Juju Smith-Schuster buys a house for his family
Samoan NFL player Juju Smith-Schuster shares how he grew up sleeping on the floor most of his childhood and didn't get his own room until he got to the NFL.
He surprised his family earlier this year buying them a new house.
Future Stars Of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga | Pacific Combine 2020
“Rugby, it’s the game played in heaven”
The future stars of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga participated in the 2020 Pacific Combine for a chance to showcase their talents and learn new skills to help them become complete rugby players.
Find out what happened over the three day event earlier this year.
MAMA'S MUSIC BOX | Trailer
The makers of hit films, Three Wise Cousins, Hibiscus & Ruthless and Take Home Pay, are aiming to finish 2020 with something to smile about. They have just released the new trailer for their Pacific Christmas film – Mama’s Music Box.
Mama’s Music Box is a Christmas comedy where on Christmas Eve two grandchildren Matai (Unaloto Funaki) and Sam (Sieni Leo’o Olo) looking for their grandmother’s (Yvonne Maea-Brown) music box for very different reasons. What starts as a simple search turns into a wild chase as they uncover family secrets and unexpected obstacles in a race to get the perfect present before Christmas Day.
Mama’s Music Box is the feature film debut for Sieni Leo’o Olo (a.k.a Bubbah) and first time in a lead role for Unaloto Funaki. It also marks the return of Yvonne Maea-Brown in her third feature film appearance.
Congrats to our Pasifika winners at the 2020 Women of Influence Awards
Coco congrats to all of our Pasifika winners at the 2020 Women of Influence Awards which were held last night here in Auckland.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban
In 1999, Hon. Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban became the first Pacific Island woman to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament. She was Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and Associate Minister of Social Development, Economic Development and Trade.
Dame Winnie resigned from Parliament in 2010 to take up her current role. She is chair of the Public Services Commission Public Service Pacific Fale Governance Group; patron of the Wellington Pasifika Business Network and the Cancer Society Relay for Life; a Creative New Zealand Arts Council board member; and a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and the Council of the National University of Samoa. She is a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and was bestowed the Samoan chiefly title Luamanuvao.…more
ONEFOUR & The Kid LAROI “My City” | Beat x Beat: Inside Out
Hear from the artists who are putting Western Sydney and Australian drill music on the global stage.
ONEFOUR's "My City" feat. The Kid LAROI is a defiant tirade that questions the narratives that surround their lives, but check it out as they look to unite outlying suburbs of Sydney.
Tua Tagovailoa Remains Undefeated as an NFL Starter | NFL 2020 Highlights
Tua Tagovailoa gets another big win in Arizona, finishing with 248 passing yards and 2 touchdowns during Week 9 of the 2020 NFL season.
Pacific Island Xmas Film - "MAMA's MUSIC BOX"
Pacific Island Xmas film – Mama’s Music Box, made from Scratch in 30 Days will go down to the wire with the 15th of November deadline closing in.
The tight schedule is self-inflicted, as it is part of the "Feature 30 Challenge"; a challenge that Abba Rose and her brother, Writer/Director Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa have set themselves to make a feature film in 30 days from scratch – every part of the creative process is done within the 30 days, from conceiving the story idea, to scriptwriting, casting, filming, editing, music composing ....…more
US ELECTIONS - BIDEN VS TRUMP & OUR PASIFIKA COMMUNITY IN THE USA
It's been all eyes on the United States of America the last couple of days as vote counting started on Tuesday 3rd (Wednesday 4th in the Southern Hemisphere) ... and is still going two days later in what has become a very close, messy and divisive race between President Donald Trump (Republican) and Joe Biden (Democrat).
As at today (Friday 6th in the Southern Hemisphere) Joe Biden appears to be slowly inching ahead in the race to 270 votes and from what we understand needs either 2 States out of Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada & Georgia OR Pennsylvania on its own to get there.
While the world watches on, there are many of us trying to comprehend the Americans electoral process, popular votes and electoral colleges while I'm sure there are also many of us who have been entertained by the memes, media coverage and by President Donald Trump himself.…more
Carlos Ulberg's Road to Dana White's Contender Series
Go behind the scenes with Carlos Ulberg, Israel Adesanya and Brad Riddell as they travel to Las Vegas, Nevada in preparation for Ulberg's Contender Series fight against Bruno Oliveria.
Ulberg and Oliveria will be headlining the show with the opportunity for a UFC contract should Carlos win!
PASIFIKA MP's PORTFOLIOS IN THE NEW LOOK GOVERNMENT CABINET
Carmel Sepuloni made some big steps up the rankings of cabinet today to number 6, making her the highest ranking Pacific MP with her new roles as Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, and also Employment, alongside her portfolios in Social Development, Disability Issues and ACC.
Christchurch East MP Poto Williams adds a Kuki Airani flavor to cabinet, having been promoted from outside cabinet to number 10. Poto is in charge of the Building and Construction portfolio as well as Minister for Police. Formerly the Minister for Community and Voluntary sector.
Tokelauan minister Kris Faafoi, has also moved up the ranks from number 17 to 13 holding on to Broadcasting and Media, and Immigration portfolios as well as the new role of Minister for Justice.
Aupito Su’a William Sio maintains Minister for Pacific Peoples as well Courts.
Also of note - there is now more tangata whenua in cabinet then ever before and we have our first female Maori Minister of Foreign Affairs - Nanaia Mahuta.
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