Stories by Sela Jane Hopgood

A New Zealand research team is seeking Pasifika input on how to improve adults' literacy and numeracy skills.

New Zealand's first Pacific drama series has been created that is written, directed, produced and crewed entirely by the Moana people.

First Person - Pasifika journalist Sela Jane Hopgood was sceptical when offered medication for perinatal depression, but, she writes, saying yes saved her life.

Pacific women in New Zealand have the highest rates of antenatal and postnatal depression, yet low numbers get help. Sela Jane Hopgood asks why.

Strengthening sexual and reproductive health education in Tonga as well as promoting gender equality are some of the recommendations outlined in a new report. Audio

New government initiative to increase and support Māori and Pasifika midwifery students in New Zealand. Audio

A Samoan-NZ lifeguard is encouraging Pasifika to take up swimming lessons in the wake of a report highlighting their over-representation in drowning statistics.

New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples says Pasifika health providers will play a pivotal role in vaccinating the second priority group, which includes older Pasifika people.

New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples says Pasifika health providers will play a pivotal role in vaccinating the second priority group, which includes older Pasifika people.

Former education minister and Tongan academic is calling for reconsideration of the plans to amend the Tongan language policy. Audio

To mark International Women's Day 2021, five feminists from the Pacific share their ideas to tackle gender-based violence and gender inequality. Audio

NZ's Pasifika community has been living and working on the front line of the Covid-19 pandemic, since the coronavirus arrived a year ago. Audio

A Statistics NZ report shows that one in four Pasifika live in households experiencing material hardship.

Organisers of New Zealand's Nesian Festival in the Waikato region have confirmed a new date and venue for the event.

A Samoan social worker is to embarking on a research project looking at Pacific sexual health educational resources for New Zealand primary school teachers.

Tonga is not participating in the latest iteration of the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme in New Zealand due to repatriation and quarantine difficulties. Audio

Dozens of passengers who arrived from Auckland in Rarotonga over the weekend have tested negative for covid-19 and been released from quarantine.

There are fears members of a Tongan church in Auckland at the centre of a residency scam are afraid to file a complaint in case they are deported.

The goodness which is Lu, play a big part in Christmas for many Tongans.

Home support workers, many of them Pasifika, have taken part in strike action in Auckland, calling for fairer hours, more sick leave, and the terms of their collective agreement.

Samoan church leaders in NZ's capital, Wellington, have been trained to offer mental health support to their congregations.

Gastroenterologists from Australia and New Zealand conduct their annual training to the Pacific virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions. Audio

Tonga's Ministry of Health says NZ immigration has given the green light for seven Tongans stranded in India to quarantine in New Zealand.

A set of new health scholarships is set to try and boost Pasifika representation in the workforce.

Aorere College head girl 18-year-old Aigagalefili Fepulea'i Tapua'i wins inaugural Pacific Cooperation Foundation Youth Leadership supreme award for youth advocacy.