Pacific Mornings 04/11/24
At least 15 people have been injured after a bus carrying Tongan workers rolled between Rotorua and Taupō. RSE Workers Liason Sefita Hao’uli joined #PacificMornings with an update. Tonga stormed to an impressive victory over the Kiwis on Saturday night. PMN News Sports Reporter Matt Manukuo broke …
Pacific Mornings 30/10/24
We are just days out from the United States selecting its next President. Will it be Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? International Relations Expert Geoffrey Miller joined #PacificMornings to discuss. New data shows 80,000 children were chronically absent in term two this year, so what’s the solutio…
Pacific Mornings 29/10/24
PMN News Senior Reporter Christine Rovoi joined #PacificMornings to discuss the latest sporting action. Pacific Peoples Minister Shane Reti joins #PacificMornings fresh from his recent trip to Manila for the Western Pacific Regional Conference. PMN News Political Reporter Ala Vailala joined #Paci…
Pacific Mornings 25/10/24
ACT Party Ethnic Communities Spokesperson Parmjeet Parmer joined #PacificMornings to discuss why ACT continues to support the Samoan Citizenship Bill and the Party’s stance on Auckland University introducing a mandatory Te Tiriti paper for all students. A bill aimed at restoring New Zealand citize…
Pacific Mornings 24/10/24
Lord Swire (pictured here with Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Matafa) is the Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and is currently in Samoa for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting or CHOGM. PMN News political reporter Ala Vailala filed this interview with…
Pacific Mornings 23/10/24
A crown observer has been appointed to Wellington City Council in an effort to get it back on track. Councillor Ray Chung joined #PacificMornings with reaction to the appointment. Pacific Advance Senior School (PASS) was established in 2015. It was the first Pasifika secondary school in New Zealan…
Pacific Mornings 22/10/24
PMN News Political Reporter Ala Vailala joins #PacificMornings to discuss CHOGM in Samoa, PIF heading to New Caledonia, and the second reading of the Samoan Citizenship Bill which takes place on Thursday. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is on in Samoa this week, with leaders from acro…
Pacific Mornings 21/10/24
Sports Commentator James Nokise joined #PacificMornings to discuss the latest sporting action from the weekend. New Zealand has ranked last in a global survey for its record of delivering national infrastructure according to a new Ipsos survey. Infrastructure NZ CEO Hundreds of workers at a Timar…
Pacific Mornings 18/10/24
Dr Jaimie Dikstaal from the University of Otago joins #PacificMornings to discuss a new study which calls for more targeted public health intervention for Maori and Pacific females to help address Aotearoa New Zealand’s alarming rates of alcohol-related suicide.#SuicidePrevention#Pacific#Maori#Heal…
Pacific Mornings 17/10/24
Wellington mayor Tory Whanau is meeting with Local Government Minister Simeon Brown as her council faces the threat of government intervention. City Councillor Ray Chung joined #PacificMornings to discuss the latest saga. The World Bank this week launched its latest Pacific Economic Update. The Ch…