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On Tagata Pasifika

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Mar 11

   

Tuvalu is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world at risk of global warming&  the highest point above sea level is just four metres.Last week Tuvalu held a special festival to highlight the issue of rising sea levels.

   

Loan sharks - Labour MP Carol Beaumont launched her campaign to crack down on Loan Sharks. She was rallying support for her bill which seeks to tighten regulations in an industry that preys on Pacific people

   

Liquor - There are renewed calls to ban liquor outlets in suburban areas, particluarly in South Auckland. At the same time the Pacific community's being urged to keep an eye on their young people.

   

Jeremy Leatinu'u - March is always a hectic month on the arts scene and one of the many artists exhibiting at the moment is Jeremy Leatinu'u who was the first Pacific Island student to win an Irish Fisher scholarship which paid for his last year at art school.

   

Sela Alo - Heart or Cardio-Vascular disease is the biggest killer in New Zealand...especially in our Pacific Communities and what's most concerning is that Young pacific men are featuring at the top of the list ... Niu FM breakfast host Sela Alo is one of those and he shares his story

   

Czarina Wilson - South side is where exciting new Artists are emerging in Manukau - giving a fresh perspective on being a Pacific Islander in New Zealand. At the same time, a new complex is rising out of the Mangere shopping centre carpark that should keep local artists happy for years.

   

Warriors - League fans all over the country won't have to wait anymore, another season of bone-crunching NRL action kicks off this weekend. The Vodafone Warriors have had a successful pre-season but can they carry that form all the way to a grand final?

Mar 4

   

Princess Ashika update and Tsunami threats

   

Porirua College - Well, school's just become a whole lot more exciting at  Porirua College. It's the first in the country to adopt a futuristic look that may become standard in New Zealand schools.

   

100 year old Niuean Mokasehina Toe is one of our living treasures! and she's  believed to be the oldest Niuean in the world. Shimpal Lelisi meets this special matua tupuna to find out her secret to long life

   

It was called the Pink Butterfly Benefit - a celebration of the life of six-year-old Christina Mealamu who died in a tragic Accident last  November...
At the same time, a key message was being hammered home by organisers. Watch out for your kids, they're our most precious posessions.

   

Isaac Tatoa - The current men's under 19 national champion  just turned 20 over the summer.  And he's already posted times in the top 10 for the open men's division. He's Niuean so of course Shimpal Lelisi had to check him out.

   

Tyra Hammond's the trademark voice for one of New Zealand's rising funk bands.   She comes from a long line of successful musicians.  Nikki Siulepa went backstage to talk to the Samoan songstress.

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