Pacific Morning Show: Recent Episodes
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A Pasifika podcast telling stories of great Pasifika people and having conversations about issues and concerns we have within our communities.
Joining Hana in studio is the extravagant Tauiliili Alpha Maiava, jumping on the pod to discuss all things indigenous music. Alongside him, 'Uluaki Maka joins in and shares his journey around learning how to play the Fagufagu or the nose flute.
Hana and Isoa sit with Geoff, a tattoo artist for Western Tattoo, and discuss all things Tatau/Tatatau and it's cultural significance to Pasifika peoples.
Kickstarting Rotuman language week this week, we have Natanielu Amato-Ali, freelance translator for the Rotuman Language. Nate shares about the importance of the Rotuman language, how we other Pacific cultures can help and why some Rotumans are referred to as 'Bisikete' all this and more on the Pacific Morning Show
Hana and Isoa are joined by the amazing Timprovise, host of Niu FM's 'The Morning Shack' and presenter on SkyTV's ' The Crowd Goes wild,' they talk about all things media, misinformation in the age of social media, Tim's journey from podcasting to mainstream, and a whole bunch of pie stuff - you don't want to miss out!
On Todays Pacific Morning Show, Amy Maslen-Miller joins Hana and Isoa to discuss how a Samoan traditional diet can help mitigate certain health issues among Pasifika peoples
Hana sits down with The Western Guide aka Coach West aka Aaron -Musician, Recording Artist, Actor and Producer of Niu FM's Morning Shack and they talk about his recent song release "Siva Mai" and what it means to him as a Samoan creative. They also go over a whole bunch of different topics so don't miss out!
Representing the Pacific Business Trust, Christian and Tuala join Hana to discuss all things business and how you can take a simple idea and turn it into a flourishing business.
Hon. Aupito Su'a William Sio joins the Pacific Morning Show team and ushers Isoa and Hana on a journey through his life in politics.
Fresh from receiving his 100k plaque for gaining over 100k YouTube Subscribers, Uce Gang joins the Pacific Morning Show to discuss his journey through content creating, doing the most with the least resources as well as confronting the deeper sides of making people laugh for a living.
Premiering on 23rd of March, JP Foliaki stars in the film Red, White & Brass, a film about a Tongan Brass Band playing their way to the 2011 Rugby World Cup to support their team.JP drops into the studio to talk to the team about the film, his experiences, what mafana means and a whole lot more!
Discussing Tusiata Avia's 'controversial poem,' EBM artistry and Tina's goals of including Pacific Women in the beauty space, and how Pasifika people can navigate the standards set by others.
Esta joins the crew and talks about his humble beginnings in South Auckland as one of many living under one roof to taking commercial jobs and working for huge brands such as Hallensteins.
Isoa, Hana and Torisse talk about a recent Gang Hui with the Royal Commission of Inquiry, Cancel Culture and Emotional Labour and they get the chance to talk to Audrey English off the back of her new EP - 'Not Afraid' available on Spotify and Youtube
Laite joins the team to talk about living on base as the child of the army, the effects of capitalism on society and more!
On todays show Toks discusses how he failed forward, his journey from rugby to pro wrestling, his attitudes around the pasifika culture of giving and more!
Isoa, Hana and Torisse sit with Fitz, founder of the Twosevenfive clothing brand and Barberhood, a collective of Aucklands barbers brought together to equip and enable them to provide safe spaces for anyone who sits on their chair.
Isoa, Hana and Torisse sit with former Mayoral Candidate and Manukau Councillor, Fa'anana Efeso Collins, to talk about how harsh politics can really be on the campaign trail. They also discuss how we as Pasifika fit into the political framework of the left and right and how we can find our place through the people we choose to represent us.
Emmaline Pickering-Martin joins the team to discuss Hustle Culture and whether the consequences of living such a life are worth the impending burnout.
CONTENT WARNING: This show covers topics surrounding sexual abuse, suicide and more sensitive topics. Viewer discretion is advised.
We speak with Tania, a sexual abuse survivor who talks about her turbulent journey to finding justice.
Pasifika Home Ownership in New Zealand sits at around 20% and needs to be improved. We sit down with Simon Rolland, CEO of Aurora Capital and we talk about how we can improve this statistic, how to better utilise our KiwiSaver and more.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with heavy themes of suicide, depression, domestic abuse and mental health, listener discretion is advised.
We sit down with Isoa Kavakimotu and Anasha Epenesa have deep conversations about mental health and the chilling effects and wider pains that unaddressed problems can cause.
We discuss the horrific experiences of Pasifika during the Dawn Raids era and we sit with Polynesian Panther Tigilau Ness as he talks about his experiences and his words of wisdom to todays youth.
We discuss the 2022 local elections in New Zealand and address reasons as to why the Pasifika voter turnout falls to the lowest it has ever been.
Michel joins us to talk about his journey as a comic book artist, a professional wrestler and a professional gamer and how possible it is for a young kid from Mangere to grow up and work for Disney.
Tune in every week as we speak with different Pasifika guests about their successes and discuss issues that we as Pasifika people face daily.