Breadcrumbs List.
Pacific
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Pacific Fono celebrates 20 years of service to tauira
10 February 2026
Lalanga e Ako ’ae Māori moe Pacific Fono celebrated Māori and Pacific achievement, while also honouring Mona O’Shea and Matt Tarawa for 20 years of service, guiding students toward success.
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Celebration marks Pacific leadership in health research to address gout
29 January 2026
A project that created culturally tailored resources to address gout - which disproportionately affects Pacific populations – brought together community leaders, health professionals and researchers.
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Pacific women scholars call for radical shift in global health
22 January 2026
A new paper published in The Lancet by an all-women academic team highlights a need to dismantle colonial legacies and embed Pacific leadership, knowledge systems and values.
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Going blind at 29 helped me see a glaring gap in Pacific eye health
21 January 2026
Comment: Esmeralda Lo Tam reflects on how as a young Samoan playing sports she never imagined she would be a corneal transplant recipient – or that a six-year-old boy at the hospital would inspire her to pursue to a new public health career.
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Harnessing Pasifika perspectives in mental health care
11 January 2026
Opinion: Clinical care needs to work alongside, rather than instead of, the informal support systems that have sustained Pacific communities for generations says Sarah Kapeli.
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Becoming a doctor, the Ōtara way
18 December 2025
Jodeci Naumau’ulu-Sio wants patients and future doctors from Ōtara to find a sense of home and belonging in medicine.
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Unseen hands that enhance university life: farewelling Loto Lagitupu
17 December 2025
After more than three decades playing a quiet but key role at the University of Auckland, Loto Meletupe Lufetoa Lagitupu has set down her cleaning supplies.
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Eisdell Moore becomes a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre
17 December 2025
Eisdell Moore Centre's new designation as a WHO Collaborating Centre recognises its leadership in addressing hearing loss and ear disease.
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$1.2 million award to pioneer Indigenous-led antiviral discovery
16 December 2025
Fellowship provides potential to transform healthcare by creating affordable, accessible treatments says Dr Natalie Netzler.
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Study finds TikTok videos on gout spread misleading health advice
15 December 2025
New study led by Research Fellow Dr Samuela ‘Ofanoa reveals that TikTok videos about gout frequently contain misleading and inconsistent information.
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Guy Fiti Sinclair: From Port Moresby to Professor
15 December 2025
Dr Guy Fiti Sinclair, recently promoted to Professor, has garnered global recognition for reframing an understanding of the role of law in global governance, in particular Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific.
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From loss to gain: Bianca’s full-circle moment
11 December 2025
Graduate Bianca Anderson shares how early loss shaped her calling, and why she’s standing up for nurses across Aotearoa New Zealand.