Sam Ah Choo-Koon hails from Vaitoloa in Samoa. At the age of 8, his father got him into country music. Almost a decade later, Sam has donned himself the Samoan Cowboy and is taking on the Pacific one country song at a time.

Aigagalefili Fepulea’i-Tapua’i is this year’s winner of the NZ Storytellers High School public speaking competition, representing Aorere College. Nine finalists presented their speeches last week in Auckland covering a range of topics from identity, culture, climate change and much more. Aigagalefili joins Breakfast to share her winning speech.

Pop-singer, songwriter, artist and storyteller Olivia Foa’i is today releasing her latest song, Hau La. She’s performed in 40 countries and over her lifetime she’s featured in many of Te Vaka’s songs. Mabel caught up with Olivia and asked her about the new single and what it's about.

Hemi ‘The Heat’ ‘Ahio won his latest bout, with a punishing TKO victory over German Ali Kiydin, inside the first round in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The latest victory leaves ‘Ahio undefeated after 15 fight’s.

After being bullied at a young age, 14 year old Trevor To’oala Coetzee, went home & told his dad, that he would become a world champion. Currently competing in triathlons, Trevor is preparing for upcoming national competition.

Otara-born and raised chef Bridget Foliaki-Davis has scooped up another international award in China, for her cookbook ‘Breakfast Around the World’.

Tuvalu has a sole gold medal so far from the Pacific Games, but it means the whole world to winner and para-athlete Ioane Hawaii! Who took out the men’s para table tennis competition in Samoa in front of a packed out crowd.

The late Papa William Kiri Cuthers was part of a group of indigenous Cook Islands coast watchers selected and trained to feed intel into the WWII Pacific watch. The NZ Prime Minister at the time specially ordered military recognition for the coast watchers, but it only applied to those from NZ and not from the Cook Islands or any other island nations. Now Cuthers' grandson and namesake William Cuthers is on a mission to formally recognised the Pacific coast watchers.