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Strengthening Porirua’s Pacific families

Theresa Nimarota (pictured left), CEO of Taeaomanino Trust and Thomas Isaako (pictured right), Manager of Counselling and Addictions, talk about Taeaomanino’s services to support their families during stressful times

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The Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu: Pathways to Wellbeing Fono

Pasefika Proud is one of the key supporters of this FREE Fono

Helping Hands to End the Harm

Group Facilitators Loga Crichton and Fononga Le’aliki gather a group of Pacific men who have volunteered their time in an effort to free themselves from a violent past.

Tokoroa's 12 Tips of Christmas

Pacific In The Park A Success

Thousands of Pacific people descended on West Auckland’s Moire Park to attend despite constant threat of rain

The Job in Hand

Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo is first Pacific woman to be appointed as the Human Rights Commission’s new Equal Employment Opportunities.

Up2 Tokelau Youth Gameshow

Students gain traditional Family Values based on the Tokelau Conceptual Framework for addressing family violence; Kāiga Māopoopo

Attitude Determines Altitude

When Robson Tavita’s father, Tuilaepa Ropisone Tavita, died in 2005, Robson became determined that it wouldn’t be in vain.

Pacific Family Violence Research series now available

The Ministry of Social Development provided research funding for the completion of a number of research reports focusing on family violence and Pacific communities.

Pacific experiences to inform policy and practice

clinical psychologist and lecturer in psychology Dr Julia Ioane hopes her new research will help inform policy and practice to help our young people and their families going through the youth justice system

Love and Respect shine through

The Pasefika Proud team went out to visit four schools participating in Polyfest to talk about Love and Respect

Preventing family violence through culture

We look at how the Pacific Family Violence Prevention Training Programme is tailored to help those working with families

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NgaVakaFono TEASER

The Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu: Pathways to Wellbeing Fono

Pasefika Proud is one of the key supporters of The Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu: Pathways to Wellbeing Fono on 22 February 2019, a FREE Fono for those who want to contribute to the discussion of family violence as it relates to Pacific communities, families, women and children. Read more

Loga and Nonga The Fono THUMB

Helping Hands to End the Harm

The Henderson and Manurewa clinics of The Fono Dental and Medical Health Centres hold groups for Pacific men and women who have volunteered their time in an effort to free themselves from a violent past. Hear from facilitators Loga Crichton (pictured left) and Fononga Le’aliki (pictured right). Read more

TEASER FVTP

Workforce development

The Pacific Family Violence Prevention Training Programme (PFVPTP) is part of the Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu framework. Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu sets out the key cultural concepts and principles that promote family wellbeing for each of the eight ethnic specific Pacific communities living in Aotearoa NZ: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu. Read more