labour Inspection procedures.
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January 20th 2012
Maori health advocate wants Maori to have a choice about immunisation
Maori health advocate, Colleen Tuuta wants Maori to have a choice about immunisation. Maori immunisation rates became a hot issue at the Taranaki District Health Board when some interesting figures revealed the situation regarding the health of Maori children.
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January 19th 2012
American Samoa First Lady urging people to take action against diabetes
The wife of American Samoa’s governor is calling on everyone to do their part in fighting non-communicable diseases. Mary Ann Tulafono says health professionals have declared diabetes in the territory to be at epidemic levels.
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January 18th 2012
Milk in schools programme applauded
A significant number of children in NZ are living in circumstances where their nutritional needs are not being met. The NZ College of Public Health Medicine welcomes the introduction of the ‘milk in schools programme’ by Fonterra.
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January 18th 2012
Gifted Hands hero to help Books in Homes
Duffy Books in Homes General Manager Linda Vagana is thrilled to be part of a charity event on March 6 in Auckland featuring US paediatric neurosurgeon and philanthropist Dr Ben Carson, whose journey from extreme poverty to world-renowned neurosurgeon featured in a hit movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr.
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January 12th 2012
ISSUE 48 EXCLUSIVE
A 2nd Term National Government
A return to Parliament with the National Party back in power provides the opportunity to build on the past three years, says Maungakiekie MP SAM
LOTU-IIGA.
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January 12th 2012
ISSUE 48 EXCLUSIVE
A New Year Message
Dr COLIN TUKUITONGA, CEO of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, reflects on its highlights from 2011 highlights which it looks to build on in the year ahead.
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January 12th 2012
ISSUE 48 EXCLUSIVE
Ease Up On The Drink Thi Holiday Season
With the holiday season now here the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) is encouraging everyone to look after each other around alcohol.
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