Long-standing champion for health and friend of the show Sir Collin Tukuitonga has resigned as the chairman of Te Whatu Ora Pacific Senate, a week after the new Government officially took over.Sir Collin joins us live this morning to share more.

The NZ Super Fund has just celebrated its 20th anniversary of the Fund’s first investments. Aotearoa is more than $40 billion better off as a direct result of the fund. The Director of NZ Equities at NZ Super Fund Joe Halapua joined #PacificMornings to tell us more about the fund.

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation says the daily vaping rates among our youth are still too high according to the 2023 Topline ASH Year 10 Snapshot Survey results which show no decline in daily vaping or smoking rates.The Foundation’s Chief Executive Ms Letitia Harding joined #PacificMornings to tell us more.

Auckland University of Technology Vice-Chancellor Professor Toeolesulusulu Damon Salesa is a prize winning author and he joined #PacificMornings to talk about his latest book, An Indigenous Ocean Pacific Essays.