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...
Finding My Fijian Identity Through The Ocean | Genisis Selina | TEDxSuva
From TEDxSuva – 15 year old Genesis shares her journey of reconnecting with Fiji and her identify as a Fijian through the ocean and a recent trip she made to her grandmother’s village. She challenges us all to discover more meaningful connections and greater sense...
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...
Our Ocean, Our Voices, Our Future – Event
“In our Pacific Islands Ocean Region the ocean unites and divides, connects and separates, sustains and threatens our very survival.” This is the opening of the regional discussion paper circulated amongst Pacific Civil Society in the preparation for the Oceans Summit happening right now. This...
Home, Ronna Su’a
Our crown is in the God we serve, there we find our core foundation in who we are. We are the peoples of seas that carried our ancestors and land that tell of their stories. To the world, our islands are havens of paradise, to...
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...
For My Little Sister’s Namesake, VeaKiTokelau Molitika
In Loving Memory of Lavinia Havea Molitika Garden I find myself at Peace- With company. The bird amorously toys with the fragrant bloom of the Heilala in a swift love affair. Then it departs. What is the left is the redolence – and I fear...
That’s My Mother
A flash of lightening in her smile, That’s my Mother. Perfected buiniga, a Tekiteki in her ear, That’s my Mother. A bold rep lip, a spray of perfume, That’s my Mother. An elegant glide in 6 inch heels, That’s my Mother. An earl grey tea...
Hamilton Hughes, Health and Fitness
Hamiliton Hughes is an Australian based Fijian, passionate about health and fitness. For more than a decade his involvement in sport has seen him gain a depth of experience playing rugby league at various levels, even representing his country of birth (Labasa, Fiji) with the Fiji Bati. Today,...
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