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24 Jun 21
Technology workshop helps build matua confidence in this digital age
The Cook Islands Mamas are a colourful group of matua, who are reservoirs of cultural knowledge across traditional customs and practices, such as the artistic Polynesian quilting c...
22 Jun 21
PMA Scholarships 2021: Dr Robert Woonton – a life dedicated to Pacific health
Medical doctor and former Cook Islands Prime Minister, Dr Robert Woonton, has accomplished many milestones in his career and has devoted his life to serving the Pacific community h...
21 Jun 21
PMA Scholarships 2021: Nurse hopes that students seize the opportunities before them
Pacific nursing leader Mr Abel Smith is hoping that the recipient of the new Pacific Medical Association (PMA) Nursing Scholarship, named in his honour, will pay it forward and sup...
18 Jun 21
PMA Scholarships 2021: International award motivates recipient to stay the course with further studies
Belonging to a family of accountants, Toleafoa Manu-falealili Dr Viali Lameko decided not to follow the same career path as both of his parents and five siblings. Instead, he focus...
17 Jun 21
Kanorau programme – a partnership to improve digital inclusion of Pacific families
As part of the Government’s strategy to give all New Zealanders the tools to participate in, contribute to and benefit from the digital world, Manaiakalani Education Trust and Te W...
15 Jun 21
Support packages assist 446 Pacific families during flood crisis
More than 446 families and 2200 Pacific individuals received packages of support from South Island Pacific health providers, Etu Pasifika and Fale Pasifika o Aoraki to help them in...
12 Jun 21
PMA SCHOLARSHIPS 2021: Dr Joe Williams – “a man of the people”
The daughter of the late Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) patron and Pacific pioneer, Dr Joe Williams (MBChB, MPH, QSM, QSO) hopes that the student who receives the PMA Scholarsh...
11 Jun 21
A “privilege” to receive Covid-19 vaccine at Pacific focused health clinic
It has been over a week since the opening of the Etu Pasifika Covid-19 vaccination centre in Christchurch and already more than 240 Pacific individuals have been administered with...
9 Jun 21
Etu Pasifika supports resilient Pacific families during flooding crisis
The recent Canterbury floods coincided with the opening of Etu Pasifika’s new health clinic and Covid-19 vaccination centre, so although it was a time of celebration, once the heav...
8 Jun 21
Immediate response during floods reassures Pacific families in Canterbury region
More than 150 Pacific families living in the Ashburton area have received support packages from Pasifika Futures partner – Fale Pasifika O Aoraki to help them recover from the one-...
4 Jun 21
Samoan Language Week 2021: Scholarship winner committed to learning her mother tongue
It has been a significant year for Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Scholarship alumni, Miriam Karalus. It is her first year out of the University of Auckland medical school as a...
3 Jun 21
Etu Pasifika acknowledge the work behind the scenes of the new clinic
It was a day of gratitude and family when the Etu Pasifika staff and the Pasifika Medical Association leadership team held a lunch for the builders, tradesmen, and their families,...
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