Dunedin Wantoks

28/05/2026

Halo Olketa! This Sunday in the ‘Staying Power’ exhibition space at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery - members of legendary local Pacific roots band ‘KOILE & their guest musician, Va will be performing original & traditional songs.

Feel the Oceanic wave vibrations 🌊🌊🌊 everyone welkam !!!

Special Live Music Performance
With members of ‘Koile & guest musician Va

To close off NZ Music Month 2026, members of local Pasifika band, ‘Koile will perform a set in the Staying Power exhibition. Hiliako, Teu, Nio and Rangitakau will be joined by guest musician, Va to share some original and traditional songs from their repertoire of oceanic grooves.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery

FREE 3pm Sunday 31 May

20/05/2026

PTO's Dunedin Pop-up vaccination clinic will be on this:
🌸 Saturday 23 May 2026
🌸10:00am-3:00pm
🌸16 McBride Street, South Dunedin

They will be offering:
🌺 FREE Flu vaccinations for Pasifika
🌺 MMR & catch-ups available
🌺 Walk-ins welcome

Don’t let the cold catch you off guard, get vaccinated and stay well!

Feeling the Dunedin chill?
These frosty mornings are a reminder that winter bugs are on their way…

Our Dunedin Pop-up vaccination clinic will be on this:
🌸 Saturday 23 May 2026
🌸10:00am-3:00pm
🌸16 McBride Street, South Dunedin

We will be offering:
🌺 FREE Flu vaccinations for Pasifika
🌺 MMR & catch-ups available
🌺 Walk-ins welcome

Don’t let the cold catch you off guard, get vaccinated and stay well!

29/04/2026

A great initiative for our youth! 🌺

28/04/2026

Free Pacific language classes!

Strengthen your language, culture, and identity with free NZQA Pacific language courses with the Centre for Pacific Languages. Enrolments are now open for term two classes, with nine Pacific languages available.

Learn more:

CPL is NZ’s only Pacific language hub, providing a range of free Pacific language and culture short courses, fee paying corporate cultural competency workshops, professional translation services, a bookstore and we hold a key advocacy role.

23/04/2026

From 30 April, income and sponsorship thresholds will increase for several Pacific and family visa categories.

Learn more:

We have established a priority phone line from Monday to Friday for people to contact us about this specific situation. Call 0508 558 855 (toll free from NZ landlines) or +64 9 914 4100 and press option 7. For information about what options are available to you, check:

21/04/2026

Community Study Opportunity 🌺

If you live with Type 2 Diabetes and meet the criteria, this study may be of interest. Please see the flyer for details and contact information.

🌺Community Study Opportunity

Our Dietetic Clinic and Nurse Clinic at Pacific Trust Otago are excited to be part of this study, and the outcomes will help strengthen the care we provide to our Pacific community.

Some of you may recognise Sandy, who has previously worked alongside Pacific Trust Otago and supported many of our families as a pharmacist to better understand their medications. Sandy will be facilitating this study from our 16 McBride Street office on selected days.

If you live with Type 2 Diabetes and meet the criteria, this study may be of interest. Please see the flyer for details and contact information.

21/04/2026

Wonderful photos from the Moana Nui Festival!

30/03/2026

If you missed out on attending the Moana Nui Festival you can check out the full program here! Tenkyu tru Pacific Trust Otago for a wonderful celebration of our Pacific cultures in Otepoti Dunedin.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

30/03/2026

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30/03/2026

Tankyu tumas Vanuatu Students at Otago !!