by Dee Raghavan | Sep 28, 2021 | Pacific & NZ
Updated content: The two winners of the Pasifika Money Transfer Survey competition are published below: Australia: Jimaima Le Grand (female) Queensland, Australia – $500 AUD money transfer New Zealand: Wanganui (female) North Island, New Zealand –...
by Dee Raghavan | Aug 25, 2021 | Community, International, Pacific & NZ
To fans he was ‘the Galloping Garbo’, a shy working-class hero who thrilled crowds in between shifts as a garbage man. To opponents who dreaded facing his Polynesian power, he was a disrupter known as ‘The Big O’. To coaches and media critics, he was simply ‘Olsen the...
by Patrick Skene | Aug 2, 2021 | Australia, National, Pacific & NZ, Sports
For the third State of Origin the changing face of rugby league is on full display with 53% of players playing from Aboriginal/Pasifika/Maori heritage. Behind some of this new generation are many amazing stories of parents moving to Australia or to big cities to give...
by Dee Raghavan | Jul 11, 2021 | Community, Kiribati, National, Pacific & NZ
The Republic of Kiribati (pronounced Kiribas) celebrate Independence from the United Kingdom on 12 July 2021. Kiribati is made up of 33 islands which include 32 atolls and one raised coral island of Banaba. Most of the islands are low-lying atolls or...
by Dee Raghavan | Jun 3, 2021 | Pacific & NZ, Sports, Sydney
The North Sydney Bears are proud to announce that 1980’s fan favourite will be attending and signing copies of his biography at Bears Legends day on Sunday June 6, 2021 at North Sydney Oval. Filipaina, who also played for the Balmain Tigers and Eastern...
by Dee Raghavan | May 18, 2021 | Pacific & NZ, Sports, Sydney
Rugby League Legend Olsen Filipaina will make an appearance on Saturday 22nd May, 12.30pm at Dymocks Parramatta as he signs copies of his biography with author Patrick Skene. ‘The Big O’ is the story of Maori-Samoan Olsen Filipaina, a New Zealand Hall of...
