Pasifika
Pacific Dance Festival
The Pacific Dance Festival is now in its second year bringing workshops, conferences and community events - and showcasing some of New Zealand's most exciting contemporary Pacific dance… Audio
Pasifika female dancers unite for the Pacific Dance Festival
Four Pacific female choreographers will contribute a piece each towards a show called Wahine Toa that will kick off the Pacific Dance Festival in New Zealand.
Brighter Future? - the changing face of New Zealand's schools
As part of RNZ's election year series "Is this the Brighter Future?", our education correspondent John Gerritsen looks at the changing ethnic make-up of New Zealand's schools. Audio
Pasifika achievement boosted in NZ schools
Embracing cultural diversity has been key in lifting achievement rates for Maori and Pasifika students at one of New Zealand's most ethnically diverse schools. Audio
Sir Michael Jones, knighted for his work with Pacific youth
"Very honoured, very privileged, very humble" says Sir Michael Jones on his Queen's Birthday honour. Audio
New Zealand well poised to lead Pacific aid
In a world of shrinking aid budgets and closing borders New Zealand is well poised to show global leadership according to this country's umbrella body for non-government organisations. Audio
Leadership vital for Pacific's ICT advances
An editor of a new book about so-called e-government in the Pacific says leadership is essential for regional countries to get full benefits from Information and Communication Technology. Audio
In pictures: Pacific Music Awards 2017
The Pacific Music Awards took place at Manukau's Vodafone Events Centre last night with Kings and Aaradhna coming out on top. The night was filled with electrifying performances and galvanising…
Pacific Music Awards highlight a thriving community
Music 101’s Alex Behan and RNZ Pacific’s Indira Stewart talk to three of this year's nominees about making music in the largest Polynesian city in the world. Video, Audio
Nights' Culture - South Auckland
Photographer Raymond Sagapolutele talking about the happenings and doings of South Auckland. Audio
Igelese Ete: the naked choir master
Igelese Ete has been singing and leading choirs since he was a teenager. He's been involved in the musical scores of two films - The Lord of the Rings, and more recently, Disney's Moana. Now he's… Audio
Parliament a voice for Pacific young people
A hundred Pacific young people will get the chance to discuss problems they face and find solutions when the Pacific Youth Parliament session begins today.
New book aims to get Pacific voices in mainstream
A new book has been launched highlighting some of the most insightful commentary on Pacific life in New Zealand over the past two years.
NZ Pacific population growth drives demand for books
The continued growth of New Zealand's young pacific population has resulted in a high need for more children's literature on pacific stories and pacific language books. Audio
NZ hungry for Pacific products
An appetite for pacific products in New Zealand's food and beverage industry is fast on the rise.
Pacific businesses in Auckland to try and break into NZ market
28 businesses from around the pacific region are in Auckland creating partnerships that will help them break into the New Zealand market. Audio
Vanuatu firm reaps rewards from hungry RSE workers
A Vanuatu food company giving overseas seasonal workers a taste of home is set to increase its workforce as sales rise. Audio
New Zealand's Pasifika Festival remembers 25 years
Thousands of visitors attended Auckland's Pasifika festival 25th anniversary celebrations over the weekend. Audio
Community mourns loss of 'shining light of Pacific scholarship'
Teresia Teaiwa is 'a shining light', 'a fiery canoe' and 'a golden link' according to those coming to grips with the Pasifika academic's death. Audio
Nights' Culture - Raymond Sagapolutele
Raymond Sagapolutele is a photographer, and he's also done a project called "Out of Context" that looks to tell the stories from Raymond Sagapolutele's generation of Polynesians who were born to… Audio
