Pasifika TV

30/03/2025

EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE WE WILL BE STREAMING ASB Polyfest celebrating 50 years this week from Wednesday 2nd April to Saturday 5th April 2025! 👏🔥

OUR PACIFIC BROADCASTERS:
🇦🇸 KVZK TV
🇦🇸 PCS TV
🇨🇰 Araura TV
🇨🇰 CITV Cook Islands Television News
🇨🇰 Mangaia TV
🇨🇰 Vaka TV
🇫🇯 FBC
🇫🇯 Fiji TV
🇫🇯 Mai TV
🇰🇮 Kiri One TV
🇫🇲 FSM Telecommunications TV
🇫🇲 Pohnpei PBC
🇳🇷 Nauru TV
🇳🇨 Caledonia TV
🇳🇺 BCN (Niue)
🇵🇼 Palau TV (PNCC)
🇵🇬 Click Pacific
🇵🇬 EMTV
🇵🇬 NBC PNG
🇵🇬 TV Wan
🇼🇸 TV 1 Samoa
🇼🇸 EFKS - TV2
🇼🇸 Samoa TV3
🇼🇸 SBC TV1
🇸🇧 SIBC
🇸🇧 Tavuli News
🇸🇧 TTV
🇹🇻 Tuvalu TV
🇹🇴 TV Wan
🇹🇴 TBC Tonga Broadcasting Commission
🇻🇺 VBTC

Photo credit ASB Polyfest and Images 🙏🏾📸

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PASIFIKA TV:
📺 Pasifika TV channel via your local broadcaster
📺 Website via https://pasifikatv.co.nz/
📺 Socials via Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn

26/03/2025

There's definitely something great about ASB Polyfest! 👏❤️

26/03/2025

Ioarana from beautiful Tahiti! ❤️

What a blessing to be here to cover We Are Young Pacific Leaders YPL Tiaki Moana Summit and Workshops. 🥰

Please visit US Embassy NZ Flicker a/c to visit photos which are uploaded daily via https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC6okK 🌐

25/03/2025

Beautiful 1st Day here at We Are Young Pacific Leaders Tiaki Moana Summit and Workshops. ❤️

24/03/2025

Ni Sa Bula! 💙

Please enjoy a snippet from beautiful Fiji celebrating Pacific Media Partnership Conference hosted by ABU News - Asiavision and FBC TV last month. 🫶🏾

Note: Isa Lei originally from Tonga but sung world wide in Fiji, a love song from Fiji to the rest of the world. ❤️

23/03/2025

from We Are Young Pacific Leaders:

🌊 “My goal is to engage the local community in proactive efforts and to implement adaptive methods that ensure the resilience of our reefs in the face of natural disasters.” -Ashley Hope Castro 🇬🇺

A 44-strong YPL contingent is heading to French Polynesia for the Tiaki Moana Summit and Workshop taking place in Tahiti, Mo’orea and Ra’iatea, from March 24-28, 2025.

This is the first time, a YPL workshop has been staged in French Polynesia.

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Growing up surrounded by the ocean in Guåhan, Ashley Hope Castro’s upbringing has shaped her deep passion for preserving the precious resource. The 28-year-old works as a Coral Restoration Technician at the University of Guam Marine Lab while pursuing her...

22/03/2025

Ioarana! ❤️

Our We Are Young Pacific Leaders YPL Comms Team catching up one last time on Thursday before Tahiti. 🌺

Special mention to our CEO Natasha Meleisea and Executive Business Partner Nathan Fraser. 🙏🏾

21/03/2025

Apologies had to do some cleaning up on here so thank you for your patience! 🙏🏾❤️

18/03/2025

Pacific Connections – strengthening ties across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

Pasifika Festival 2025 is not only a celebration of Pacific culture in Aotearoa New Zealand, but an opportunity to strengthen ties with our Pacific neighbours across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.

Jumping at the chance to be involved in the colour and vibrancy, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Pacific Connections team, had a pavilion set up over the two-days of the festival, where they were joined by partners Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL)/Pasifika TV, Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand (PTINZ), The British Consulate, Volunteers Service Abroad (VSA), MFAT’s Pacific Innovation Hub and Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF) Manaaki Scholars.

Pacific Connections - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Auckland

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Pasifika Festival 2025 is not only a celebration of Pacific culture in Aotearoa New Zealand, but an opportunity to strengthen ties with our Pacific neighbours across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. Thirty-two years since its inception, Pacific communities once again showcased their cultural...

18/03/2025

🌺 EXCITED TO SHARE WE WILL BE IN TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA THANKS TO We Are Young Pacific Leaders YPL FOR THE TIAKI MOANA SUMMIT AND WORKSHOP FROM 24th MARCH to 28th MARCH 2025! 🇵🇫🌺

Here's some fun facts about Tahiti, French Polynesia:
🌺 French Polynesia consists of 5 groups: Austral Islands, Gambler Islands, Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu
🌺 Known for Ori Tahiti which is celebrated via Heiva i Tahiti around eg Paris, Hawai'i, etc and the biggest, the annual Heiva i Tahiti during July in Tahiti
🌺 You can swim with the sharks and stingrays

Mauruuru Stephane Mailion Photography for allowing us to use your photos! 🙏🏾

The 44 successful Young Pacific Leaders are:
🇳🇨 Alan Brochard
🇲🇵 Alexander Tudela
🌺 Alexi Meltel
🇦🇸 Alphina Liusamoa
🇵🇫 Anuata Tetuanui
🇨🇰 Dr Antony Vavia
🇬🇺 Ashley Hope Castro
🇰🇮 Bwebwetaake Uan
🇲🇭 Bryant Jeffery Zebedy
🇳🇿 Ceara Wallace
🇦🇺 Charmain Cinnabar
🇸🇧 Claire Oiire
🇵🇫 Coralie Perrin
🇼🇸 Emalus Malifa
🇻🇺 Emil Samuel
🇵🇬 Emma Oliver
🇹🇻 Faulufalenga Epu
🇫🇯 Gabriel Mara
🇼🇸 Gyllain Taei
🇵🇫 Ihirau Piton
🇵🇬 Jacinta Jonathan
🇳🇿 James Ahikaroa Cherrington
🇫🇲 Jeannyleen Andrew
🇵🇫 Jessica Tran
🇨🇰 Jessie Nicolson
🇳🇺 JinNam Hopotoa
🇦🇺 Joshua Taylor
🌺 Keanu Rochette-Yu Tsuen
🇳🇷 Klaus Jacob
🇫🇯 Laisani Waqairadovu
🇨🇰 Liam Kokaua
🇦🇺 Kataya Barrett
🇵🇼 Kenley Rudimch-Kenneth
🇳🇿 Mananui Ramsden
🇦🇸 Dr Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka
🇹🇴 Sesimani Lokotui
🇫🇯 Shudha Singh
🇲🇵 Sjeila Babuta
🇼🇸 Tamara Lui
🇳🇿 Tanga Tasman Gillies
🇵🇫 Teva Bequet
🇰🇮 Tiein Taebo
🇵🇫 Tohei Theophilus
🇵🇫 Tuiterai Salmon
🇫🇯 Wilson Hazelman

To learn more about Young Pacific Leaders via https://nz.usembassy.gov/young-pacific-leaders-set-to-address-ocean-health-challenges/

To learn more about Tiaki Moana, please visit their website via https://www.tiakimoana.org/

16/03/2025

Congratulations to VBTC 12 new cadets and wishing you all and amazing career in the media industry! 👏💚 Read more via https://www.facebook.com/share/1BWMLjTaAd/

VBTC Welcomes 12 New Broadcast Cadets.

This morning, Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation (VBTC) officially welcomed 12 new Broadcast Cadets into the organization. The cadets will be joining various departments, including Technical, Paradise FM, Radio Vanuatu, TV, News, and Sales/Marketing.

16/03/2025

🌺🌺🌺 CELEBRATING OUR PACIFIC WOMEN 🌺🌺🌺

We are starting our segment 🌺CELEBRATING PACIFIC WOMEN 🌺 for this year.

We have featured some of the following Pacific Women and included some of our Pasifika TV women:
🇨🇰 Rosie Blake BEM otherwise known as the Duchess
🇨🇰 our Deputy Chair of the Board, Caren Rangi ONZM
🇫🇯 Amelia Rigsby
🇫🇯 Salote Vuniwaqa Mataitini
🇳🇷 Cliance Degoregore Harris
🇵🇬 Jaylee Sapias
🇵🇬 Leoshina Mercy Kariha
🇼🇸 our CEO, Natasha Meleisea
🇸🇧 our Content Manager, Tia Soakai

Please comment below who we should feature! 🙏🏾

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PASIFIKA TV:
📺 Pasifika TV channel via your local broadcaster
📺 Website via https://pasifikatv.co.nz/
📺 Socials via Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn

14/03/2025

Beautiful Solomon Islands! 💚

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AFrthHWV9/

14/03/2025

Tamakautoga Hologa performing at the Niue Village was spine tingling with their takalo (Niue war dance), Ko Mautolu Nei written by MacMillan Etuata, 1964, Fineone Hakupu-Atua, Niue. 👏🔥

Part of the words on video:

KO MAUTOLU NEI KOE KAI TAGATA TI KAI TAGATA
We are the people who eat people

TI KA MOUA E AU A KOE TI HE HE HE TI HE HE HE
When I catch you I'm going to tear you apart, tear you apart

LIU FOKI
Repeat

Thank you again Pacific Connections - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Auckland for making it possible for us to cover this years 32nd Pasifika Festival! 🙏🏾💛

13/03/2025

Shining a light on Pacific va’ine in leadership

Proud Cook Islands Māori vā‘ine Caren Rangi ONZM says it is her dynamic and driven 17-year-old daughter Kaiata, who inspires her in her roles as a governor – mother, wife and daughter.

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day 2025 on March 8, Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) Deputy Chair of the Board says she is constantly learning her daughter.

“Not only can I support her leadership journey, but I have also been able to make space to learn from her,” Caren says.

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By Michelle Curran Strategic Communications, Pasifika TV Proud Cook Islands Māori vā‘ine Caren Rangi ONZM says it is her dynamic and driven 17-year-old daughter Kaiata, who inspires her in her roles as a governor – mother, wife and daughter. As...

12/03/2025

Ngā Mihi 🇳🇿 Meitaki ma'ata 🇨🇰 Vinaka vakalevu 🇫🇯 Ko Rabwa 🇰🇮 Mahalo Nui Loa 🌺 Fakaaue lahi 🇳🇺 Tangkiu 🇵🇬 Fa'afetai lava 🇼🇸 Taigo Tumas 🇸🇧 Maururu 🇵🇫 Mālō 🇹🇴 Fakafetai lahi lele 🇹🇰 Fakafetai lasi 🇹🇻 Tangku 🇻🇺 for joining us for the 32nd annual Pasifika Festival thanks to Pacific Connections - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Auckland. 👏🔥

We were at the MFAT tent with our friends sharing information about some of the MFAT
collaborations in the Pacific:
🌺 Pacific Connections - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Auckland MFAT
🌺 Pacific Cooperation Foundation
🌺 Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand
🌺 The Pacific Innovation hub
🌺 VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad)
🌺 The British Consulate
🌺 NZ Manaaki Scholars

We also visited and filmed, interviewed, celebrated the 32nd Pasifika Festival showcasing 8 villages featuring 11 Pacific nations:
🇳🇿 Aotearoa NZ
🇨🇰 Cook Islands
🇰🇮🌺🇵🇫🇹🇰 Fale Pasifika - Kiribati, Hawai'i, Tahiti & Tokelau
🇫🇯 Fiji also feature Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬, Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 & Vanuatu 🇻🇺
🇳🇺 Niue
🇼🇸 Samoa
🇹🇴 Tonga
🇹🇻 Tuvalu

You can watch the Pasifika Festival highlights via our friends in the Pacific, please refer list via comments. 🙏🏾

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PASIFIKA TV:
📺 Pasifika TV channel via your local broadcaster
📺 Website via https://pasifikatv.co.nz/
📺 Socials via Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn

11/03/2025

Beautiful Fiji showcasing amazing women, traditional Fiji crafts, weaving, etc. 👏💙

https://www.facebook.com/share/18UhNjVF3F/

10/03/2025

Thank you Hon Paul Goldsmith for coming to visit us at the Pacific Connections - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Auckland tent! 🙏🏾