As the programme now operates directly within the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Group, the transition to Tausi Moana reflects an expanded vision and a stronger opportunity to connect sport with health, wellbeing, leadership and community development.
Tausi is a Samoan term encompassing the ideas of loving, protecting, serving, providing and holding, while Moana represents the ocean that connects Pacific peoples. Together, Tausi Moana speaks to our commitment to care for and serve Pacific communities, using sport as a vehicle to bring people together and create opportunities for Pacific families to thrive.
The Vision
Our vision is “Thriving and prosperous Pacific communities through the transformative power of sports.”
Tausi Moana recognises sport as more than recreation. For Pacific communities, sport is a powerful catalyst for unity, identity, belonging and engagement. It creates trusted spaces where children, young people, parents, elders and extended families can come together.
Our ambition is to use these spaces to create pathways to wellbeing, connection and leadership, while making participation accessible and removing financial barriers for Pacific families.
With more than 20,000–25,000 community touchpoints recorded across the 2024–2025 event footprint, the programme has demonstrated the reach and trust that community sport can provide. This gives Tausi Moana a unique platform to connect families with wider health, education and social opportunities.
The Direction Forward
Over the next four years, Tausi Moana will focus on three interconnected priorities:
Funding, Partnerships & Sustainability – building a diversified, multi-year funding model through government, corporate and philanthropic partnerships, while maintaining low-cost or free access to core community events.
Culture, Inclusion & Connection – creating safe, culturally grounded and multigenerational community “villages” where everyone has a place, with targeted opportunities for youth, women, elders, preschoolers and people with disabilities.
Impact – strengthening the connection between community sport and measurable wellbeing outcomes, including flexible alignment with Etu Pasifika clinics and opportunities for health promotion, screening and broader PMA Group support at community events.
The model will remain asset-light and community-led, working with schools, sports clubs, community venues, volunteers and local partners rather than relying on significant physical infrastructure.
The name has changed, but the heart of the work remains the same: to serve Pacific families, strengthen communities and create pathways for future generations to flourish.
For more information, please contact the team:
Leeson Ah Mau
Director of Sports & Wellbeing
leesona@pmagroup.co.nz
Manūolevasa Sera Mika
Community Lead
Seram@pmagroup.co.nz