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31 AUG 2017
Labour Party MP Aupito William Sio and candidates Lemauga Lydia Sosene and 'Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki joined Brian Sagala and Yolande Ah-Chong on Pacific Breakfast this morning.
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31 AUG 2017
National candidate Agnes Loheni says in order to address social issues such as housing, health and poverty, New Zealand needs a strong economy.
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31 AUG 2017
Tonga's interim Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva says he will run again in Tonga's new election later this year.
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30 AUG 2017
The National Party's Māngere candidate Agnes Loheni joined Brian on Pacific Breakfast this morning.
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30 AUG 2017
With four weeks to go until polling day, the general public has been inundated with election promises from different political platforms.
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30 AUG 2017
Three major proposed changes to Tonga's election system are supposedly at the heart of parliament's dissolution.
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29 AUG 2017
A local Samoan barber in Hastings is providing a space for troubled youth to hang out and feel safe.
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29 AUG 2017
One of the world's greatest softballers, Eddie Kohlhase, has switched codes.
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29 AUG 2017
The father of a 5-year-old boxer says he's received negative feedback for teaching his daughter the sport.
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29 AUG 2017
Four Pacific designers were named winners at the Pacific Fusion Fashion Show in South Auckland over the weekend.
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29 AUG 2017
The CEO of NZ Tech is adding his support for the High Tech Youth Network, who have lost government funding.
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28 AUG 2017
Head of English at Liston College, Patrick Houlahan, says understanding a Pacific student's circumstances is crucial.
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28 AUG 2017
Prime Minister Bill English is promising lower tax for low-income families should National be elected for a fourth term.
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28 AUG 2017
An assessment of domestic violence in Niue has found many women don't report violence or sexual violence to the police.
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25 AUG 2017
Prime Minister Leulua'iali'iotumua Bill English joined Brian and Gladys Hartson on Pacific Breakfast this morning.
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25 AUG 2017
Microbiologist and senior researcher at Otago University says a direct association has been established between the two health conditions.
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25 AUG 2017
An Auckland Councillor is hoping the rest of country follows Auckland's lead in not allowing more shops to open on Easter Sunday.
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25 AUG 2017
King Tupou VI officially dissolved parliament this afternoon, dismissing Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva and requesting an election be held before November 16.
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24 AUG 2017
New Zealand's chief negotiator in the Pacer Plus deal says they're looking to improve productivity for Pacific businesses in New Zealand as well.
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24 AUG 2017
The book Tautai, written by Australia Research Council academic Dr. Patricia O'Brien, honours the legacy of Mau warrior and businessman Ta'isi Olaf Nelson.
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24 AUG 2017
Basketball legend Pero Cameron is the first New Zealander to be named in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall Of Fame.
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24 AUG 2017
Fijian Bale Nadakuitavuki joins the hustings this week as the United Future Party's candidate for Ohariu.
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23 AUG 2017
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee says major decisions around the administration of Tokelau are best made in Wellington.
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23 AUG 2017
The NRL and club bosses have agreed to a $9.4 million salary cap for 2018.
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22 AUG 2017
A new initiative promoting healthy lifestyles and encouraging Pacific children to play sports has been launched in Fiji.
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21 AUG 2017
Tributes are pouring in from all over the world following the passing of All Black legend Sir Colin Meads.
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18 AUG 2017
A record number of around 7000 teenagers have signed up for the new season of baseball, which gets underway next month in 19 clubs around the country.
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18 AUG 2017
The founder of an after-school technology hub for Pacific and Maori students has slammed the government for discontinuing its funding.
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18 AUG 2017
A social justice advocate who's just returned from the Solomon Islands is shaken by the effects of climate change in the Pacific.
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18 AUG 2017
Hundreds of skilled workers come off the floor of Yazaki in Samoa this week as the plant closes after 25 years.
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17 AUG 2017
National Party MP Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga joined Brian on Pacific Breakfast this morning.
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17 AUG 2017
A finance expert says the obsessive need among Pacific families to borrow so they can contribute to family or church obligations, is causing unnecessary debt.
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17 AUG 2017
A Fijian weightlifter has set 20 records at the 2017 Pacific Cup International and Commonwealth Games qualification.
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17 AUG 2017
To vote or not to vote, is the subject of a debate in Wellington tonight, raising the issue of prisoners rights to vote.
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17 AUG 2017
Minister for Whanau Ora, Te Ururoa Flavell, says the agreement between the One Pacific movement and the Maori Party is about working together to deal with the issues affecting both communities.
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16 AUG 2017
A senior solicitor is urging Pacific families to draw up a will to avoid family disputes when someone dies.
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16 AUG 2017
A committee set up by the Kaipara District Council in Dargaville is trying to get homeless families in Northland, into homes.
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16 AUG 2017
The Fijian community in Wellington will shine the spotlight on domestic violence next week in an awareness-raising training programme.
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15 AUG 2017
A senior Tongan nurse in Wellington has been recognised by Pasifika Futures for her role in improving the lives of Pacific families.
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15 AUG 2017
Three Pacific stars were recognised last night at the Teen Choice Awards in the US.
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15 AUG 2017
A Salvation Army report released today suggests the government needs to grow its stock of social housing by an additional 2000 a year, to accommodate the hike in population and migration.
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14 AUG 2017
A leading researcher on problem gambling believes there are three factors that cause problem gambling in the Pacific community.
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14 AUG 2017
Niue's only supermarket is about to grow three times its size with an extra 10 retail stores alongside the new store.
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14 AUG 2017
World Rugby will be hosting a leadership forum later this month, to push the development of women in rugby.
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11 AUG 2017
Tongan netball defender Temalisi Fakahokotau has been named to play for the Silver Ferns.
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11 AUG 2017
North Korea's threat to fire four missiles towards Guam is now on the agenda of the Pacific Foreign Ministers meeting in Suva.
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10 AUG 2017
Niue posted a $1.1 million shortfall in its annual budget.
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10 AUG 2017
The International Centre for Advocates against Discrimination has found most Pacific nations have between 40 to 60 per cent of interpersonal violence rates.
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10 AUG 2017
There has been no update from the Auckland Coroner or Police on what killed 10 synthetic drug users last month.
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10 AUG 2017
Two Samoan captains are leading two different teams at the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.
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08 AUG 2017
Rakesh Jattan, of Samoan and Fijian-Indian descent, is one of only 23 oral maxillofacial surgeons in the country.
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08 AUG 2017
Two trade apprentices are heading to Samoa this week to build cyclone-resistant homes with Habitat for Humanity.
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08 AUG 2017
A Pacific candidate for the Mana Party is giving his electorate another crack, in the hopes of capturing enough party votes to get party leader Hone Harawira back into Parliament.
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08 AUG 2017
A South Auckland primary school principal says Pacific teachers have a lot to contribute to their counterparts in the islands.
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07 AUG 2017
A Tuvalu community leader in Auckland is hoping climate change will be on the agenda of politicians in this year's general election.
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07 AUG 2017
Last week on Pacific Breakfast with Brian Salaga we had Theresa Turua - President of Miss Cook Islands New Zealand, along with Miss Cook Islands New Zealand contestants live in studio.
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07 AUG 2017
Penina Trust says its projects will begin in South Auckland, the hub of Pacific people.
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07 AUG 2017
A media expert wants people to be aware of personal information collected from the internet, being analysed to construct a politically targetted message.
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07 AUG 2017
A Samoan from Auckland will captain the New Zealand Women's Indoor Cricket team at this year's World Cup.
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04 AUG 2017
A retired i-Kiribati academic says kava consumption in Kiribati is getting out of control.
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04 AUG 2017
Tupu'anga Coffee is grown, hand-picked and produced in the Kingdom of Tonga.
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03 AUG 2017
A new mobile application is helping tourists in Kūki ’Āirani speak simple te reo.
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03 AUG 2017
A Samoan youth advocate says to get the youth to vote in elections, they must be given the opportunity to practice in high school.
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03 AUG 2017
Four new board members have been appointed to the National Pacific Radio Trust.
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02 AUG 2017
The Pasifika community in Sydney Australia will take centre stage for the first ever Pacific festival at Darling Harbour.
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02 AUG 2017
The world's fastest coconut tree climber has revealed the secret to his success...
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01 AUG 2017
A Pukapukan translation of the Bible is on the way thanks to huge technological advances. Pukapuka is one of the northern islands of the Cook Islands and has its own distinct customs and language.
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01 AUG 2017
Workers at the Aongatele Coolstore in Katikati are holding a memorial service tomorrow, for five of their Tongan colleagues who died in a tragic car crash this time last year.
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01 AUG 2017
A Samoan community in Melbourne is taking action against Miss Samoa Victoria's organisers, over allegations of fraud.
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01 AUG 2017
Labour MP in Auckland, Aupito William Sio, says a change in leadership won't sway the party's goal of changing the government in next month's general election.
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