Samuel Tabuatamata, Rugby and Leukaemia: A Story of Survival
Sam Tabuatamata is more than just an exceptional rugby player. He’s smart, hardworking, driven and determined. Selected by the New South Wales Waratahs and Fiji Rugby Union, he’s worked long and hard for his spot in each of those teams. It hasn’t been an easy road, and there’s...
Iki Haangana and Island TKM
In an fashion industry that is booming with Pacific talent, it’s difficult to stand out as a designer. But for Iki Haangana, his greatest challenge is as clear to him as his purpose – he believes his attitude has been his biggest weakness – and biggest...
Your Pacific Voice Matters
There has been a turn in the tide of our people. Our voices are being heard in a way like never before. This shift couldn’t have come at a more important time in our history. As Pacific people, we’ve often been misunderstood, misused and under-acknowledged....
Alexia and Rae Photography Samoa
In a place as majestic and vibrant as the Pacific, it’s easy to understand why anyone would want to be a photographer. For Alexia Rae, her journey began on a remote island in Fiji, exploring the stars and the shoreline before stumbling on photography. In...
#WethePacific: Our Voices Will Be Heard
Do you care about our environment, and how climate change is affecting our island homes? I do, and I believe in nothing more than the importance of making sure our voices are heard when it comes to OUR environment, OUR homes, and OUR lives. If...
Moemoana Schwenke: Equality, Environment and Embracing Pacific Culture
At the age of 15, Moemoana Schwenke is one of few female Siva Afi (fire dancers) in the world, challenging gender stereotypes while pushing her own limits of fearlessness. The connection she shares with her Polynesian culture is so strong that it influences almost everything that she does,...
Tāne Te Manu and Upholding the Mana of Our Ancestors
What we wear says a lot about who we are, and for Tāne Te Manu Mekerapata, he’s made it his life’s work to show the world what it looks like to be a true Polynesian. From designing traditional costumes to photographing stunning works of art, Tāne says what...
What Does Violence Have to Do With Being a Pacific Person?
We Pacific people are made of the tough stuff. We are survivors, early adapters and we never back down from a challenge. In centuries past, we’ve had to fight tooth and nail to survive (if you don’t believe me, read a little on cannibalism and...
Kalo Fainu and Pasifika Film Festival
Like many relationships made through Talanoa, the one we formed with Kalo was no different: it all started with a message, a meal and a conversation. After reaching out to us for marketing and social media advice for the Pasifika Film Festival (PFF), Kalo warmly...
I Don’t Speak the Language – Does that Make Me Less Pacific?
“I don’t understand what they’re saying and I tend to withdraw or walk away. I feel embarrassed that I don’t speak the language, but what can I do? I look silly when I try and look uncultured when I don’t.” I listened as a young...
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