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1 day ago | 
radionz.co.nz | Susana Suisuiki |Christina Persico
The co-founder of Auckland's Fiji Centre is concerned that Indo-Fijians are not classified as Pacific Islanders in Aotearoa.
This week marks the 146th anniversary of the arrival of the first indentured labourers from British India to Fiji, who departed from Calcutta.
On 14 May 1879, the first group of 522 labourers arrived in Fiji aboard the Leonidas, a labour transportation ship.
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5 days ago | 
asiapacificreport.nz | Christina Persico
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editorThe leader of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has reacted to the election of the new pope. Pope Leo XIV was elected by his fellow cardinals in the Conclave on Thursday evening, Rome time. Leo, 69, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, is originally from Chicago, and has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru.
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6 days ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Christina Persico
The leader of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has reacted to the election of the new pope. Pope Leo XIV was elected by his fellow cardinals in the conclave on Thursday evening, Rome time. Leo, 69, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, is originally from Chicago, and has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru. He became a cardinal only in 2023 and becomes the first-ever US pope.
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1 week ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Christina Persico |Lydia Longwell Lewis
Samoa's Ministry of Works, Transport, and Infrastructure chief executive says the final fate of the sunken Manawanui is still to be decided. The New Zealand Navy vessel sank off the coast of Upolu in October last year, with a report into the grounding finding the crew were undertrained and the boat was not up to the task it was doing. Fui Tupa'i Simanu said in a statement that the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation is conducting an independent report on the wreck.
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1 week ago | 
radionz.co.nz | Christina Persico |Lydia Lewis
Samoa's Ministry of Works, Transport, and Infrastructure chief executive says the final fate of the sunken Manawanui is still to be decided. The New Zealand Navy vessel sank off the coast of Upolu in October last year, with a report into the grounding finding the crew were undertrained and the boat was not up to the task it was doing. Fui Tupa'i Simanu said in a statement that the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation is conducting an independent report on the wreck.
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1 week ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Christina Persico
An expedition in Tuvalu's waters is using a submersible to study the ocean - some parts of which have never been studied in-depth. The National Geographic Pristine Seas project is studying the health of Tuvalu's marine environments. The expedition is a partnership between Pristine Seas and Tuvalu government. Expedition leader Keiron Fraser said they will be deploying a range of scientific equipment in the sea and the tech will help them get an idea of the health of the ocean in that area.
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1 week ago | 
radionz.co.nz | Christina Persico
An expedition in Tuvalu's waters is using a submersible to study the ocean - some parts of which have never been studied in-depth. The National Geographic Pristine Seas project is studying the health of Tuvalu's marine environments. The expedition is a partnership between Pristine Seas and Tuvalu government. Expedition leader Keiron Fraser said they will be deploying a range of scientific equipment in the sea and the tech will help them get an idea of the health of the ocean in that area.
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1 week ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Susana Suisuiki |Christina Persico
A New Zealand doctoral candidate is investigating how cultural influences shape financial behaviours and decision-making among young Pasifika people in the country. Massey University's Vika Namoa, who has Tongan heritage, saw first-hand in her first job how poor financial literacy impacts on Pacific communities in Aotearoa. She told Pacific Waves that she has seen families seek to withdraw funds from their KiwiSaver accounts to help meet financial obligations - something she discourages.
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2 weeks ago | 
radionz.co.nz | Susana Suisuiki |Christina Persico
Tonga's Health Minister Dr Ana 'Akau-ola has confirmed a 19-year-old and a seven-month-old have died of dengue fever. The kingdom declared a dengue outbreak in February. Dr Ana 'Akauola said type two dengue fever has been the most common in diagnosed patients in Tonga, but she suspects there is a different strain.
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2 weeks ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Susana Suisuiki |Christina Persico
Two deaths have been confirmed in Tonga's dengue outbreak. Photo / Tonga Ministry of HealthTonga’s Health Minister Dr Ana ‘Akau-ola confirmed a 19-year-old and a 7-month-old died of dengue fever. The kingdom declared a dengue outbreak in February, with 588 confirmed cases reported by April 28. ‘Akau-ola suspects dengue type three may be circulating, in addition to type two.
