Parents, families and flowers fill Titikaveka and Imanuela Akatemia prizegivings. 

Father Christmas has arrived!

Rotaract’s Christmas at the Zoo event attracted a cheerful noisy crowd of kids with their parents and guardians to the National Auditorium last night.

When Paul Kingi was fishing off uninhabited Manuae for five days, his friends recall his calm leadership. And this week, as skipper on the White Islands Tours boat, his actions have been hailed as nothing short of heroic. 

Manihiki’s Apii Ruamanu has held an entertaining prizegiving attended by the small close-knit community of Tauhunu.

Paul Hagai’s fashion design has a strident story, and he’s not too worried whose delicate sensibilities he offends with that story. Melina Etches meets him.

The Tropical Christmas business community has banded together to bring extra joy, sparkle and island spirit back into the festive period.

First time designers from Mangaia Leelee Tuara and Barbara Harry Pekepo were thrilled to win Te Ata o Avaiki creative design event that featured tapa on their garment named ‘Vari’.

Apii Takitumu students are writing poetry about what they love most – among them, the ocean, their mothers and, yes, their teachers.

Some of the country’s top primary students inspire their classmates with brave words at their school prize-giving ceremonies.