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22 Oct 20
NIUE LANGUAGE WEEK: “Keeping traditions alive”
For Dr Monica Nua-George, it’s a proverb from her homeland of Niue that inspires her at work and home. “Fakataufata e mafiti he gutu mo e gahua he tau lima” which translates in Eng...
20 Oct 20
NIUEAN LANGUAGE WEEK: “Promoting the language through song”
For the Niuean community in Wellington, the three Mitikulena siblings who are all doctors, have been serving their community since they graduated from medical school. But in terms...
17 Oct 20
NZ Pacific Covid-19 Webinar Series: sharing the lessons learnt with our community
The first of three webinars discussing the Covid-19 strategies and responses within the Pacific community across the country will take place on Friday 6th November 2020. The event...
16 Oct 20
Dr Joe Williams Public Memorial Service: “Acknowledging great leadership”
A public memorial service for highly respected Pacific leader and the patron for the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA), Dr Joseph Williams, MBChB, MPH, QSM, QSO, will be held in A...
15 Oct 20
Baby Loss Awareness Week: A story of heartbreak and healing
It has been a year since Samoan mother Vaioleti Tongi experienced the traumatic stillbirth of her baby son, who died in her womb eight days before she delivered him. Grieving the l...
12 Oct 20
PASIFIKA HEALTH LEADERS WEBINAR: “A tribute to my father”
When Samoan GP, Dr Maryann Heather, lost her father to a sudden heart attack when she was 18 years old, it inspired her to become a doctor so she could honour him and help her comm...
10 Oct 20
FIJI LANGUAGE WEEK: “My language sets me apart from other cultures”
Fijian Language Week ends today on a high note as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of Fiji’s independence from British colonial rule. Clinical Nurse Director and senior member of...
9 Oct 20
Pasifika Health Leaders Webinar: “The importance of sharing our successes and failures”
Samoan paediatrician and paediatric intensivist, Dr Fiona Perelini (MBChB, FRACP, FCICM) is passionate about medicine and lives by a simple mantra.  “Each time I’ve made...
8 Oct 20
FIJI LANGUAGE WEEK: “I am one with the language”
Terisa Tagicakibau is a proud Fijian but one of her biggest regrets early in life was to grow up in Fiji and not be able to speak the language because it was discouraged at home an...
6 Oct 20
FIJI LANGUAGE WEEK: “Saying Bula lets people know where I’m from”
Whenever Hamilton resident, Dr Jitoko Cama FRACS misses his homeland of Fiji, he recites his favourite Fijian proverb. “Au gone susu mai nakoro” which translates to “I was brought...
3 Oct 20
TUVALU LANGUAGE WEEK: “Treasuring our language when our Island is threatened”
As we come to the end of celebrating Tuvalu Language Week, a Pacific health professional says it’s important to acknowledge the devastating impact climate change has had on the sma...
3 Oct 20
Considering the impact of the Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill
On Election Day, 17 October 2020, Aotearoa/New Zealand will elect new political leaders for our country.  New Zealanders will also be asked to vote on whether recreational use...
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