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Stories From The Pacific

ABC Radio Australia

For centuries, Pacific Islanders have been sharing stories across the region, Stories from the Pacific honours that tradition, allowing the audience to hear in-depth personal stories from right across the Pacific.

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0:29:24

A decade later, Uein Buranibwe re-tells his survival...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/10/15

Uein Buranibwe has always been a skilled fisherman; fishing has been part of his routine for his whole life. There is always a risk of being lost at sea, but you never think it could be you — until one day it is.Do you have a story idea for this program? You can email us on: storiesfromthepacific@abc.net.au

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0:26:55

Martha Mataele says "there is always hope"

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/10/08

Despite a rocky childhood and battling with depression and anxiety, Martha Mataele says "there is always hope".Do you have a story idea for this program? You can email us on: storiesfromthepacific@abc.net.au

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0:29:24

Lisa Fa'alafi on art imitating life and channeling...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/10/01

Lisa Fa'alafi's decision to co-create theatre work that filled a gap has taken her on a wild ride across the globe.When reflecting on her journey, Lisa recognises that her art practice and work has and continues to imitate her life.

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0:29:24

Tony Heorake has interwoven his kastom stories and...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/09/24

Growing up Tony used to listen to kastom stories on the radio in the Solomon Islands. These stories that he listened to as a child nurtured an interest he had for folklore, history, science and mysteries.As he went through his schooling he developed an interest in scientific research and discovered that these two spaces – telling folklore and studying science - were working towards the same goals, but in unique ways. Both of these practices were working towards making discoveries

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0:29:24

Rubina Kimiia considers music to be one of the...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/09/17

Rubina Kimiia was raised by musicians, at a young age her first music teacher - her Mother - taught her the tools to read and compose sheet music. Rubina picked up these lessons with ease and since that point her learning only continued to develop as her skill with music took her across the globe. Across her career life Rubina has had many teachers who fostered this love for music. She has discovered the power that music has to connect communities and engage in deep storytelling.

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0:29:50

Celebrating the power of blak and brown joy with...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/09/10

Ghenoa Gela is no stranger to being on the stage and performing in front of an audience. Born and raised on the ‘mainland’ of Australia in Rockhampton, Queensland, Ghenoa still maintains an ongoing connection back to her Torres Strait Island home and says that in her childhood, “culture was strong” despite the distance of being away from family. Ghenoa’s childhood had her surrounded by blak and brown laughter, the kind of laughter that is triggered by the little details of everyday

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28:45

Tamatoa Tepuhiarii's island may be slowly killing him...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/09/03

Maohi scholar and anti-nuclear testing activist Tamatoa Tepuihiari’i grew up in French Polynesia and had a humble childhood, but something sinister had occurred on his island three decades before he was born.

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29:23

From 'The Flying Canoe' to children's books, Marita...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/08/27

Marita Davies believes that all Kiribati people are caretakers of stories, and her recent stage play, The Flying Canoe, allowed young Kiribati children to see themselves and their community on the stage.

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29:25

From chief titles to Drag Race, Lefaoali'i Dion Enari...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/08/06

In school, Dion Enari was told by his guidance counsellors that his life and career would only amount to the stereotypes that had been cast upon other Pacific Islander men his age. He has since proven them wrong.

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41:59

Milly Grant Koria overcomes the stigma of "black...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/07/30

As a child Milly Grant Koria discovered she held a unique gift. These gifts allowed her to see and speak with those who have died, some of whom we refer to as our ancestors. However, Milly was not always encouraged to use this gift. Through years of the stigmatisation of spiritual healing practices of Indigenous people and what we think we understand as "black magic", she was taught to believe that these gifts were something she should fear. As the years progressed, more ancestors

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28:55

Koteka Wenda's unique position as an exiled-woman...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/07/23

Koteka Wenda's childhood is full of bittersweet memories and lessons. Her early memories are of her family fleeing West Papua as political-refugees to live in exile in the safety of the United Kingdom. It was in exile where Koteka and her family discovered what it means to grow a community and continue the spreading of their message to "Free West Papua" using their abilities as mucians, educators and living witnesses to being a West Papuan in Indonesia. Koteka is now developing her

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29:34

Matt Howard’s life-changing decision to capture his...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/07/16

Matt Howard was excelling in his career as a paralegal in the military, but after falling in love with the storytelling tools of a camera, he risked it all to follow this new found passion. Living on the beautiful island of Pohnpei, Matt was raised by matriarchs and says his childhood was rich, full of imagery, stories and memories that should be captured for all to see. Later in his childhood, Matt's move to Hawai'i with his family revealed the uniqueness of his island home and he

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29:24

Danielle Morgan writes lyrics and sings to heal her...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/07/02

Danielle Morgan's singing career reached its heights following her win as the first female singer of the Pacific Break competition in 2022.

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29:24

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2024/06/25

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29:24

Kumu Michelle Manu is reviving the practice of the...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/06/18

Kumu Michelle Manu teaches her students to live a life of "intentional movement". These students are learning the ancient combat martial art of Lua which was once practiced by many Hawai'ian women warriors before it went into hiding in hula dancing. By reviving this practice Kumu Michelle hopes to break the stigma that femininity could only ever mean fragility. She hopes to encourage others to bring out the warrior spirit within them, the way our ancestors did.

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29:24

Graham Tipene is using Māori design and thinking to...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/06/11

Graham Tipene's canvas is not limited to just paper, his skill as a Māori design specialist, extends to everything his children can see across their landscape - architecture; motorways, pathways, and the people that walk out of his moko (tattoo) skin marking studio with a 'new face'. Graham's artistry and wisdom is a reflection of the lessons of his adopted Mother and his deep-rooted connection to his community in Ōrākei, Auckland Aotearoa New Zealand. Graham is a man living a life

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28:54

Tusiata Avia unveils the complexities and realities...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/05/28

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29:55

Jasmine Stole Weiss publishes positive feature...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/05/21

Jasmine Stole Weiss' early-journalism career found her in a crime reporting job which saw her reporting daily on the worst days of peoples lives. It took the pause of the global pandemic to allow Jasmine to reflect on where she saw wanted to take her skills as a storyteller. So, she left the newsroom and began publishing wholesome and positive feature stories in her own newsletter with a sole focus on platforming her own Micronesian community.

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29:51

Jemmason Power is discovering the secret to a life of...

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/05/14

Jemmason Power has always been a career driven woman and this drive has certainly paid off. From being a pro-netball player, to working for modelling agencies, being a professional facilitator for her community and then landing a role in the television series, 'Black Snow', Jemmason is no stranger to hard work and success. But, at the peak of her career in the television and film industry some hard hitting conversations with her family and community encouraged her to reconsider

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29:24

Thomas Fonua aka Kween Kong

Stories From The Pacific ·

2024/05/07

This edition of Stories from the Pacific was a repeat of the program broadcast on 31st May 2023When Samoan-Tongan Thomas Fonua was 16, he had a life-changing decision to make.Either play for New Zealand’s under-19 rugby team, the first step towards becoming an All Black, or join Black Grace, New Zealand’s premier contemporary dance company.Thomas' dad warned him against choosing dance over rugby, fearing that people would judge him, but he chose not to take his dad’s advice and

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