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Tagata Pasifika is Television New Zealand's flagship Pacific news show, telling the stories of Pacific Islanders and their communities both in New Zealand and abroad.

  • 1It is Mental Health Awareness Week. Specific events are being held throughout the Auckland region for the Pacific community.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 51
    • Finish 0 : 02 : 36
    • Duration 01 : 45
    Reporters
    • Marama Papau (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Carmel Sepuloni (Chief Executive, Vaka Tautua)
    • Johnny Angel (Spokesman, Like Minds Like Mine)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Samoan early childhood education organisation Sa'asia has launched a new book called "Treasuring Children", as it celebrates 26 years since it came into existence.

    • Start 0 : 02 : 36
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 08
    • Duration 01 : 32
    Reporters
    • Marama Papau (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Sala Fa'asaulala Tagoilelagi-Leota (President, Sa'asia)
    • Dr Tafili Utumapu-McBride (Co-Author, "Treasuring Children")
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Samoa
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Members of the Pacific Sexual Diversity Network met this week for a workshop on how to make better use of new media to promote a healthy living message in their communities.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 08
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 45
    • Duration 01 : 37
    Reporters
    • John Utanga (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ken Moala (Advisor, Pacific Sexual Diversity Network)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4This week is the first ever Fijian Language Week to be held in new Zealand. How are Fijians living in Aotearoa holding onto their national treasures such as language and culture?

    • Start 00 : 05 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 20
    • Duration 03 : 35
    Reporters
    • John Pulu (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Sala Muatabu (Fijian New Zealander)
    • Teresia Teaiwa (Pacific Studies Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington)
    • Nina Nawalowalo (Theatre Director)
    • Ilaitia Naciva (Fijian New Zealander)
    • Kolinio Watta (Fijian New Zealander)
    • Greg Traill (Committee Member, Fijian Language Week)
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    • Fiji
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5A Pacific island man's dream to marry his partner of four years became a reality over the weekend when the two were announced to be 'husband and husband' in the Wairarapa. With those words, Ralph Togia-Molesi became the first gay Pacific islander to legally marry in New Zealand.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 41
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 42
    • Duration 07 : 01
    Reporters
    • Sanele Chadwick (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ralph Togia-Molesi (Groom)
    • Ben Molesi (Ralph's Brother)
    • Seumanutafa Molesi (Ralph's Father)
    • Fa'afiu Molesi (Ralph's Mother)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 617 year old Samoan Tokelauan Joseph Baker-Thomas has become the first New Zealander to receive a rookie AFL scholarship from the St Kilda Saints, despite being new to Aussie Rules Football.

    • Start 00 : 24 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 15
    • Duration 03 : 22
    Reporters
    • Karima Fai'ai (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Shannon Wall (Assistant Coach, New Zealand Under 18s )
    • Joseph Baker-Thomas (Aussie Rules Footballer, St Kilda Saints / New Zealand Under 18s)
    • Waylon Baker (Joseph's Cousin and New Zealand Under 18s Footballer)
    Locations
    • Saint Kilda, Australia (Victoria)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 725 year old Bruno Banani will represent the Kingdom of Tonga at the Winter Olympics in Russia next year. This will be the first time in history that Tonga has competed at the Winter Olympics.

    • Start 00 : 28 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 51
    • Duration 00 : 36
    Locations
    • Tonga
    • Sochi, Russia (Krasnodarskiy)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Tagata Pasifika
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 10 October 2013
Start Time
  • 23 : 00
Finish Time
  • 23 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Tagata Pasifika is Television New Zealand's flagship Pacific news show, telling the stories of Pacific Islanders and their communities both in New Zealand and abroad.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Interview
  • News
  • Newsmagazine
  • Panel
Hosts
  • Marama Papau (Presenter)
  • Tom Natoealofa (Presenter)
Reporters
  • John Pulu (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John Utanga (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Karima Fai'ai (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Marama Papau (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Sanele Chadwick (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Joseph Baker-Thomas (Aussie Rules Footballer, St Kilda Saints / New Zealand Under 18s)
  • Ben Molesi (Ralph's Brother)
  • Carmel Sepuloni (Chief Executive, Vaka Tautua)
  • Dr Tafili Utumapu-McBride (Co-Author, "Treasuring Children")
  • Fa'afiu Molesi (Ralph's Mother)
  • Greg Traill (Committee Member, Fijian Language Week)
  • Ilaitia Naciva (Fijian New Zealander)
  • Johnny Angel (Spokesman, Like Minds Like Mine)
  • Ken Moala (Advisor, Pacific Sexual Diversity Network)
  • Kolinio Watta (Fijian New Zealander)
  • Nina Nawalowalo (Theatre Director)
  • Ralph Togia-Molesi (Groom)
  • Sala Fa'asaulala Tagoilelagi-Leota (President, Sa'asia)
  • Sala Muatabu (Fijian New Zealander)
  • Seumanutafa Molesi (Ralph's Father)
  • Shannon Wall (Assistant Coach, New Zealand Under 18s )
  • Teresia Teaiwa (Pacific Studies Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington)
  • Waylon Baker (Joseph's Cousin and New Zealand Under 18s Footballer)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Samoa
  • New Zealand
  • Fiji
  • Saint Kilda, Australia (Victoria)
  • Tonga
  • Sochi, Russia (Krasnodarskiy)