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Auckland shop sells almost 1000 Samoan and Tongan flags in two weeks
Cultural pride on show in Auckland as Samoan and Tongan fans back their team this weekend.
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Pioneering doctor who helped generations of Māori and Pacific students into medicine dies
Emeritus Professor Colin David Mantell has passed away.
The group one carcinogen lurking in Kiwi tummies and why NZ doesn’t screen for it
H. pylori causes most stomach cancers, but NZ screening is still some way off.
Niuean Government buys $2.2m luxury property in Auckland as 'strategic asset'
'Niue does not need two houses in New Zealand' - Niuean community leader.
'THE straight up GOAT': The Rock confirms Portia Woodman-Wickliffe documentary
Dwayne Johnson calls Portia Woodman-Wickliffe the greatest women’s rugby player.
Could hip hop offer a blueprint for embracing a diverse Aotearoa?
OPINION: The artform is about far more than just movement.
Top rugby league players confronted by teen armed with knife in Akl before Kiwis match
The incident reportedly happened while the players were having a meal in Auckland.
Auckland society queens host political soirees – here's who was on the guest list
Both Gilda Kirkpatrick and billionaire Jillian Friedlander hosted events at the weekend.
Voyager cops flak over Māori and Pasifika stereotypes in AI-generated ad
An advertising expert says the company's campaign lacked cultural due diligence.
Fiji HIV crisis: The dangerous ‘bluetoothing’ trend driving the epidemic
Fiji has declared an HIV national emergency, with one in 60 people infected.
Kiwi in Samoa charged in relation to gang-hit murder in Vietnam
Lorenzo Lemalu, 24, was shot and killed in a suspected gang-hit while in Vietnam in May.
Gold, Nigeria and a new home: The month that changed Grace Nweke
After a Commonwealth Games triumph, she is ready to make Sydney home.
Flu season hitting children’s hospitals hard, extra paediatricians called in
Paediatrician Dame Teuila Percival wants free flu vaccines for all next winter.
'One of the worst in the world': HIV crisis in Fiji before school holidays
The New Zealand Government's SafeTravel site warns healthcare in Fiji has limitations.
'Join the chain': Māori and Pasifika singers reshape opera
The singers hope their careers will open doors for the next generation.
Lights, drones, action: Livestreaming of NZ funerals now ‘standard expectation’
Premium funeral broadcasts can cost $6000+ including multiple cameras and projectors.
New Waikato trust aims to open film industry doors for locals
The trust will focus on Māori, Pacific, rural and regional communities.
'Heartbreaking': Arts organisation loses main funding source after 40 years
Creative New Zealand has defended its decision.
Inside Rugby: How Ardie Savea's captaincy challenges rugby's stereotypes about Pasifika leadership
OPINION: The All Blacks' win over the Springboks showed Savea's leadership impact.
Flu vaccine to be free for all under fives
About 260,000 more children will qualify as flu hospitalisations surge.
Calls for free flu vaccine for under-5s as hospitalisations soar
One GP said some under-5s were ending up in intensive care – and some may never come home.
Whale-watching boat carrying NZ Anglican Church delegates capsizes in Tonga
Several passengers were briefly hospitalised, but there were no serious injuries.
Large annual music awards in 'survival mode' seeking $10 public donations
Organisers say this year's ceremony is not at risk, but its future format is under review.
‘We’re brothers’: How Warriors’ Australian core embraced NRL’s first haka
‘Being Australian and coming over here, it’s nice to have that inclusion.’