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A treat for Kava lovers in Aotearoa. Tāmaki Makaurau opened New Zealand’s first kava vending machine offering patrons another way to get their hands on the sweet nectar. The high-tech solution allows customers to buy kava from Four Shells Kava Lounge in Auckland’s CBD outside of their normal evening hours. Stocked with pre-mixed kava as […]
Let’s take a journey into the world of Divorce. What some may see as a practice that is frowned upon, Mauritania celebrates. Cradled in the sands of the Sahara is Mauritania where unique cultures quite contrast to global norms take root. In this Northwest African nation, divorce is not only common but celebrated. Especially for […]
Let me take you on a journey behind the scenes and into the mind of the man who brought you the official music video ‘Marama Dina’ by Marama. Wilo Usuramo, a very familiar name in the entertainment industry with a very vast music influence. In a post published on his personal page, Wilo said that […]
With the influx of online material made for those Fijians born overseas and people who are planning a trip to visit our small corner of the world, the cultural gap between those who have the chance to learn our ways first hand and those not so lucky is closing. Enter the newest bit of information […]
It’s Fijian Language Week and the theme is ‘Vakamareqeta na Vosa Vakaviti – Nurture and sustain the Fijian language.’ Aotearoa New Zealand has a diaspora of almost 20,000 Fijians; the majority residing in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Language revitalisation has become crucial with statistics showing just 11 percent of Fijians born in New Zealand are able […]
Tamagotchi are officially back in fashion. What’s even better? They now come with brand new features including Wi-Fi and more functionality. My 9-year-old self is screaming. Tamagotchi sales have more than doubled between 2022 and 2023, thanks to Gen Z discovering them for the first time while us Millennials yearn to get in touch with […]
A New Zealand charity working with homeless people in Auckland unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. The Auckland City Mission said that on Wednesday […]
Miley Cyrus rose to fame on “Hannah Montana” and is now the youngest person to be named a Disney Legend. It was an emotional moment for the teary eyed award winner who accepted the honor to a standing ovation from a crowd of 12,000 on Sunday at the D23 fan expo, […]
You might know Khelif from her 46 second bout with Italian boxer, Angela Carini. This was an emotional fight for Khelif as it stirred up quite a commotion followed by days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender exploded into a larger clash […]
With the eyes of the Pacific firmly on Hawaii and the 13th FestPac as it is colloquially known, students from the Davuilevu Methodist Lay Training put our traditional culture front and centre as they performed for an appreciative crowd
