Oriana TV

11/03/2023

After a few years of disruption, the ASB Polyfest in Auckland completed its fourth and final day of celebrating people and culture yesterday, its 48th anniversary.

At the beginning of the final day, ASB Polyfest event director Seiuli Terri Leo-Mauu said ““we’ve had so many disruptions over the past four years, it has been amazing to return to some normality this year and see our youth shine on stage.”

Seiuli Terri Leo-Mauu said, “we are so pleased to be back this year, and continue this iconic cultural event. ASB Polyfest is all about the kids. This is where they get their cultural injection. This is where they get to come together and celebrate who they are.”

The festival started in 1976, when two sixth form students at Otara’s Hilary College (now Sir Edmund Hilary Collegiate) – Boaz Raela and Michael Rollo challenged three other Auckland schools to a performance competition – a celebration of their difference cultures.

The original concept of Raela and Rollo was to host a festival that brought secondary schools together, and allow them to demonstrate pride in their cultural identity and heritage through traditional dance and kapa haka.

Here are some photos of events that during on Friday.

11/03/2023

It's been an awesome week of festivities at the ASB Polyfest in Auckland so far. It's been alive with colour - students competing in speech, song and dance on five stages - Cook Islands, Niue, Samoan, Tongan, and a Diversity stage which features cultures such as Chinese, Fijian, Tokelau, Indian, Korean and Sri Lankan.

11/03/2023

Oriana TV was proud to have been represented on the reference group for this mahi - the workforce development plan for screen production workers.

Toi Mai is proud to announce the public release of Te Wao Nui o Toi; the workforce development plan created to address difficulties sourcing skilled production workers and growth for Toi Pāho (defined for the purposes of the report as the film, television and interactive media industries).

Extensive research and kōrero from July to December 2022 throughout the industry and motu identified challenges in attracting, training and developing Toi Pāho employees.

We are now inviting all industry members and education providers to provide feedback on the report's goals and recommendations, and highlight ways these may be achieved, by taking part in the consultation phase of this important kaupapa.

Visit https://bit.ly/3J5cX75 to download a copy of Te Wao Nui o Toi, and for more details on how you can have your say in building a thriving and sustainable workforce for the Toi Pāho industries.

08/03/2023

Oriana TV is at the ASB Polyfest in Auckland with Niche Media. A wonderful powhiriwhiri to kick off proceedings.

Niche Media today launched a scholarship for any Pacific person interested in working in advertising/media. Check it out https://nichemedia.co.nz/pacific-scholarship/

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Tune in to preview Leki & Niva's full wedding highlight video on our YouTube channel. 6pm - Wednesday (NZT)

INTRO 0:00 - 0:10PREPARATION 0:10-1:39LEAVING TO THE CEREMONY 1:39-2:16CEREMONY 2:16-4:27RECEPTION 4:27-8:31

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26/11/2022

The ongoing project Mapping the Sāmoa Collections aims to learn more about the measina Sāmoa in our collection and make them more accessible to communities. As part of the project, research assistant Alexander Gordon has been tasked with making a glossary of Sāmoan vocabulary.

Using the correct Sāmoan words is important: it’s a way of giving mana to the original creators and users of the taonga in our collection. As part of the ongoing Mapping the Sāmoa Collections proje…

18/11/2022

Tuvalu is preparing for the day when it doesn't physically exist and will become the world's first 'digital nation'.

As oceans continue to rise, Tuvalu is going digital.