CORONAVIRUS WEEK 7 - COVID19 PACIFIC UPDATE
The CoconetTV ongoing Pacific Islands updates for our community in Aotearoa and the Pacific region.
To catch up on previous updates click here
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End of week round up -
NEW ZEALAND - Director of Public health Dr Caroline McElnay updated today and said that we have 1252 cases that are reported as having recovered from Covid-19, which is an increase of 11 from yesterday, and so 85 percent of all our confirmed and probable cases are considered to be recovered.
She said there are now a total of 1132 confirmed cases and 347 probable cases. There are still 16 significant clusters, but Dr McElnay said one cluster has not seen new cases in 28 days and will be closed. Today is the 13th day in a row that the increase in Covid-19 cases had been in single digits. The death toll stands at 19.…more
SAMOA: Not Closed Today!
By Molilaauifoga’a Seanoa
Schools are shut, most shops are closed, and smoke from the umu wafts over our village. No, it’s not a typical Sunday in Samoa. It’s a a typical Tuesday on the first week of the State of Emergency Lockdown. That was 6 weeks ago. SOE rules have relaxed a little since then, but as a mum of 5 young children—taking care of an extended family household of 10 people—I’m not taking any unnecessary risks.
Today our country’s borders remain shut. Schools are still closed. Markets and shops have restricted opening hours and outside of our bubbles, we cannot congregate in groups of more than five people. That means no mass gatherings which is difficult when you consider that we are largely a church-going nation. On a normal Sunday—pre-lockdown—our household would wake up before the crack of dawn to attend morning mass. Now, we worship from home and only go to church to receive Holy Communion—our parish allowing one family bubble at a time to enter. God is not closed today!
My daughters love dressing up.…more
Pacific Mamas in Lockdown Pt3
Pacific mamas in lockdown, the Island soap opera continues as a Cook Islands dance group end up being in one big bubble for NZ Alert Level 4 and Alert Level 3. What does Alert Level 3 mean for these Islanders?
Who will stand in the McDonald's line? who will get to hook up with bae? will there be housie? who will have a shower? all this and more in this weeks episode of #IslandMamasBubble
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CREDITS:
Shot, Directed, Edited and acted by Rongomai
Additional Editing and Graphics by Adrian Mcbirney
FB: Ron-Go
YouTube: Rongomai Taiapa-Aporo
Insta: rongo___
Nesian Dance Class with Julia Mage'au Gray
Julia Mage'au Gray from Sunameke Productions takes us through a short, Nesian dance class which explores movement from parts of Melanesia and Polynesia.
ALERT LEVEL 3 - The Breakdown
Tonight at 11.59pm New Zealand will move to Alert Level 3 and while some people have been describing it on social media as Level 4 but with KFC - we break down some of the main changes for you below.
BUBBLES - You can open up your bubble slightly 'to reconnect with close family/whanau or bring in care givers OR support isolated people"
YES to a relative or loved one who lives locally and is alone OR you are returning to work and need childcare or care for those already in your bubble - someone can join to help.
NO to inviting your extended aiga over for to'ona'i, a reunion, celebrate a birthday, have garage drinks or a kava sesh etc ...
Small bubble extensions for one or two people if necessary.…more
POLYNESIANS IN THE 2020 NFL DRAFT - HISTORY MAKERS!
This years 2020 NFL Draft held this weekend was the 85th annual meeting of NFL franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2020 NFL Season.
Players who have been out of high school for at least 3 years are eligible for the NFL draft and this years draft was highly anticipated by many Samoan NFL fans this year with Alabama Crimson Tide star Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Iowa Hawkeyes Football Defensive End AJ Epenesa, both eligible for the draft.
This year due to the Coronavirus outbreak the draft was held from the 23rd - 25th of April via video conferencing and made NFL history as the largest Polynesian Draft Class with 11 players of Polynesian heritage being picked up by NFL franchises in this years draft.
Polynesian Football Hall of Fame stated yesterday at the conclusion of the draft "Polynesians represent 5.4% of the top 204 players selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, despite being only 0.3% of the U.S.…more
#CocoLockdown - Poly Videos of the Week Pt3
Rounding out another week of lockdown where our Poly peeps have been letting their creativity flow & keeping us entertained online in our bubbles.
Here's some of the videos that caught our eye this week!
Check out more Best Poly Videos of the week here and here
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#Umbaba Challenge music by Samson Squad ft Rex Atirai
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Compiled by Adrian Mcbirney
AJ EPENESA - 2nd ROUND DRAFT PICK - BUFFALO BILLS
"With the No. 54 overall pick, the Buffalo Bills select Iowa Hawkeyes Football Defensive End AJ Epenesa"
Coco congrats to Samoan Defensive End AJ Epenesa who was drafted in the 2nd round today.
Check out his family connection to Iowa in the video above and his highlights reel in the video below -
Keepin it Fresh at Tamaki Herenga Waka Festival
Join our Fresh field agent Olly Coddington as he checks out the kai, music, kapahaka and more at Tāmaki Herenga Waka - a mean summer festival on the waterfront in downtown Auckland!
Featuring mouth-watering hāngī and performances from Tomorrow People and Te Matatini winners: Ngā Tūmanako!
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Credits: OPC - Hayden Aull
Presenter & Director - Olly Coddington
1200 Pacific Family Violence Workers to Be Mobilised During Covid-19
A campaign to tackle increased family violence in New Zealand’s Pacific communities during Covid-19 was launched today.
The Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu, initiative led by The Cause Collective, will see 1200 family violence workers and community advocates mobilised throughout the country to help Pacific communities prevent violence. The campaign also includes radio programmes in eight different languages and using online forums to raise awareness about where Pacific families can get help and support during this time for family violence.
Data from NZ Police shows that the number of family violence incidents has increased since the nation went into lockdown late last month.
“Pacific families are particularly vulnerable during the Coronavirus pandemic with Pacific peoples already being disproportionately represented in intimate partner violence and child abuse statistics,” says The Cause Collective CEO, Rachel Enosa.…more