From village life to crossing the stage with his Masters, for Malcolm Andrews, the achievement was the result of an upbringing where a successful education was something to aspire towards.

The New Year Honours list for 2023 saw a number of Pacific leaders recognised for their contribution to the Pacific and wider New Zealand community. Among the esteemed recipients are two of Etu Pasifika Christchurch's Board Directors and Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) members; Dr Apisalome Talemaitoga (ONZM), for his services to health and the Pacific community, and Father Paulo Filoialii (MNZM), for his services to the Pacific community.

On the 17th December 2022, Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) deployed a Medical Assistance Team (PACMAT) to Niue to assist the island with their current Covid-19 outbreak.

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) have partnered with the University of Auckland to establish postgraduate scholarships, supported by the Office of the Associate Dean – Pacific, the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.

The Pasifika Medical Association's (PMA) Medical Assistance Team (PACMAT) will be deploying tomorrow to Niue as part of a mission to support the island with their current Covid-19 outbreak. The deployment is funded by PMA with a team consisting of one doctor and three nurses.

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA), supported by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), will be deploying a Medical Assistance team (PACMAT) to Niue in response to a call for support by the Niue Government, this following the island's first cases of Covid-19 community transmission.

Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. Jacinda Ardern, has announced that New Zealand will be launching an official inquiry into the Government’s Covid-19 response as a means of better preparing for future pandemics. The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) welcomes the inquiry but emphasises the need for equity, taking into consideration that Pasifika communities were the most affected during the Covid-19 pandemic.

There has been a positive shift for Pasifika youth as daily smoking rates lower to less than two percent for the first time ever since Action for Smokefree 2025 (ASH) began conducting the annual ASH Year 10 Survey across the country – a record low for the Pacific community in New Zealand.

The 2022 ProCare Quality Awards have been announced this year, celebrating the work done by general practitioners, nurses and their support teams in improving the health and wellbeing of their patients, providing quality care and introducing innovations.

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) has announced that it will invest the $10,000 received with the Arataki Award for Leadership in the Community into health scholarships through their Pacific Education Fund.

Endoscopic and Gastrointestinal Surgeon and Chairman of the Pacific Island Advisory Charitable Trust, Dr George Ngaei (CNZM ONZM FRACS MB.ChB), was recognised for his services with a Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Life Award - an honour he says was a surprise.

Samoan GP and long time member of the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA), Dr Aniva Lawrence, was one of this year’s recipients of a PMA Life Award and is humbled to have been acknowledged.