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13/12/2025

Pick up a new skill this summer - learn how to drum: Kuki Airani Stylez!

Cook Islands drummer Jarome Pare teaches the kids in his bubble, plus us at home how to play each drum or Cook Islands pate correctly with some simple beats. It's a great family activity you can do all together while you're still in lockdown.

12/12/2025

For those of you travelling back to the Islands this summer break Hughie & Sefa as they give you some tips on what to do! 🏝🌺🌊

Are you ready for the last adventure in this season of Tafaoga? Brace yourselves as the boys take a leap of faith (and conquer Sefa's fear of heights) by abseiling down Aloa Waterfall, and then head back to school to learn about the ancient ruins that lie deep within the jungles of Palauli. Let's go...

12/12/2025

Christmas is 12 days away! get into the Christmas spirit with Tone6 🎄🌺🎶

Tone6 singers - Lika, Sio, Shae, Peachez, Tute & Ami - bring us this Christmas, holiday season medley -  Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas  Joyful, Joyful  and Merry Christmas:  Happy Holidays (NSync) 

12/12/2025

Theatre company ‘Strictly Brown’ opens their new show “I Must Not Speak Niuean” to a sold out crowd at Mangere Arts Centre! 🎭 Tickets remain for the Saturday matinee show 🎟️

What does it mean to be a Pasifika person when so many of us have shifted away from our motherlands? In ‘Being Niuean,’ the young and old on the 'Rock' and in Aotearoa tell us how Being Niuean plays out for them 🇳🇺🌺

🔗 https://www.thecoconet.tv/coco-docos/being-niuean/being-niuean-the-coconet-tv-original-documentary/

12/12/2025

For all you type B girlies and your last minute xmas shopping needs! Everything from Calendars, Candles, Art + More! It's not too late 🌺🎄🎁

By Taualofa Totu'a & Destiny Momoiseā - SAMOAN SEASONAL CALENDAR  Developed by the Samoan Scientest Amy Maslen Miller, a PhD student researching diabetes and our traditional foods has created the incredible Seasonal Calendar!  An incredible resource that shows us which months are the best to pla...

11/12/2025

COCO KIDS 🌺
Over fishing has turned a small village in the Pacific into... jandals!🩴

Only a dance battle between Sala the Sea Witch and Tinka Lalala will return this fishing village to normal, will she be able to save their home?

Over fishing has turned a small village in the Pacific into... jandals! Only a dance battle between Sala the Sea Witch and Tinka Lalala will return this fishing village to normal.

11/12/2025

Check out this beautiful rendition of the Hawaiian classic I Kona by Common Kings!

Composed in 1920 by James Kelepolo, the stunning mele (song) expressed his love for Kona on the island of Hawaii and the reason why he moved there 🌺🎶

Check out this beautiful rendition of the Hawaiian classic I Kona by Common Kings! Composed in 1920 by James Kelepolo, the stunning mele (song) expressed his love for Kona on the island of Hawaii and the reason why he moved there.

11/12/2025

“It’s important that we move quickly to restore the mana of this fale”

Hiding in plain sight on Auckland’s Karangahape Road, Samoa House was opened in 1979 as a response to the Dawn Raids 🇼🇸 The site includes the first fale built outside of Samoa and previously housed the Samoan consulate.

The future of Samoa House - in particular, the Fale - is uncertain as Pacific community groups no longer have direct or priority access to the space.

Still Here - Saving Samoa House 🌺

“It’s important that we move quickly to restore the mana of this fale” - Bonni Tamati Samoa House hides in plain sight on Auckland’s Karangahape Road. It was built with funds raised by the Samoa House Appeal Fund and opened in 1979 as a response to the Dawn Raids. The site includes the first...

11/12/2025

Life in Auckland for Pacific Islanders in the 1980s was hugely different from today, take a look back at the era of a brown inner city, late night shopping Karangahape Road, and tail end of the infamous dawn raids🌺

Life in Auckland for Pacific Islanders in the 1980s was hugely different from today, take a look back at the era of a brown inner city, late night shopping KRoad, and tail end of the infamous dawn raids.

11/12/2025

Pasifika Art ripped into offensive AI reversions -who, what, how and what to do!

“It chips away at the work we’ve put years into, and it distorts how our people see themselves,” says Tongan artist Lucid Luca.

We look at who is doing it, what it costs our communities, and what we can do to protect our taonga.

The Harm is Real Recently, the work of Tongan artist Lucid Luca was fed into AI and reposted online. The original piece, inspired by his birthplace of Lautoka, captured the warmth of Fiji’s western coast.  The AI version, however, altered the work: it softened features, lightened skin, and stripp...

10/12/2025

“Over the last years, I’ve lost 15 friends who are all wrestlers and fighters to addiction... I’m so happy we made this film. It is a love letter to those that I just talked to you about.”

With that reflection, Samoan actor Dwayne Johnson steps into history as the first Samoan to ever be nominated for a Golden Globe 🎬🏆

 “Over the last years, I’ve lost 15 friends who are all wrestlers and fighters to addiction... I’m so happy we made this film. It is a love letter to those that I just talked to you about.” With that reflection, Samoan actor Dwayne Johnson steps into history as the first Samoan to ever be n...

10/12/2025

Start your day with this island classic! 🇼🇸 Nyssa Collins performs an acoustic rendition of 'Fa'auli Mai O Mauga,' accompanied by Pos Mavaega and Sefa Taouma on guitar 🌺🎶

Samoan songstress Nyssa Collins is back to bring you another beautiful Samoan classic! Supported by Pos Mavaega and Sefa Taouma, this rendition is sure to put a smile on your face!