Leilani Sitagata
Leilani Sitagata is of Samoan/European descent and is a Pacific Media Centre reporter for 2018 at the Pacific Media Centre. She is in the final year of completing her Bachelor of Communication Studies degree. In 2015, Leilani was awarded the AUT Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship and has used this to pursue studies in journalism. She reports regularly for AUT’s online newspaper Te Waha Nui.
Telling the real stories behind ‘plastic’ Pacific islanders and stereotypes
A look at the lives of Pacific Islanders who choose to ignore or struggle to embrace their heritage. Video: Plastic Polynesia trailer
By Leilani Sitagata
Two...
Dear Heather, we’re really talented, empowered – and we’re not leeches!
The Plantation Conversations video.
By Leilani Sitagata
Since media personality Heather Du Plessis-Allan’s “leech” comments late last month, some of New Zealand's Pasifika community have responded...
Young PMN journalist ‘flips the switch’ on Pasifika news stories
By Leilani Sitagata
Becoming a journalist wasn’t always on the radar for a young Pasifika reporter from Auckland who covered the Pacific Islands Forum leaders'...
Meet Sia, a Kiwi Korean culture and social media lover
By Leilani Sitagata in Auckland
Sia Caldwell made a big shift across the ocean at the start of this year to South Korea to teach...
Storytelling a Filipino migrant family’s experiences in NZ student doco
By Leilani Sitagata of Pacific Media Watch
Student journalist Irra Lee has offered a "human face" to migration in a new short documentary called A...
NZ teacher ‘superheroes’ call for a better deal in first strike...
Multimedia story by Leilani Sitagata in Auckland
About 30,000 primary and intermediate school teachers and principals went on strike for the first time in almost...
Graphic Fiji crash images highlight need for social media education
By Leilani Sitagata in Auckland
A viral spread of photos and videos from last week's fatal crash at Nabou has highlighted a need for education...
ABC’s shortwave cutback ‘weakens thin link’ for Pacific, says PMC
By Leilani Sitagata of Pacific Media Watch
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s cutback in services to the Asia-Pacific region has “weakened the thin link” that many...
Lifetime of devotion to Māori and Pacific student success
PROFILE: By Leilani Sitagata
Educator and kuia Tui O’Sullivan has recently retired from Auckland University of Technology after close to 40 years of service.
Born and...
Samoan opera singer sings praises for benefit of teenager hopefuls
By Leilani Sitagata in Auckland
A baritone studying at Auckland University has been touring New Zealand singing the praises of opera to teenagers.
The fourth-year music...
