Tagata Pasifika

We sit down with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to hear what she has to say to the Pacific community, and we see how Pacific people are coping financially.

We meet a group who are helping women in violent relationships, and we speak with the Māori Party's John Tamihere.

We meet a forestry worker hoping to get more Pasifika into the industry, visit a Cook Islands community hall in dire need of repair, and meet a pianist bringing joy to the elderly.

We look at an initiative hoping to put an end to school fights; we visit the Cook Islands language nest that's open to all; and we kick off our elections talanoa.

We see how Cook Islanders are coping without tourists; we meet Samoan stuntwoman Ashlee Fidow; and we look at the rehabilitation programme helping Pasifika inmates.

We catch up with Miss Samoa in Apia; we check out new comedy SIS; and we look at the big changes in the National Party.

G We hear an exciting announcement for Pacific rugby union players; we meet tech creators keeping the I-Kiribati language alive; and in the era of fake news, who do you trust?

We look at how period poverty is impacting Pasifika teens; we meet a Tongan pilot-turned Bunnings employee; and we're at the 30-year celebrations of Cook Islands Paramount Chief Pa Ariki.

We join South Auckland workers who are picketing outside Temperzone; we meet a sneaker fan who's turned his passion into a business; and we chat to photographer Edith Amituanai.

We find out how to spot a scam; we look at the argument for an NZ-Pacific bubble; we meet Pasifika women in e-commerce; and we find out about the men's health initiative in South Auckland.