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2 Mar 21
Prioritising South Auckland for Covid-19 vaccine will keep the rest of NZ safe
Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) CEO, Debbie Sorensen, appeared on TVNZ’s Breakfast this morning, advocating for the South Auckland community to be a priority for the Covid-19 va...
28 Feb 21
One year on: Pacific communities continue to show resilience
Today, the country goes into lockdown for a fourth time –  Auckland at Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand at Alert Level 2. Today also marks one year since the Ministry...
26 Feb 21
Push for South Auckland to be a priority for Covid-19 vaccines
Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) CEO, Debbie Sorensen, appeared on Newshub national news last night to push for the South Auckland community to be next in line with vaccinations,...
25 Feb 21
Covid-19: Call for earlier vaccine rollout for South Auckland amid outbreak
The government is being urged to consider vaccinating South Aucklanders first when the community rollout starts. Papatoetoe and its surrounding suburbs are grappling with the curre...
24 Feb 21
Church ministers have key role sharing Covid-19 Vaccine message
Church leaders within the Pacific community have played an important role in spreading the health messages during the Covid-19 pandemic and we will need their support to endorse th...
23 Feb 21
4,599 families receive support throughout Alert Level changes
4,599 Pacific families received support by various Pasifika Futures partners, including seven food hubs, three church hubs and three school hubs. This combined effort helped to dis...
19 Feb 21
Committed to the cause: Etu Pasifika staff leading by example in crisis
As the country’s Alert Level de-escalated yesterday, Auckland from level 3 to 2 and the rest of the country from level 2 to 1, CEO of Etu Pasifika – Amanaki Misa is reminded of how...
18 Feb 21
COVID-19 vaccines – Keeping our families safe
As New Zealand prepares to roll out the first lot of Covid-19 vaccines tomorrow, Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says he hopes there are good vaccination rates amo...
17 Feb 21
Family Support Packages available for Pacific families in need
Tevita Funaki, CEO of The Fono – an organisation providing medical and social services to Pacific communities in Auckland and Northland, has a clear message to those needing food a...
16 Feb 21
“Be calm…. we’ve done this before”
Staff at Covid-19 testing stations are working long hours as people wait to be tested following three new community cases confirmed over the weekend. Although there have been long...
15 Feb 21
NZ COVID Tracer app usage will keep our families safe
Senior Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) member Dr Collin Tukuitonga has urged the Pacific community to keep using the NZ Covid Tracer application as the country transitions to Al...
12 Feb 21
Senior PMA member honoured for teaching excellence
Senior Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) member Dr Florina Chan Mow was recognised this week for her leadership and teaching prowess from the University of Auckland’s School of Me...
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