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Amplifying Pacific voices on the Digital Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

20 December 2021

Julia Arnott-Neenee has been selected as a member of the Digital Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Review offers insight into Pacific language revitalisation

20 December 2021

Literature on Pacific language revitalisation and maintenance in New Zealand is limited, however a recent review will help us to better understand ways to nurture languages in Aotearoa.
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Speak your language, know who you are

20 December 2021

Faaiuga Vailalia Talitonu (pictured) is studying Global Studies (major in global politics and human rights) at the University of Auckland.
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Fund supports safe COVID-19 Protection Framework transition

13 December 2021

The Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund will ensure the shift to the COVID-19 Protection Framework is well communicated and understood by Pacific communities.
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Pacific youth set to join movers and shakers

13 December 2021

Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern congratulates the 2021 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards online.
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Pacific data equity in the spotlight

13 December 2021

Feedback is being sought by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) on its Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) proposed topic of Improving Pacific data equity: Opportunities to enhance the future of…
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Putting home ownership within reach of Pacific Aotearoa

6 December 2021

The Ministry for Pacific Peoples' Housing Initiative is providing Pacific families with tools to support savings towards home ownership.
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Language helps reconnect youth to roots

6 December 2021

Learning the language of her ancestors has helped 22-year-old Tiare (Rose) Roti Aro Atirai (pictured) reconnect with her aka (roots).
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My MIQ Open Day experience

6 December 2021

Elena Bennett, pictured, is a Tupu Toa intern on a 12-week placement with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) in the Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) Communications and…
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Milestone launch of Pacific Languages Unit

29 November 2021

The Ministry for Pacific Peoples has launched the Pacific Languages Unit, a milestone for Pacific Aotearoa.
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Tolu Wave recipients announced

29 November 2021

Nineteen Pasifika festivals across the motu will receive funding to continue to adapt to the COVID-19 environment through the Tolu Wave, the third component of the Pasifika Festivals Initiative.
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Pacific peoples urged to voice opinion on languages

29 November 2021

Pacific Aotearoa is being urged to complete the Leo Moana o Aotearoa Pacific Languages Survey.
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