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Rising to the Challenge

Descended from a Samoan family of missionaries and church ministers who provided pastoral care across the Pacific generations ago, Delphina Soti recalls listening to stories of past sabbaticals partaken in the Pacific

Keeping Families Safe working for a peaceful and non-violent Christmas

Let’s work together to ensure our Pasefika communities enjoy a safe, peaceful and violence-free family Christmas during the festive season.

Ending Violence Against Women

Through a 10-year commitment, Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development – Pacific Women connects more than 170 gender equality initiatives implemented across 14 Pacific Island countries.

Supporting Recent Migrant Victims

Action on family violence is a priority for the NZ Government. A number of reports from 2018 refer to the necessity to do more to increase awareness of family violence issues.

Nearly Invisible

In August 2020 The Backbone Collective released a report prepared for the Ministry of Social Development detailing what longer term support would have helped some women

Pasifika Collective Well-Being during the COVID-19 Crisis

Although based in Australia there's a link to how our Pasifika have responded to the pressures and parameters of a pandemic with innovative ways of nurturing our collective well-being

Gagana Tokelau youth taking to the Language

As a founding member and Minister for the Congregational Church of Tokelau in Porirua, Reverend Elder Tui Fakafotu Sopoaga received a QSM medal for services to the Tokelauan community in 2019.

Niue Beginnings

As chairperson of the Vagahau Niue Trust based at Favona School in Mangere, South Auckland, Mele Nemaia has been a leader in promoting and preserving her Niue language in New Zealand for decades.

A boost for new social workers

Graduate social workers are getting greater support and supervision at the start of their career through an initiative created with the Public Service Association.

Finding Faith in Fiji

Daren Kamali’s late grandparents are among the many fond memories of his childhood upbringing in Fiji.

Tuvaluans on the Rise

New Zealand's first Tuvaluan Christian congregation has opened a stunning new church in West Auckland that has been decades in the making and perfectly timed to celebrate Tuvalu Language Week 2020.

Unearthing Abuse Without Care

The Royal Commission of Inquiry: Abuse in Care aims to uncover what happened to children, young people and vulnerable adults in state and faith-based care in New Zealand between the years 1950-99

Service and Selflessness

One evening a week the Isaia family, Sue, Pati and their daughters Paige, 14, and Ember, 12, pack the boot of their car with pots, a shiny steel kettle and a menu sign board and head to a soup kitchen in South Auckland.

Savage Beginnings

The newly released New Zealand movie Savage directed by Sam Kelly, is inspired by stories from the nation’s boys homes from 1950 to 1999 and the early history of gangs.

Overcoming the Odds

The community-minded couple of Rob and Emelita (Zee) Luisi have been pivotal in turning around that perception through their love and leadership with its youth and remain determined to continue making a positive difference.

Covid-19 Help And Support

COVID-19 is causing stress and uncertainty for many, but it’s especially hard for people living with family violence and sexual violence.

West Auckland Tuvalu Youth: Tuvaluan Values

Pasefika Proud Malie Young People Aotearoa Project.

Prayers for lone hospitalised patient answered

When New Zealand’s last hospitalised COVID-19 patient was sedated in ICU for over a month, doctors feared Lilian Su’a would not survive.

Our Pacific Communities in Self-Isolation

We share some important messages from our Pasifika communities.

Koko Samoa Youth Show Team: Maintaining Healthy Family Relationships with Gagana Samoa

For Samoan Language Week, we speak to the Koko Samoa Youth Show team who grace our airwaves every Saturday night from 6pm to 10pm on Radio Samoa 1593AM (and livestreamed on Facebook).

Creation Narratives to Work with Family Violence

Polytech Institutions Whitireia New Zealand and Weltec are seeking interest to participate in a research study, which has been approved by the Ethics and Research Committee and undertaken by Apolonia Muldrock.

Tongan Language Week theme underpins Pacific Wellbeing approach

The 2020 Tongan Language Week theme of “Fakakoloa ‘o Aotearoa aki ‘a e Lotu Mo’oni”, which in English means “Enriching Aotearoa New Zealand through prayer and faith” is the theme the Tongan community will use to underpin their COVID-19 response

Leading the Way

Pasefika Proud Lead Advisor Marie Schmidt speaks with Radio 531 PI morning host Brian Sagala

Growing Support for Pacific Language Weeks

The increasing popularity among Pacific communities celebrating Pacific Language Weeks has received a further boost with funding from the Ministry of Pacific Peoples.

Connections and relationships paramount to strong Pacific families

Solutions for the issues plaguing our communities and families come from within our own communities

Continuing and Strengthening Pathways for Change

The Hon. Poto Williams, Associate Minister for Social Development, celebrated the launch of Pasefika Proud’s Pathways for Change 2019-2023

Enriching Aotearoa

Unitec Academic Programme Manager ‘Aulola (Lola) Fuka Lino has fond memories recalling growing up as a child in Tonga.

Latu To’omaga - how violence affects a child's development

Watch the interview Latu has with It's Not Okay

Pacific Perspectives on Family Violence

The New Zealand Family Violence Clearing House is the National Centre for family and whanau violence research and information.

Fathering Behaviour

Director of AUT Pacific Islands Families Study Dr El-Shadan Tautolo talks about its important research for fathering behaviour and how it impacts on the development of their children.

Rising to the Challenge

Ending Violence Against Women

Through a 10-year commitment, Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development – Pacific Women connects more than 170 gender equality initiatives implemented across 14 Pacific Island countries. Read more

Covid-19 Help Hub

Pasefika Proud want to thank community groups and providers who have helped our people tremendously during these difficult times. Read more