Tagata atu motu

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1996
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46286
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Rights Information
Year
1996
Reference
46286
Media type
Audio
Item unavailable online
Duration
00:24:15
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
Credits
RNZ Collection
Maxwell, Roger
Foliaki, Leopino
Bow, Paul
Lewis, David

MAGAZINE PROGRAMME ABOUT PACIFIC PEOPLE.

The Tuvalu community hit the head lines with a dawn raid by immigration officials on over-stayers. The Minister of Immigration Roger Maxwell defended the action of his officials and said that his office would continue to serve expulsion notices on those who overstay in the country.
The Tuvalu community said that the raid was premature because the Community had made an application for permanent residency which was still before the Ministry. On December the fifth an application was made by the Tuvalu community for all Tuvaluan living in New Zealand before 25th December 1995 to be granted permanent Resident status.

Kaikōrero: Roger Maxwell Minister of Immigration speaks with Sam Thompson about the Tuvaluan applications.

FONO MEETING: Two fono held in Auckland on the health of men and women revealed that they have a long way to go before the needs of the Pacific people are met. The aim of the Fono organised by North Health is to prioritise the biggest Health concern for Pacific people. Elma Ma'ua spoke to retired Dr Leopino Foliaki and asked whether holding fono would solve some of the Health problems faced by Pacific people.

Kaikōrero: Tongan Doctor, Leopino Foliaki.

PACIFIC ISLAND STUDENTS: Pacific law students at Auckland University are enjoying a high academic success rate. The co-ordinator of students Paul Bow said that Pacific students pass mark is the highest since the establishment of the course.

Kaikōrero: Paul Bow explains the reason for the academic achievement to Sam Thompson.

SAILING: David Lewis is seventy eight years old and was born in Britain, but spent the first seven years of his life in Rarotonga. It was these years sitting around listening to stories about ocean voyaging and migration that led now semi-retired Dr David Lewis to the sea. He is well-known for travelling the ocean in a double hulled waka without navigational equipment. He has also sailed the Atlantic three times, once on a solo voyage. It was his love for traditional canoes that brought him to Auckland for the waka symposium at the Maritime Museum. He speaks with Elma Mau'ua.

Kaikōrero: he tells Elma of his plans for the future.