CARRIED AWAY: BAGS UNPACKED EXHIBITION
The bag reveals as much as it conceals
Carried Away: Bags Unpacked showcases over 150 individual bags from Auckland Museum’s collection, many on display for the first time.
Every bag has a history, a story to tell – from haute couture fashion to cultural traditions. Bags can convey social standing, practical needs or be a statement of art.
The curators of the exhibition really wanted it to be an object focused collection - a single object and what that could tell us about our community, our society and our place in New Zealand.
A lot of the bags in the collection are very eurocentric which you can anticipate because of all the European settlers coming in and bringing their heritage, their culture and what they were used to.
They have however, worked with the Maori & Pasifika curators in the Museum to highlight indigenous practices & techniques to help broaden that view of what a bag is and what kind of techniques are used which speaks to Maori & Pasifika place in Aotearoa.…more
Dwayne Johnson's Mum Cried At Seeing Samoan Culture in "Hobbs & Shaw"
Dwayne Johnson talks about taking his Mum, Ata Maivia to the "Hobbs & Shaw" set and how she reacted when she saw their Samoan culture represented in the movie.
WORLD HIP HOP DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
Check out the action from the World Hip Hop Dance champs in Phoenix, Arizona.
New Zealand represented and had 3 crews place in the finals.
Swagganauts & Masque came 1st and 3rd respectively in the Varsity division and Lil Saintz placed 3rd in the Junior Division. Check out Swagganauts Gold winning finals routine in the video above + Masque & Lil Saintz in the videos below
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Kevin Mawae enshrined as first Hawaiian in the Pro Football Hall of Fame | NFL
Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets and Tennessee Titans center Kevin Mawae addresses fans at the 2019 NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony.
Mawae pays tribute to his family, coaches and teammates. Mawae reflects on his playing days at LSU. He thanks his former coach Herm Edwards who he is now an assistant coach for at Arizona State. Mawae thanks Bill Belichick for the way he challenged him throughout his Jets career.
HIGH SCHOOL MMA WRESTLER TYRA SHARMA IS ON THE RISE
17 year old Fijian MMA wrestler Tyra Sharma currently trains & fights out of Oliver MMA gym in South Auckland and hopes to qualify for the Youth Olympics next year.
Check out her story here.
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Director - Crystal Vaega
Camera Operator - Fa'anati Mamea
Editor - Sapati Apa
PACIFIC GAMES 2019 - SAMOA HIGHLIGHTS
Over 5,000 athletes from 24 of our Pacific Island nations gathered in Samoa for what they call the 'Olympics of the Pacific' - the Pacific Games 2019.
Check out why it's such an important Games for our Pacific Islands athletes.
DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON PAYS HOMAGE TO HIS SAMOAN CULTURE
The Rock takes us behind the scenes with him where they're shooting some of the Samoan sequences in Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw.
He talks about getting to showcase his culture on a global scale and having his Mum on set when they're shooting the Siva Tau.
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He also visited the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and brought awareness again to what is happening in Hawai'i with Mauna Kea.
LOADING DOCS: MANA WAHINE
As the indigenous land occupation of Ihumātao hits global headlines, Pania Newton must decide: face down the bulldozers or give up the fight.
Set deep behind the front lines at Ihumātao, Mana Wahine captures intimate access to SOUL co-leader – Pania Newton – in the weeks leading up to what is becoming New Zealand’s most disputed indigenous land occupation.
As the magnitude of the fight ahead and pressures placed on her become all too real, Pania lays bare her personal struggles to find the strength to lead. As the cultural and political unrest reaches breaking point, Mana Wahine provides unique insight into an indigenous issue resonating around the world.
Directed: Corinna Hunziker
Produced: Mia Henry-Teirney
Mana Wahine is part of Loading Docs 2019.
JASON MOMOA VISITS MAUNA KEA & CONTINUES SUPPORT WITH HIS FAMILY
Hawai'ian actor Jason Momoa visited the TMT protectors at Mauna Kea today.
Jason has been very vocal with his opposition of the Thirty Metre Telescope and his support of the native Hawai'ian protectors over the last few years via his social media.
He visited the site with both of his children and extended Hawai'ian ohana.
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Cover image by KHON2
DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON - 'MEET THE BROTHERS'
Dwayne The Rock Johnson introduces us to the 'uso's' that play his brothers in 'Hobbs & Shaw' and they're ALL Polynesian.
And the one uso he knew he had to get because they're related .... Roman Reigns