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May 2023

Celebrating Samoa Language Week 2023

29 May 2023

(Picture caption: Tālofa lava! Welcome to Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa – Samoa Language Week. Visit the MPP website for more information and resources.

Funding boost for Pacific families

29 May 2023

(Picture caption: Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for Pacific families, Pasifika Futures will be allocated $34. 5 million over the next four years. PHOTO CREDIT: Pasifika Futures.

Budget 2023 invests in Pacific wellbeing and prosperity

22 May 2023

Budget 2023 delivers new targeted initiatives so more Pacific communities throughout Aotearoa are supported to succeed in education, jobs, business, language skills, and culture.

Co-create, collaborate and contribute for government transparency

22 May 2023

(Picture caption: During Open Government Week 2023, the Ministry for Pacific Peoples' Marisa Maepu and Koula Kutu shared a case study with Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission about the…

Pacific groups receive funding boost for suicide prevention

22 May 2023

Le Va has announced the 11 community organisations receiving collective funding of more than $1million from the Pasifika Suicide Prevention Community Fund for 2023.

Enabling New Zealand Sign Language to thrive

15 May 2023

(Picture caption: Aotearoa has committed to strengthening and promoting the use of New Zealand Sign Language.

Amplifying Pacific voices in the Southern region

15 May 2023

Photo caption: Ropeta Mene-Tulia with the Lincoln University Pacific Island Student Association, the first of its kind to be established at the university.

Pacific youth connectors of digital knowledge for elders

15 May 2023

(Picture caption: Intergenerational learning takes place at DIGIFALE.

Rotuman community rallies to revitalise language

8 May 2023

(Picture caption: Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuman Language Week is here! Visit the MPP website for some useful resources and information to use throughout the week.

Confident start to financial freedom for young Pacific woman

8 May 2023

(Picture caption: Amelia Payne Fonua with Ministry for Pacific Peoples' Regional Director - Northern Toleafoa Ray Tuala at the Dressed In Confidence graduation ceremony.

Mortgage Hub and MPP partner to help aiga tackle home ownership barriers

8 May 2023

(Picture caption: L-R, Vinnie McClafferty and Mils Muliaina set up mortgage advisory The Mortgage Hub together in 2019.

Calling Pacific students pursuing health careers

8 May 2023

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) has announced the launch of its annual Pacific Health Education Scholarships.

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