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Dr Aumea Herman, Director of Pacific health for Waitemata DHB, joins us now on Pacific Days for a talanoa on the Cook Islands vaccination drive happening this week. 

Date - 23rd - 25th September.

Venue - Atiu Community Hall, 7 Atiu Place, Mangere.

Time - 8:30am - 4:30pm.

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When Ilaisa Baleinatotoka moved from Fiji to Hamilton, New Zealand, a couple of years ago, he didn’t expect to wind up in tertiary education. This November, Bale is set to graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Information Technology from Wintec.

Ilaisa joins us now on Pacific Days to share his inspirational journey.

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Dr Robert Joseph is a Assoc Prof of Law, Director of the Maori & Indigenous Governance Centre, The University of Waikato.

He is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and was a senior research fellow for the Te Mātāhauariki Research Institute at the University of Waikato under the leadership of Judge Michael Brown and Dr Alex Frame. 

Robert's research interests are many and varied: the realisation of the Treaty of Waitangi rights and responsibilities, the interface of traditional Māori knowledge systems and western science; internal self-determination rights and treaty processes and post-settlement development to name a few.

Dr Joseph has been consulted on a number of reports for several organisations including the New Zealand Law Commission, the New Zealand branch of the NGO Transparency International, Te Puni Kōkiri - the Ministry of Māori Development, the Northland Police, and the Ngā Manga Pūriri Trust.

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Auckland Business Chamber is part of New Zealand’s largest business network organisation and part of the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce network. It is a membership-based organisation and part of a network of more than 13,000 Chambers of Commerce internationally.

We’re joined now by Auckland Business Chamber Chief Executive Michael Barnett to talk about the current climate for Auckland businesses, going into the 5 week at Alert Level 4 lockdown.

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Have you always dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur but you’re not sure where to start? Now’s your opportunity to discover whether business could be a future pathway for you and develop your entrepreneurship skills with Hatch Pacific

The Hatch Pacific online Foundation programme which begins October 4, 2021 is currently open for applications from Pasifika between the ages of 18-35.

Cruise Tuakura, facilitator for the Hatch Pacific Programme, joins us now for more.

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Rawiri Waititi is Tane Co-Leader of Te Paati Maori & M.P. for Waiariki.  

Being a native speaker of Te Reo Māori, Rawiri is committed to the preservation and maintenance of Te Reo. He also has strong spiritual beliefs and is an active member and Tohunga/Minister of the Ringatū Faith.

Rawiri has been heavily involved in the development of integrated services approach to community and whānau development through Whānau Ora. It has given me a broad scope on the education, welfare, health, housing and justice sectors and how they can be integrated to empower whānau.

Rawiri Waititi joins us now on #PacificDays for a korero.

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Minister for Pacific Peoples & Associate Minister of Education (Pacific), Hon Aupito Toesulusulu Tofae Su’a William Sio joins us now on #PacificDays to talanoa about the Tuli Takes Flight Scholarships which are now open.

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With lockdown extended in Auckland, the Mental Health Foundation is sharing its newest campaign – Meh Time to Me Time, encouraging Aucklanders (and all New Zealanders) to take some time every day that’s just for themselves.

MHF chief executive Shaun Robinson says “We’ve noticed that this lockdown has been a lot harder on people than others”. 

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