Pasifika

Artist of Ngai Tahu and Samoan heritage, who is working on a major commission for Christchurch's justice precinct, and has a retrospective exhibition in the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio

Swaying to the broad range of arts and culture from around the Pacific is Samoan/Pakeha playwright and independent theatre producer Leilani Unasa. Audio

Auckland teacher Tupou Manapori has been involved in Auckland's Polyfest since its inception 40 years ago. She is a a teacher at Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate formerly Hillary College in Otara… Audio

The director of a project aimed at getting more Maori and Pasifika people in teritary study says it's unacceptable that those groups have had the biggest drop in the University Entrance pass rate. Audio

Plant a tree and a bird will come, says artist Niki Hastings-McFall. But will they still turn up if you wrap the tree in thousands of artificial lei? Niki is doing just that in her new work, Fale Ula… Audio

How artist Léuli Eshraghi weaves the significance of his mixed heritage into his art, as seen in the exhibition as Tautai Artist in Residence, O la 'aitu laitiiti (We have always been here). Audio

Radio New Zealand International journalist Koroi Hawkins talks to Bryan Crump about his home country Solomon Islands. Audio

Supporters of a push to get more young Pasifika people into skilled trades in Auckland say parents and employers will need to change their attitudes if it's to succeed. Audio

Dr Riz Firestone on taking a fresh approach to health interventions that she hopes will reduce obesity among Pacific people. Dr Firestone is a Pacific Health Research Fellow at Massey University. Audio

Artist Paula Schaafhausen uses the materials and traditions of her Samoan home to talk about the threat climate change poses to Pacific nations. In her new exhibition, Ebbing Tagaloa at Otara's Fresh… Audio

Keeping young people out of trouble will be a focus of a new Pasifika community patrol in Wellington. Audio

Karen Mangnall looks at the future of the Pasifika vote. Audio

MPs are being advised they need to better understand the changing Pasifika population, to win their votes in future elections. Audio

Annie Crummer has been a mainstay of the New Zealand music scene since her first single charted when she was just sixteen. As well as being a solo act she's well known for her collaborations with… Audio

Pacific people are often portrayed as conservative Christians with one collective view on moral issues, particularly when it comes to sexual orientation. But despite this stereotype, there are many… Audio

From Rolling Stone Magazine to Grey Lynn, a world famous Indian artist interprets Auckland street life: a huge street art project taking place in Grey Lynn with world famous Indian street artist… Audio

The Prime Minister's Pacific Youth Awards have been running for five years, and this year seven winners were whittled down from 100 entries. They were set up to recognise outstanding young achievers… Audio

When multidisciplinary artist Lisa Reihana was named an Arts Foundation laureate this year, she was praised for her "culturally rich meditations on Ma-ori in modern times". But for her next work… Audio

Artist Dame Robin White has teamed up with young Tongan artist Ruha Fifiti and dozens of Tongan women to create a work the length of a swimming pool. It's traditionally made but much of the imagery is… Audio

Curator Daniel Michael Satele wants us all to think more about water. So he's put together an exhibition of works about water and called it The Drowned World. Named for novelist JG Ballard's dystopian… Audio