Community • Aotearoa New ZealandPacific leaders, athletes and community champs formally receive their King's Birthday honoursFrom keeping Pacific languages alive to growing rugby and supporting families, seven recipients have now been recognised for decades of service to their communities.PMN NewsMon, 05 Oct
Community‘Everyone has a family story’: Pacific and Māori whānau in NZ urged to explore their heritageA genealogy expo in South Auckland is set to open up tools and archives for whānau and aiga wanting to trace their whakapapa, preserve oral histories, and reconnect younger generations with their roots.PMN NewsMon, 05 Oct
Language & Culture • Fiji'My language starts at home’: Fijian families in Aotearoa work to keep Vosa Vakaviti aliveAs Fijian Language Week begins across New Zealand, parents and youth are turning everyday family life into a place to speak, learn and pass on Vosa Vakaviti.Elenoa TuragaiviuSun, 04 Oct
Law & OrderThree people found dead in Papatoetoe are family members - policePolice say they are working to establish what happened inside a Cambridge Terrace home.PMN NewsFri, 02 Oct
TechnologyExperts say AI scams are getting harder to spot as Pacific families urged to slow downLuke Makutu says families should question messages, check who they are really dealing with and think twice before sharing personal information with artificial intelligence tools.PMN NewsFri, 25 Sep
CommunityBigger Powerball jackpots raise Pacific gambling concernsGambling researcher Dr Edmond Fehoko says the changes could encourage more people to gamble as Lotto NZ outlines the safeguards it says are in placeChristine Rovoi and Khalia StrongWed, 23 Sep
HealthThree whānau journeys inspire new waiata on immunisation in NZBetty-Anne Hall says the Health NZ project makes space for questions, different experiences and conversations about childhood immunisations.PMN NewsWed, 23 Sep
Community • SāmoaEx-Fire and Emergency chief receives King’s honour for decades of service to PasifikaLeota Pauga Esitone Pauga has spent more than 40 years protecting communities and building stronger links between Aotearoa’s fire service and the Pacific.PMN NewsTue, 15 Sep
Health • Papua New GuineaPNG cancer centre set to open its doors to all patients in the PacificThe government says the new facility will offer access to specialist treatment at subsidised local rates, cutting the cost of overseas medical referrals.Christine RovoiWed, 09 Sep
Politics • Aotearoa New ZealandMAPAS review remains behind closed doors as debate over Māori and Pacific doctors growsDavid Seymour says its long-awaited report of Auckland’s Māori and Pacific medical pathways is with Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey and it is up to him to release it.Thomas Tarurongo WynneWed, 09 Sep
