CommunityMore than a crown: Redefining pageantry with identity, culture, leadership and voiceFrom Australia to Aotearoa, a new generation of Pasifika is putting community first and giving youth a platform to reconnect and speak up for themselves.PMN NewsMon, 20 Jul
ArtsNiuean designers take ‘Welly finesse’ to Pacific Fusion Fashion ShowFacing the rising costs of living and travel, the self-funded Niue Creative Collective are relying on community help to take hiapo to NZ Fashion Week.Atutahi Potaka-DewesWed, 24 Jun
Language & CultureFrom four children to 20: Christchurch playgroup helps keep Niue language aliveFounded by a mother and daughter, a community initiative is growing fast as families work to pass on Vagahau Niue.Atutahi Potaka-DewesFri, 19 Jun
Language & Culture • Niue‘We are Niue, we can do anything’: Community marks island's shared history with AotearoaNiueans in Christchurch marked 125 years since Niue formalised relations with New Zealand in a celebration of identity, ambition and growing Pacific presence in the South Island.Atutahi Potaka-DewesThu, 18 Jun
Pacific Region • NiueNiue Museum workshop aims to uncover and preserve forgotten tātatau traditionsThis Thursday, Tauranga-based specialist Iata Peautolu will share his knowledge of the art form in Niue, hoping to investigate and discover deeper village nuances on the rock of Polynesia.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uMon, 08 Jun
Community • NiueKing’s honour for Niue matriarch Vai Kumitau who spent decades helping Pacific familiesThe Dunedin community leader receives a King’s Service Medal for a lifetime of service to Pacific people, language and culture in NZ’s South Island.Susana GuttenbeilThu, 04 Jun
Community • Niue‘Don’t forget language’: 79-year-old Niuean educator honoured for her lifelong serviceTina O’Halloran still hears the voices of her elders telling her to “teach the children”. Now, after six decades of doing exactly that, the Vagahau Niue champion has been awarded a King's Honour.Susana GuttenbeilWed, 03 Jun
Pacific Region • NiueNiue names Cabinet after tight election, maintains gender balanced governmentPrime Minister Dalton Tagelagi's four-member Cabinet continues the country’s gender-balanced executive and turns focus to cost of living, services, and infrastructure pressures.Christine RovoiWed, 20 May
Pacific Region • Niue$3.80 a litre: Fuel crisis looms large as Niue’s ‘kingmaker’ village heads to the pollsWith petrol prices hitting record highs, the village of Alofi South is set to decide who leads Niue through its most difficult economic wave in years.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uThu, 30 Apr
ArtsDigital reefs and AR fashion: Niuean artist creates 'living archive’ in South AucklandKatrina Iosia Sipeli is using 3D scanning and augmented reality to preserve Niuean heritage for a new generation.Atutahi Potaka-DewesThu, 30 Apr