Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga Archive
Columns
Many of our people will come to you with solutions to their needs. If you back them, work with them, then they in turn will back you, unite
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National
It was a historic day for Pacific islanders at Government House in Wellington yesterday. It was the first time that one of their own, Samoan-born, Peseta Sam Lotu-I’iga
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National
Newly sworn in cabinet minister, Peseta Sam Lotu-I’iga is calling on young Pacific people to put their names forward for the 2014 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards that
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Culture and Heritage
One of Peseta Sam Lotu-I’iga’s first official duties as Pacific Island Affairs Minister was to encourage New Zealanders to celebrate and participate in this week’s Fijian Language Week. “This
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Culture and Heritage
OPINION The Government’s announcement today of a $10million five-year investment to grow Asian languages is a slap on the face of Pacific communities who have implored the government
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Features
National leader John Key launched his party’s election campaign yesterday at Manukau, the heart of Pasifika’s south Auckland community. Highlight was the announcement of a housing plan aimed to
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Employment and Training
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has defended recent criticisms aimed at staff, nepotism and organizational changes at the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs (MPIA). Responding exclusively to Pacific Guardians the
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Features
Three weekends ago in Auckland, Ms Sarai Tepou felt the treatment she got from Newmarket Olympic Pool staff and police was racially motivated. Mrs Tepou and her children
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