Stories by Sela Jane Hopgood

Around 200 Hawaiian artefacts will be showcased for one month at the Auckland War Memorial Museum as part of the Pacific Communities Access Project.

The Duchess of Cambridge and other celebrities have been admiring a dress derived from a traditional Cook Islands designs at Buckingham Palace in London in a unique showcase event.

The University of Auckland has launched a three-part Pacific conference series with part one exploring Samoan traditional leadership, customary land tenure and religious rights.

A Pacific LGBTQI dance collective in New Zealand aimed to push cultural boundaries with a new show in the Auckland Pride Festival. Video

Building supplies from overseas is in high demand for Samoa following Cyclone Gita.

A canoe, or va'atele, from Samoa has sailed to New Zealand for a three week festival to promote a part of their culture that is at risk of dying. Video

Those working with victims of domestic violence in the Cook Islands say it is a big problem in the island nation and more needs to be done to prevent it.

Vanuatu is tackling coastal and marine pollution by banning single-use non-biodegradable plastic bags and polystyrene takeaway boxes from 31 January.

The Minister for Pacific Peoples has congratulated the thirteen Pacific people recognised in the New Zealand New Years Honours list.

Samoan community in New Zealand concerned over how the land rights in Samoa affect families living abroad.

Historical Pacific films are being archived as part of a U.S. project focusing on indigenous people "Recovering Voices." Video, Audio

The Queen's Young Leaders programme has awarded five people from the Pacific for their work in improving the lives of people in their islands.

Health officials in the Pacific have moved to update regional nutrition guidelines in an attempt to address medical issues that exist today. Audio

Volunteers from across Auckland united at the weekend to prepare Christmas presents for thousands of Ōtara children.

Historical Tongan records of births, deaths and marriages of British subjects that resided in Tonga between 1874 to 1968 can now be found in Auckland.

The SPCA in the Cook Islands is seeking help to address the country's problem with wandering dogs who attack livestock on Rarotonga. Audio

About 4000 students in south Auckland's Ōtara will be receiving a Christmas gift through the 'Christmas Present Drop' initiative.

Four thousand children in south Auckland's Ōtara will receive presents donated from a community-driven project, this Christmas.

A storytelling event in Auckland is showing that traditional stories from the Pacific deserve a place in New Zealand.

Cooks Islands MP for Titikaveka Sel Napa is calling for measures to slow down tourism, especially in Rarotonga.

Cars beeping, Pacific music blasting through sirens and flags waving filled the streets of Ōtara on game day.

Young people in the Cook Islands face criminal convictions if they fail to pay fines for not wearing helmets while riding motorbikes.

The consistent growth of the Fijian population in New Zealand is one reason the organisers have given for why the Fijian language should be celebrated.

Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is installing radar speed signs in an effort to improve road traffic safety on the island.