Monthly Archives: June 2021

Vanuatu is to launch a literary first with an anthology of women’s writing. The new book features work from three generations of women spanning from just 20 to an octogenarian. Sista, Stanap Strong! contains poetry, fiction, essay, memoir and song. … Continue reading →

The Cook Islands News recently released a posting written by Alana Musselle about the vibrant artwork around Rarotonga by stranded Mexican artist, Gonzalo Aldana. Aldana had painted over 20 murals around Rarotonga, each of them strongly portraying the vibrancy of … Continue reading →

Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter, wrote a piece for last week’s Samoan Language Week in New Zealand titled, “Rekindling Memories and Righting Wrongs: Writers on Samoan Language Week,” which was about how Sāmoan authors believe that their language was more than … Continue reading →

An interesting article written by Radio New Zealand journalist, Mariner Fagaiava-Muller, showed how research found that the first Polynesians were likely to have arrived in the South Pacific from a range of routes through islands of Southeast Asia. A University … Continue reading →

Last week Radio New Zealand Pacific journalist Mariner Fagaiava-Muller and his Papa, Faasootauloa Fepuleai Galo Fagaiava, sat down together to make oka to celebrate Samoa Language Week. Oka i’a is a Samoan dish consisting of raw fish, usually fresh tuna … Continue reading →

This is Samoan Language Week in New Zealand and journalist Anric Sitanilei wrote a piece about the meaning of the theme for Radio New Zealand. He wrote the article in English and Samoan. I will relate the English version, but … Continue reading →