Pacific Island Productions Ltd

03/10/2023

More Pacific Island Food Revolution goodness, coming to TVOne this Saturday at 10am!

06/10/2022

08/08/2022

There's nothing like an enforced two year hiatus to help you appreciate being able to bring this beautiful series to life for a third season! Blessed to have an amazing crew on board and more on the way. Pacific Island Food Revolution - Robert Oliver, Michelle Tevita-Singh, Lana Smith & Team, Brett Schwieters, Ian Philp, Sebastian Hurrell, Samuel Leauanae, Greg Parker, Ben Jansen, Callum Whyte. Bunch of leg-ends!

01/06/2022

A reality TV cooking show that is about so much more than simply food.

29/11/2021

Governments and celebrities are battling diet-related diseases with reality TV.

26/10/2021

Fest’Napuan 2021 i partner wetem New Zealand High Commission blong hostem wan Artist Workshop during long first dei blong festival, October 27.

Bae ikat tufala presenter blong New Zealand wei bae olgeta oli join through long video conference blong storian long saed blong muisik.

Square bae hemi present long “Business Management.” Square hemi wan partner long SquareSum&Co. wea hemi stap manajem artists wei i inkludem Tofiga Fepulea’i, Modern Māori Quartet and Arjuna Oakes.

Delaney Davidson bae hemi present long “Songwriting.” Delaney hemi wan singer songwriter wei hemi stap experiment wetem country mo folk muisik. Delaney hemi winim sam bigfala award blong country muisik long New Zealand.

Tufala bae olgeta i storian wetem mo sharem tingting long olgeta wetem ol participant blong workshop ia.

Sipos yu wan memba blong muisik community blong Vanuatu wei yu intres blong teikpat long Artist Workshop ia, plis senem wan email long [email protected] wei subject line hemi “Artist Workshop Registration” wetem nem blong, yu g*t hamas yia mo smol description blong experience blong yu long saed by Vanuatu musik industry.

Mas register from spes hemi limited.

27/09/2021

A study commissioned by the Pacific Island Food Revolution has produced evidence of some transformative results on what and how much people are eating.

The Pacific region has some of the highest rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the world -- in Tonga, more than 90 per cent of adults are obese there are more than 1000 heart disease deaths a year in Fiji.

But the Pacific Island Food Revolution (PIFR), which features 24 cooks from several Pacific countries who compete against each other, is trying to promote local, healthy food in the Pacific to combat the NCD crisis.

A study commissioned by PIFR, by the Busara Center for Economics, has found that 42 per cent of people who engaged with the TV show have reported a positive change in their diets over the past year.

New Zealand Tongan Melissa Takai started watching the show last year and has felt that impact.

"It inspired me to take up healthier eating and get in touch with my Tongan food roots," she said.

The show's communications and partnerships manager Wame Valentine said addressing unhealthy eating has been their key mission since launching two years ago.

"It's more than just a show."

But can a reality TV show really affect that much change?

Queensland University of Technology Dr Katherine Kirkwood has studied the impact of food media for almost decade and in particular has tracked the influence of Australia's MasterChef cooking show and she said they can.

"With MasterChef, we tracked the perception of things like butter, because they were in high end dishes we've seen people change their idea of it being bad to being tasty... similar to what we see in the PFR report with local food."

But University of Wollongong Associate Professor Bridget Kelly said that more action is needed at a political level for the changes to really stick.

"You need to put policies in place to stop unhealthy food advertisements," she said.

HEAR THE STORY: https://ab.co/3EEn4wC

17/09/2021

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Get ready, the biggest cooking competition in the Pacific is back!Pacific Island Food Revolution is coming to TV screens across the Pacific soon. Join 24 isl...

27/08/2021

https://fijisun.com.fj/2021/08/27/tv-series-changing-food-habits-in-the-region/

The stress on the health system in the Pacific had been immense even before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now both the virus and the NCDs have spelt more...

18/08/2021

Gotta love these guys - something for the little ones during lockdown.

Hi everyone,
Following the news of the lockdown, Morgan and I have put our brains together to do a series of ocean themed lessons for primary aged children. Morgan is a primary teacher who specialises in science and technology.
If you are interested in some home learning about our Moana for the kids during the lockdown, we will be posting a daily lesson on our page at 10am for the next week. The lessons will explore different creatures, ocean zones, sustainability and kid friendly recipes.

Stay safe 👍

17/08/2021

The Pacific Island Food Revolution TV show is increasing people's uptake of healthy food, a new impact assessment report has found.

The program commissioned the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics to do the assessment in Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Samoa.

The report found that watching and engaging with the show was responsible for an 'an excess improvement' on average of 33 per cent in Fiji, 38 per cent in Vanuatu, 146 per cent in Samoa, and 262 per cent in Tonga.

Simona Achitei the Grants and Program Manager for the show said the program was trying a new development model to address the increasing rates of NCD’s.

“If you watch it the more you’re likely to report a healthier diet… the more you watch it the more you engage the more you’re likely to have a larger shift towards healthier eating," she told the ABC's Pacific Beat.

13/08/2021

A TV show dedicated to showcasing pacific cuisine using locally sourced produce has had an impact on viewers.