A New Zealand-based museum, Te Papa Tongarewa and the Museum of Samoa are working hand in hand to map out how Samoan treasures have changed over the years.A pilot project known as the "Mapping the Samoa Collection Workshop" that focuses on the Measina Samoa Collections aims to empower collaborati.
Playwrights, teachers, reverends, advocates and athletes are among the 13 Pacific people who have received New Year s Honours, a group the Pacific peoples minister has described as inspiring.
Auckland early childhood educator, Afamasaga Vaafusuaga Telesia McDonald-Alipia is now an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Afamasaga has had a long-involvement with Pacific early childhood education, dating back to 1991. She was New Zealand s national coordinator for the Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters, which now has 40 centres across the country.
A tribute
Award-winning playwright Victor Rodger has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for his services to theatre and Pacific arts.