Noah Rehu, a student at Papakura High School, wore a traditional Tongan ta'ovala (mat) and kafa (rope). In the Tongan culture, wearing a ta'ovala is a gesture of respect for tradition.

Deeply proud of his Māori and Samoan background, Jesse Arthars hopes that more acknowledgment of the different backgrounds of ...

Intermittent rain does little to deter visitors on the first day of the New Zealand Pasifika community's biggest celebration ...

With 46 cultures combining to unite one proud club, the Sharks epitomise the inclusive spirit of NRL Multicultural Round.

Cronulla winger Ronaldo Mulitalo has opened up on the sacrifice he made as a teenager to move away from his family to chase ...

Broncos superstar Payne Haas has revealed he is interested in defecting to Samoa and will consider sensationally walking away ...

The Manukau Sports Bowl will burst into life tomorrow with the 50th staging of the ASB Polyfest. From Wednesday to Saturday ...

If you thought the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) was mostly just a luau, you’d only be scratching the surface. Don’t get ...

Masoe Hogan Toomalatai, 41, says fire knife dancing will help raise confidence and foster cultural exchanges among people ...

By examining the territory's archaeology, anthropology and linguistics, our new book fits together the missing puzzle pieces ...

Scholar Nancy Reddy exposes the flawed — and misogynistic — social science behind outdated notions of motherhood in her new ...