PMN News Sports Report Matt Manukuo joined #PacificMornings as he does every Monday morning for a roundup of all the sporting action from the weekend. Today he talked about the first Super Rugby Pacific match in Tonga between Moana Pasifika and the Highlanders, Fiji Drua, the Warriors and retiring boxing heavyweight Junior Fa.#PMNNews #MattManukuo #PMNSports #SuperRugbyPacific #MoanaPasifika #Highlanders #FijiDrua #Warriors #JuniorFa

Recent data from Stats New Zealand reveals a significant spike in unemployment rates, climbing from 3.4 percent to 4.3 percent within just a year, equating to an additional 31,000 people facing joblessness. Particularly alarming is the disproportionate impact on women, Maori, and Pacific peoples. To help shed light on these developments and their implications, Craig Renney, an Economist from the Council of Trade Unions, joined #PacificMornings to give us his view on the matter.#PMNNews #Unemployment #PacificUnemployment #CTU #CraigRenney

Over one hundred ancestral remains that were taken from the island of Mangaia in the Cook Islands have finally been returned to their rightful resting place. Cook Islands Medical Tauira Cam Young was an integral part of the team that helped to get the ancestral remains back to Mangaia. He joined #PacificMornings about getting the ancestral remains back to the homeland.#PMNNews #AncestralRemains #CookIslands #CamYoung #Mangaia