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Media release: Youth wellbeing focus for Ministry for Pacific Peoples’ Toloa scholarships
We know school responsibilities are one of the top stressors that contribute to worsening mental health. – Denise Kingi-Uluave Le Va have been appointed by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) to deliver its national youth wellbeing programme, Niu Wave, for Pasifika secondary students who have been awarded Toloa scholarships. The Toloa Secondary School Scholarships […]
We asked and they answered – our children’s hopes and dreams for 2022 and beyond
New Polynesian meditation app for a ‘home’ within
‘Within our ancestral voices are some true answers to healing’ – Rob Williams A Moana movie style meditation series is set to launch through the newly developed ‘Feel App’. Home and Away actor and founder of the app Rob Williams speaks of his collaboration with Opetaia Foa’i – the musician behind the popular Moana movie, […]
Lutia i Puava ae mapu i Fagalele – a reflection by Taito Eddie Tuiavii
While it’s perfectly normal and quite understandable to let fear paralyse us into inaction and self-doubt, we each must cultivate a source of inspiration that we can call upon to help keep us grounded and motivated.
8,000 LifeKeepers – a milestone!
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini! The success should not be bestowed onto me alone, as it was not individual success, but the success of the collective. As we approach the conclusion of another full year, the Le Va LifeKeepers team reflect on the year that has been. Having travelled […]
Funding awarded for Pasifika suicide prevention initiatives
Le Va is pleased to announce the following organisation and community groups as the recipients of the 2021 Le Va Pasifika Suicide Prevention Community Fund: • Love Somebody Charitable Trust • Zeal Education • Positive Vibrations Ltd • South Waikato YMCA • New Zealand Rugby League • Hawkes Bay Fijian Christian Fellowship Trust […]