Kia ora! Nō Okinawa me Ingarangi ōku tupuna. I tipu ake au ki Hapani. Engari kei Tamakimakaurau taku kainga. Nō reira, ka mihi ki te maunga Te Aroha me te moana Tīkapa. Ko Costar taku whanau ingoa. Ko Malika taku ingoa. Kia ora! My name is Malika, and I work as an...
Kia ora! Ko Hana taku ingoa. Growing up in the Cook Islands, my connection to the ocean began early – exploring vibrant lagoons, watching tropical fish dart among corals, and sailing optimist dinghies at the Rarotonga Sailing Club. These formative experiences...
My name is Cilla Brown and I come from the big island of Savaii in Samoa. I whakapapa back to Fagaloa in Upolu and Paia in Savaii. I am an Environmental Educator and the Pacific Advisor at BLAKE. I have spent many years in the Pacific Arts sector, working in...
When Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish worked as a telephone operator for New Zealand Post in 1984, it was only natural for her to greet her callers by saying ‘kia ora’. Having been raised in Kaipara Harbour by her Māori-speaking grandmother, Ngapeka Teririkore Nahi, Te...
On the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Sir Peter Blake Trust, a lifetime achievement leadership award has been presented to former New Zealand Prime Minister and global development leader Helen Clark. At age 12, Helen Clark left her childhood home on a...
