VOSA Season 3 Episode 7 - Women of impact paving the way for a new generation

In August Tonga played host for the 53rd Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting and the Mama T's were able to talk to some remarkable women leaders. In this episode, the Mama T's talanoa with the honorable Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa the first woman Prime Minister of Samoa, Dr. Hilda C Heine the fir…

VOSA Season 3 Episode 6 - Human Rights across the Pacific

In this episode we take a deep dive into human rights in the Pacific and talk with the people leading the way for the progress of human rights in the region. We talanoa with human rights activist and lawyer Romulo Nacayalevu pursuing his PhD at ANU and Neomai Maravuakula, Team Leader Governance & …

Vosa Season 3 Episode 5 - What does climate action look like in the Pacific?

What does climate action look like in the Pacific? The Mama T's try to unpack this question with Fiji's Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Sivendra Michael about policy, funding and his personal leadership journey into the climate action space and they tala…

Vosa Season 3 Episode 4 - Heart is where the home is

The Mama T's talanoa with 3 returnees who are navigating life back in their island home and the challenges they face. We talk to Charlene Wolfgram Matangi, Vivili Moala and Latu Liava'a, returnees who share their stories of disconnection with their home when they first arrived and how they're work…

Vosa Season 3 Episode 3 - The Changemakers

This episode the Mama T's talanoa with Pacific Changemakers who have been behind some of the big changes and shifts in our region.  We talk to Stanley Simpson (Fiji), Karla Eggleton (Cook Islands) and Angeline Heine Reimers (Marshall Islands) about their respective journeys to implementing change …

Vosa Season 3 Episode 2 - The future of our oceans

The Mama T's talanoa with two of our Pacific Ocean champions, Rose Kautoke and Bill Waqalevu.  Bill is Senior Researcher (PhD) at Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue in Abu Dhabi and Rose Kautoke, Senior Crown Counsel, Head of the Legal Advice and International Law Division, Attorney General's Office a…

Vosa Season 3 Episode 1 - Defining Leadership

Vosa is back and with new hosts for Season 3. Join the Mama T's - Trina and Talita - as they explore Pacific leadership with Ana Laqeretabua (Fiji), Jamal Talagi (Niue) and Amelia Katoa (Tonga).

Vosa Season 2 Episode 10 - Rituals

This episode we explore the sacred and - oftentimes intimidating - world of rituals and the relationship they have with our identities as Pacific people.  Our two amazing episode 10 guests guide us through this final episode of VOSA Season 2 -  Wendy Mocke is a Papua New Guinean inter-disciplinary…

Vosa Season 2 Episode 9 - Technology and Connectivity

This episode we’re delving into all things technology and connectivity. The ways in which we are using technology to address everyday challenges, how technology is helping us preserve our ways of life and keeping us connected, and asking ourselves how we can best use it to safely and inclusively be…

Vosa Season 2 Episode 8 - Caring For Our Community

In this episode, each of our guests has a story to share about how families and communities found ways to stay connected and how we might take some of that learning with us into the future. We hear from: Jeffry Feeger of Papua New Guinea, Ann Singeo of Palau, Dr Fotu Fisi'iahi of Tonga, and Epeli T…