Behind the Scenes: A Climate Change VR Storytelling Project
“Being a Fijian… I feel as though I have a very different perspective, a very different mandate than just research…” Here’s a rare insight into my personal video diary on Day 2, behind the scenes of making a climate change story VR film in Fiji...
What can Virtual Reality do for Pacific Storytelling?
First of all, what is Virtual Reality (VR), and how does it work? My friends at S1T2, an Australian creative technology agency that specialises in virtual reality, explain it perfectly: “Virtual reality is a new technology that allows you to transport (your audience) into a new...
Women With Vision
The Women With Vision event by K&D Management is one that’s close to my heart. In recent weeks I’ve mentioned my thoughts on women genuinely supporting women – that it just doesn’t happen often enough in our Pacific community. I also echo the words of my...
Hunting for the Best Coffee in Suva
After having a two-week trip to Suva extended to six, I decided to start hunting around for the best local coffee spots. For a seriously spoilt, Sydney coffee head like me, finding the right coffee spot was essential to my productivity while writing, working remotely...
Leaning In, Showing Up and Taking a Chance: What it’s Like to Talanoa in Suva
Three weeks ago, sitting on my living room floor, I decided to take the leap into the unknown and hold my first independent event at home in Fiji. A talanoa session – one that would encourage people to step into the limelight of their own...
What’s in a Name, When it Comes to Talanoa?
On the 29th of September 1988, a young Pasifika couple welcomed their screaming bundle of joy into the world. A round, bald and healthy baby girl. As he did with his two children before her, her father beamed with pride as he gifted her with...
Talanoa with Arieta in Suva
I’ll be in Suva for a few weeks, and would love to meet you – fellow storytellers, creatives, writers, publishers, digital communicators and content creators near and far! If you’re interested in meeting me too, I’d like to invite you to my very first event...
Fijian Women of The World Feature
Earlier this week, I had the honour of being nominated to share my story with Isabella Naiduki, writer and blogger from Fijian In The UK, for her Fijian Women of the World Series. Isabella describes it as “a series celebrating Fijian Women Of The World...
Balancing Pacific Storytelling, and Getting Paid
I love telling stories. It’s at the heart of my best and most fulfilling work. But as rewarding as storytelling is, I regularly face the challenges that come with being paid for it. If you do work that you love, you might relate to this...
Debt free Pacific: Should the Pacific follow Niue’s lead?
Scrolling through Facebook recently, I discovered that Niue has been debt free as a country since late 2016. Through the leadership of premier Toke Talagi, Niue has paid off approximately US $4,000,000 worth of debt and are no longer interested in loans. Despite hearing offers...
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