BADMINTON at the PACIFIC GAMES 2019
The last day of Badminton went down with all final games between Fiji, New Caledonia and Tahiti.
Tahitian #1 seed, Remi Rossi won 3 Golds tonight in the Mens Singles, Mens Doubles and Mixed Doubles finals. New Caledonia took out both the Womens Singles and Doubles titles and Fiji won Gold in the Mixed Team.
It was an intense week of games from the best players in the region.
SAMOA's SWIMMING HERO BRANDON SCHUSTER NAMED 'BEST MALE ATHLETE OF THE PACIFIC GAMES 2019'
Following on from the 2 Golds, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals that Samoa's Brandon Schuster won at the Pacific Games, he was also crowned the Games 'Best Male Athlete' at the Closing Ceremony.
President Lakhan presented the award to Brandons father Toesusulu Cedric Schuster as Brandon had already departed to South Korea for the World Aquatics Champsionships for "two gold medals in Swimming and setting a new standard for the sport of Swimming in his country Samoa".
Upon receiving the award for Brandon, Toesusulu said his only disappointment was that his son could not be here to accept his award for all the effort he had put in, in winning the medals.
FIJI's HISTORIC DOUBLE GOLD in RUGBY LEAGUE 9's
Fiji’s historic double gold win for Rugby League 9s is a huge deal particularly for the women’s team!
Papua New Guinea were the opposing team in both the men's & women's finals against Fiji. Fiji's women’s team beat PNG 16-4 in their final showdown at Apia Park to become the event's first ever women's rugby league champions!
Fiji's Men's team came back from losing to PNG in their first round meeting to win convincingly against the favourites in the final. Final score was 14-0.
“We know how to be brave and have courage because we are dedicated to Fiji, that’s why our athletes are so good on the field” says the try scoring captain Timaima Ravisa.
"For the girls we only had one goal today for this tournament was to bring back the gold, to get the gold back to Fiji. The girls hold onto their aims, to their personal goals and the team goals, and the message was don't let PNG get across our defence line," she told RNZ Pacific.…more
SOUTHSIDE RISE - REVOLUTION
“14 Schools. 100 Warriors. 1 Village.”
Black Friars are back with the 3rd and final instalment of Southside Rise and have struck theatrical Gold once again. This moving, thought provoking piece has blown away it’s audience with the sheer talent, passion and professionalism from students barely old enough to vote. The show left me in absolute awe of both the students, for sharing their revolutionary stories with us, and the Black Friars for giving them the tools to do so.
The Show!
At Southside Grammar, there’s the Hacker, the Polyfest Leader, the Artist, the Debater and the Story-teller. Each student using their unique talents to navigate their way through life as a young, brown, South Auckland student. Each student was faced with their own individual obstacle when an unforgiving Principal takes away their tools of expression.…more
The conferring of a Doctor of Letters awarded to His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efi
Last week the conferring of a Doctor of Letters was awarded to His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efi (former Head of State and Prime Minister of Samoa) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
He was honoured with this beautiful pese Samoa 'Le Atunu'u Pele' by members of the St Salvators Chapel Choir, University of St Andrews in Scotland.
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Video Credit - Creative Samoa
HOBBS & SHAW FINAL TRAILER
Insane stunts, cool cars, a badass Samoan Mama and ..... The Rock!
Check out the final trailer here and then catch the movie when it hits the big screen on the 2nd of August.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF SASALAPA aka SOURSOP or GRAVIOLA
Sasalapa or Soursop is a tropical fruit that you can find in Samoa and other Pacific Islands, parts of South America and even in Florida.
The taste of soursop fruit is a delicious combo of strawberry and pineapple and is most commonly eaten by cutting the fruit in half and scooping out the flesh. The soft pulp and flesh of the fruit can be used in drinks, desserts, smoothies and even candy.
Actually the entire tree including the leaves, the bark and even the root has been used to cure a number of ailments.
Along with the yummy flavour making this a popular fruit, the rich vitamin and nutrient content of the fruit makes it really beneficial to your health. Check out the health benefits below -
ANTIOXIDANTS
Antioxidants are compounds that help neutralize harmful compounds called free radicals, which can cause damage to cells. Studies show that soursop is high in antioxidants, which may help prevent cell damage and could lower the risk of chronic disease.
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WOMEN OF THE ISLANDS - PAULA CHAN
PAULA CHAN
FASHION DESIGNER
SAMOAN /CHINESE
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I’m a fashion designer by trade and I more or less, design & sew garments for people, especially wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses. I love designing for different individuals and creating a style, a design, from just by spending a bit of time and talking to the clients about what they want. I do contemporary and traditional designs, it depends on the fashion show function or event.
What are some of the most challenging and rewarding moments in your field?
The most challenging is working with girls who want to enter Miss Samoa pageants or you know other competitions because I find a lot of young, Polynesian women brought up here in New Zealand, their concept of culture is totally different to my concept of culture. When designing dresses for pageants, my interpretation of traditional stuff is totally different from their view of traditional. So I more less look at the culture side of things and design accordingly and add a bit of a western idea to it.…more
ON THE RISE - JUSTIN TAFA
On the Rise MMA fighter Justin Tafa talks the fight game, starting off in Kickboxing before transitioning into MMA, what he loves about Avondale, his family of fighters (Team Tafa), fight goals and more.
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Directed & Edited by Danny Aumua
Camera & Sound Operator - Junior Meredith
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Justin's younger brother Junior has also just signed a multi fight deal with the UFC and was hoping to join Justin for his debut in Perth but unfortunately has had to pull out due to injury.
D7s 'DISCIPLINE GAMES' 2019
We're down at the D7 Discipline Performance 'Discipline Games' where teams and individuals compete to smash out a set in 7 minutes.
GOAL? To find the fittest D7 athlete!