Stories by Sela Jane Hopgood

Nearly $20 million in financial support for Pacific families and communities will go towards increasing the resourcing and capacity of those working on the frontline.

A Tongan citizen stuck in New Zealand and recently diagnosed with cancer needs financial assistance as his treatment is not funded.

More than 22,000 Pacific people have tested for Covid-19 in recent weeks, as the community has rallied in the face of the latest surge of the coronavirus. Video

A call has been made for Pacific people to check on their loved ones during the Covid-19 lockdown in place in Auckland.

Tuvaluan dance choreographer Molia Alama Tulafono has been named 2020 Artist in Residence for Pacific Dance New Zealand.

Pacific pharmacists in New Zealand are urging Pacific communities to stay on top of their medication or repeat prescriptions during the lockdown.

An i-Kiribati driven project aims to bring a new cultural centre to the heart of the New Zealand town of Rodney. Audio

A Pasifika charitable trust is thrilled with the funding to expand on primary mental health and addiction services for Pacific people in New Zealand.

Pacific language providers and groups in NZ can now apply for grants of up to $NZ50,000 to deliver a range of initiatives.

Funding opportunities for Pacific communities are now available to apply through the Toloa Community Fund and the first ever Community Covid-19 Fund.

Art inspired by a Polynesian legend has won a New Zealand high school design competition.

2020 marks the 9th year Cook Island communities across Aotearoa New Zealand are celebrating their language week.

Pasifika Education Centre has received $US2.5 million over four years to provide free community Pacific language courses online.

A visiting scholar from the UK is now looking into how environmental changes in the Pacific affect the identities of Pacific people. Audio

There are concerns in New Zealand that a newly launched Pacific Education action plan doesn't go far enough. Audio

The Action Plan for Pacific Education 2020-2030 has been launched in NZ to help ensure Pacific learners and families reach their full potential. Video

The 2021 Pasifika Festival will see a new twist to the layout of the villages, with some island countries combining in a shared space.

The first Tongan bilingual drama web series funded by New Zealand On Air as part of its Pasifika and Asian Storytellers Initiative will launch in August.

The Kiribati community in New Zealand has celebrated the inaugural Kiribati language week by launching education resources.

An art collective in Auckland featuring young Pacific artists is bringing a fresh approach to how they interact with gallery spaces that do not always represent them. Audio

A charitable trust for Pacific art and artists has expanded its premises to include its first gallery in central Auckland.

New Zealand says it is open to helping Samoa's government repatriate hundreds of citizens stranded on cruise ships due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Four hundred Samoan seafarers are stranded on several cruise ships in the Caribbean and are seeking assistance from the New Zealand government to help them return home.

Union members from an air conditioning and ventilation manufacturer in Auckland, mainly of Māori and Pacific descent, feel like they have been taken advantage of by their employer.

An organisation advocating for Pasifika in NZ says a border bungle, resulting in the country having two active cases of Covid-19 last week is inexcusable and highlights an unfair system. Audio