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June 2019

Last chance to apply for a 2019 PMPYA!

30 June 2019

Calling all young Pacific people in Aotearoa creating positive impact in the community and accomplishing great things in your chosen field – the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) want you…

Working together to achieve success

30 June 2019

Gisborne, with its mild climate, beaches and rich agriculture has become a home away from home for many Pacific migrants.

Pacific traditions encourage STEM subject involvement

30 June 2019

An interactive exhibition - Patterns of Ipukarea - which weaves Pacific traditions allowing youth to learn about Tivaevae and Tatau and learning about the meanings behind the designs was staged at…

PM Pacific Youth Awards open many doors of opportunity

23 June 2019

Many doors have opened for 21-year-old Roneima Koro-Teumohenga since she was presented with a Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award in 2016.

Switching career paths to follow passion

23 June 2019

Seidah Karati lives life to the full, and there is never a dull moment for the talented young woman.

Leading others to make a difference

23 June 2019

Even at a young age, a life of leadership and service was evident for Leorida Peters, a 2015 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award (PMPYA) recipient.

Social enterprise – where profits and social impact go hand in hand

16 June 2019

On June 18, a wide-range of innovators, thinkers and policy makers will come together for the inaugural New Dawn: Pacific Social Enterprise Forum, in Auckland.

Influencing future generations to have an impact

16 June 2019

Asena Tolungamaka, a 2018 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award (PMPYA) recipient says she applied for the prestigious awards because she believed in the impact she could make.

Oscar Kightley awarded prestigious Pacific Writer’s Residency

16 June 2019

The multi-talented Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley has been awarded this year’s Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency at the University of Hawai’i.

Pacific Mission provides valuable insight to Melanesia

8 June 2019

New Zealand’s development cooperation is significant in Melanesia.

PM’s Pacific Youth Award motivates past-recipient to inspire others

8 June 2019

Back in 2011, Joyce Toleafoa collected the Inspiration Award at the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards (PMPYA), and what the young woman has accomplished in the years since, has been…

Pacific-led wellbeing focus for Aotearoa

5 June 2019

An unprecedented amount of new funding of more than $113 million over four years has been secured in this year’s Wellbeing Budget to boost support for Pacific communities across Aotearoa New…

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