Optimism fails to match the stats on language abilities.

More needs to be done to promote cultural understanding.

Porirua mother reunited with children she hasn’t seen in weeks.

Weather denies chance to celebrate Pacific culture.

His wife has accused him of keeping their boys in Samoa.

Porirua woman faces leaving Samoa without her children.

Wellington rabbi talks about the message of Chanukah.

New council standards make Pasifika festival eco-friendly.

TV1 reporter Adrian Stevanon takes out diversity prize.

Hip hop artists give their time for tsunami victims.

Niue team were tournament’s upset team last year.

Wellington entertainers go all out in tsunami relief concert.

A Wellington couple has returned from Samoa with grim stories.

Sabrina Dankel was one of first in NZ to hear.

NZOM for devotion to education and Samoan culture.

Porirua young people create a multi-media extravaganza.

Show helps stop people ‘putting Porirua down’. VIDEO

It took three hours to travel from Waitangirua Mall to the new Te Rauparaha arena in Porirua township, reports MARANIA PEPE.