Surveys by the country’s largest education union NZEI Te Riu Roa has found that many teachers who quit the profession last year, was due to feeling burnt out from high-workloads or not having a good work-life balance.

As kids head back to school this week, for many parents it can be a trying time for their pockets as we deal with back to school costs like uniforms, stationery, lunches, extra curricular activities etc. Auckland’s Vaiola Pacific Island Budgeting Service joins us in studio to give us money-wise tips.

Brian & Mabel reminisce about starting school & sharing advice for student's, as they head back to school for 2019

We take a look at upcoming events in the Wellington Region with Chairman of the Wellington Pasifika Business Network Paul Retimanu.

A Pacific documentary For My Father’s Kingdom directed by Tongan, Maori and Scottish filmmaker and artist Vea Mafile’o will be featured at this year’s Berlinale NATIVe Festival.

The third leg of the men’s World Rugby Sevens series kicks off tomorrow in Hamilton. Samoa, Tonga and Fiji will be representing the Pacific on the field at Waikato’s FMG Stadium.

The Flying Fijians will be looking for a back-to-back win after taking gold in the last leg last month in Cape Town. Joining us now on the phone from Hamilton is the flying Fijians coach Gareth Baber.