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Pasifika musical honours cultural roots and brown talent
Pacifica the Musical premieres at The Civic theatre in Auckland on Friday.

'Life-changing mistake' led to $230k medical bill in US
Amanda Sesio put off going to the hospital because she did not have travel insurance.

Pacific aviation is struggling to take off after the pandemic – how can the 'blue continent' stay connected?
Opening up is not as simple as flipping a switch.

Trouble in paradise: Kiwi soldier locked up in Niue after boozy brawl
A humanitarian exercise ended in disgrace for one Kiwi soldier, the Herald can reveal.

'A brown face in a vanilla line-up': Black Caps great's racism, captaincy claims
Former captain says he was undermined by teammates in his new book.

Carmel Sepuloni: Youth need a hand up - not a token handout
OPINION: Minister for Social Development responds to National Party policy announcement.

'I have seen patients go blind because they could not afford the costs'
A look into what's new for the Kiwi charity helping people around the Pacific to see.

A ride with a notorious criminal: Radio star's epic hitch-hiking story in Cook Islands
ZB host James Daniels hitched a ride in Rarotonga, but was shocked at who picked him up.

Commonwealth Games: 13 medals to Pacific nations, a historic first medal for Niue
Six Pacific nations are heading home with medals after a successful Commonwealth Games.

Commemorations of a battle and the message on a coconut that saved JFK's life
Daughter of JF Kennedy appears at commemorations in the Solomon Islands.

Honeymoon romance at Aitutaki
Aitutaki was the perfect spot for a fishing-fan groom and his bride

Posenai Mavaega: 'I learnt how to listen through George Benson'
The music that shaped the Pacific Underground's music director's life.

Pasifika musical talent honoured at Pacific Music Awards
Some of the Pacific's most well-known musicians were honoured at the Pacific Music Awards.

Kerikeri students sail to Cook Islands development regatta
Far North students spend school holidays on the high seas.

Passengers, crew celebrate Samoa return: most musical flight in the Pacific
Tuesday's flight was an emotional one, reuniting Samoa with their international agia.

$27 million pledged to rebuild market, fight climate change in Samoa
Ardern and the Kiwi delegation are visiting Samoa to mark 60 years of friendship.

Ardern set to make significant announcement following meeting with Samoan PM
Ardern and Samoan PM Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in bilateral meeting, announcement to come.

PM in Samoa: Ardern and Kiwi delegation welcomed in style
Visit commemorates 60 years of friendship between the island nation and NZ.

PM Jacinda Ardern touches down in Samoa with Kiwi delegation
Visit commemorates 60 years of friendship between the island nation and NZ.

'Hardworking, joyful' Vanuatu community celebrates independence day
Hardworking Vanuatu fruitpickers stuck in Northland since March 2020 by Covid pandemic.

PM Jacinda Ardern set to arrive in Samoa as borders reopen
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to touch down in Samoa this afternoon.

Claim says Māori rugby league is creating zero pathways for Māori and Pacific talent
Quartet say the game's 'protectors' have destroyed league and left no youth pathways.

All Blacks star Patrick Tuipulotu's top picks for a Samoan holiday
With borders opening next week, it's the perfect time to plan an island getaway

Kokoro Frost represents Samoa at Commonwealth Games
"It's awesome to brush shoulders and meet athletes that you've grown up watching on TV."

Emotional reunions expected as Samoa's borders reopen next week
Samoa's borders officially open again next week - with the first flights from NZ full.

Treaty of Friendship visit: PM Jacinda Ardern to travel to Samoa
PM Jacinda Ardern will lead a delegation to Samoa early next week.

Outgoing Miss Samoa NZ reflects on her historic reign
Miss Samoa NZ Fonoifafo McFarland-Seumanu is passing on her crown after three years.

Carmel Sepuloni: Youth need a hand up - not a token handout
OPINION: Minister for Social Development responds to National Party policy announcement.

Local Focus: Dream come true for Gisborne boxer
Tawhiri Toheriri-Hallet heads to Birmingham as working hard at the gym pays off.

Christ's College students allowed to wear Pacific attire to school
Ie faitaga can be worn instead of trousers throughout the year.

'Power in the collective': Ardern says Pacific nations must stick together
Best way to rebuff China's advances is by working collectively, Jacinda Ardern says.

Celebrating 30 years of Pasifika Festival - now Taste of Pasifika
Pasifika Festival celebrates its 30th birthday this year with a new look and name.

Fashion showcase launches revamped Pasifika Festival
Pacific and Māori fashion will be displayed in tonight's Pasifika Showcase at The Cloud.

Samoan friendship agreement celebrated with siva and pese
Hastings Council celebrated NZ Samoan Language week with the district's Samoan community.

Budget 2022: Māori initiatives get $1b; Pacific spending includes for Dawn Raids
Health, education, employment, economic development, housing and more in the mix.

What Efeso Collins would do as Auckland's first Pasifika mayor
Listener: Collins is proposing a big vision at a challenging time for the Super City.

Further court action possible for 'shocking' landlords ordered to pay 'vulnerable' tenants $38,000
MBIE considers further legal action in 'shocking' case of RTA-breaching Chch landlords.

Bula! Women's Rugby World Cup welcomes Fiji for the first time
The Fijian national women's rugby team is heading to the Rugby World Cup.

Pasifika Festival becomes Taste of Pasifika this year
Taste of Pasifika is a revamp of Auckland's annual Pasifika Festival.

Siren battle subculture gives sense of family and belonging
Sireners across Auckland are meeting to do musical battle through their modified cars.

Samoa seeks help from NZ for its youngest Covid patient
Samoa is seeking medical help for its youngest Covid patient, a 1-year-old girl.

Dying wish: Covid dad pleaded for food for family from hospital bed
The father-of-one died almost a month after being admitted to hospital.

The Front Page: The Joseph Parker story that shows why NZ media needs better representation
Getting in touch with the boxer was easier said than done.

'Not out of the woods yet': Warning as Covid restrictions eased
Warning that "past the peak does not equal out of the woods" with Omicron.

Sport's winners and losers: White Ferns' disappointing no-show after thrashing
Cameron McMillan looks over the highs and lows from the sporting weekend.

Pacific peoples paid less than Pākehā across New Zealand
For every dollar a Pākehā man makes, a Pacific woman makes 73 cents.

MP: 'A teacher said I would be just another Māori with six babies to six different dads'
ACT MP and other Kiwi women confront bias ahead of International Women's Day.

'Surreal': Rose Matafeo on success, Graham Norton and imposter syndrome
Listener: Rose Matafeo has compiled a remarkable résumé. So where does she go from here?

Manu Vatuvei's pathway to prison: Warriors legend 'in a dark place' after 'calamity of events'
Warriors legend has been ordered to spend several years behind bars.

Deportees from New Zealand 'fuelling Pacific Islands drug addiction'
Study says deportation policies are making drug problems worse in Pacific nations.

Cook Islands detects first Covid case
Double-vaccinated woman landed in Rarotonga after a negative PCR test prior to the flight.

Pasifika Festival cancelled, PolyFest scaled back as Covid cases surge
Auckland's largest Pacific festivals are being cancelled or scaled back next month.

'I've never been afraid to speak my mind': Efeso Collins commits to AKL
Efeso Collins tells why he's decided to run with or without Labour's endorsement.

'Planning is important': With parent consent, a plan to vaccinate kids
The Pfizer vaccine for children is a lower dosage than the one used in current rollout.

'Damning' Pharmac report reveals 'fortress mentality' to decision-making
It also questions commitments to equity; just four of its nearly 150 staff are Māori.

'I know God is here': Tokaikolo church takes vaccination to congregation
Tokaikolo 'Ia Kalaisi hoped the vax event reframed perceptions of the church as anti-vax.

Non-subdividable property in Māngere East sold for $2.34 million
Do record real estate prices spell the end for Māngere as we know it?

Rental so mouldy child developed heart disease - landlord fined $38,000
Christchurch house "inhabitable", causes child to suffer serious heart condition

'We are the canary in the coal mine' - Pacific plea for NZ action on climate change
Amid talk of NZ becoming a lifeboat, Pacific leaders have simple plea: climate action now.