Aotearoa New Zealand news
Traditional wind sails and village funding: Pacific approaches for climate solutions
Frontline ocean advocates are drawing on traditional knowledge and local innovation, from low-carbon shipping prototypes to community-led conservation funding models backed by diaspora support.
Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uThu, 21 May
‘The language of my dear mum’: Sāmoan edition of a healing children’s book releases
The She Is Not Your Rehab co-founder says seeing his book, This Is Not Yours To Carry, translated into Sāmoan brought him to tears as the release marks five years since the death of his mother.
Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uThu, 14 May
‘Come Home Safely’: Tongan-led campaign tackling preventable drownings in Auckland
A Tongan church leader, alongside Coastguard New Zealand and community partners, is calling for a shift in water safety messaging after data shows every boating death in Auckland since 2021.
Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uTue, 12 May
The former Tongan flight attendant breaking a 33-year nursing barrier
After 15 years in the skies, Sione ‘Ulufonua swapped the aircraft aisle for the emergency ward and he is now calling for more Pacific men to join a profession that only opened to them in Tonga in 1993.
Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uThu, 07 May
‘Too much’ or a gift? How Elisha Tamasi encourages Pacific beauty reclamation
Pacific life coach Elisha Tamasi, the founder of “So Extra”, says an aspect of self-love for Pacific people is understanding their features are an ancestral gift rather than something that needs fixing.
Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uWed, 06 May
