In 2019, Tongan psychiatrist Dr Etuini Ma’u (FRANZCP) spent seven weeks in his homeland of Tonga on a sabbatical with Dr Mapa Puloka, a fellow Tongan psychiatrist who Dr Ma’u has always admired and respected.

More than 1000 Cook Islands performers represented their vaka, enua, and village to celebrate their language and culture at the Te Maeva Nui Festival in Auckland over the weekend.

Tongan father Tu’uta ki Tu’atonga had never touched a laptop before until this weekend, when he attended the Kanorau Digital training in Hamilton.

Health professionals in Canterbury are rallying to change poor health outcomes for Pasifika people by creating a health care service that’s warmer, friendlier, costs less and meets the real needs of Pacific people.

Empowering young leaders and addressing mental health issues within the Pacific community is a glimpse of what will be shared at this years Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Conference in Wellington in September.

Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) CEO, Mrs Debbie Sorensen, was interviewed on Radio New Zealand this week for the Midday Report to discuss a recent Government review that found Māori and Pacific children under-5 were severely under-served within the Well Child Tamariki Ora programme.

Becoming a doctor was not always a dream for Dr Brittany Tasesa Stanley-Wishart. However, her Samoan grandfather, David Stanley, always encouraged her to pursue medicine.

New Zealand Minister of Health, the honourable Andrew Little, took time out of his busy schedule yesterday to visit the Pasifika Medical Association’s (PMA) Auckland office to talanoa with Chair Dr Kiki Maoate (ONZM, FRACS), CEO Mrs Debbie Sorensen and members of its various governance boards – La’auli Sir Michael Jones, Mr Abel Smith and Dr Tule Misa.

Wellington nurse and Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) member Sailosa Kabiriera who proudly hails from Kiribati, helped establish a Kiribati women’s group – the Ribanaia Womens Group – to ensure their unique language and culture is retained and celebrated in Aotearoa.

The release of a recent report that found that Pacific people are at greater risk of needing hospitalisation due to Covid-19 in New Zealand – and at much younger ages than the rest of the population, is a timely reminder for the Pacific community to be vigilant and be proactive in getting their Covid-19 vaccinations, says a leading Pacific doctor.

Kiribati migrant Kabwenea Tangiraoi is not shy about sharing stories of the struggles her and her family faced when moving to Tauranga 12 years ago. Along with her husband, Jason, and their four young children, Kabwenea lived in poverty and become homeless.

Lose Sipiki received a timely call from her mother this morning to remind her how special this day is for her and the family. But Lose didn’t need reminding and she knew the call f...