TJ Aumua
TJ Aumua is Pacific Media Watch freedom project contributing editor for the Pacific Media Centre (2016). She is a recent graduate of Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Communication Studies (Honours) degree and with a BCS majoring in journalism and a minor in screen writing. TJ is also a contributor for the PMC Online and Asia Pacific Report and has been a recent summer research intern with Pacific Journalism Review.
Moving Pacific forward in Auckland’s housing crisis
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
Pacific members of Parliament were brought together this month to address the way forward for Pacific communities living amongst Auckland's current...
Top journo students honoured at USP’s award night
The University of the South Pacific hosted its annual journalism awards this month, honouring some of the top students who report for the journalism...
Pacific journal launched on new research tool
The Auckland University of Technology's new open access publishing platform. Video: Tuwhera
A new online research platform will allow Pacific research to be more accessible...
Dreaver ‘thrilled’ to report in Fiji again
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
Pacific journalist Barbara Dreaver says she is 'thrilled' to be able to report in Fiji again, after being blacklisted from the...
Price of Peace filmmakers honoured with award
The film made its debut at the New Zealand International Film Festival in 2015. Video: JourneymanVOD
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
Filmmakers of the New Zealand...
Pacific Voices: Fijian language week celebrations honour the past
Fijian language week celebrations over the weekend addressed the revival of the language for future generations in New Zealand. But the past was not forgotten....
Te Reo Māori on ‘life support’, says Sharples
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission hosted a discussion on the importance of the United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)...
West Papua rally: ‘We want to be free people!’
Thousands of people have rallied across West Papua this week demanding independence and their right to self-determination.
The Free West Papua Campaign (FWPC) stated those that...
Weekend arrests fuel Fiji’s democracy debate
By TJ Aumua
Democracy and freedom of speech are at the forefront of discussions concerning the arrests of five prominent Fijian politicians over the weekend.
The...
Pacific education: ‘Under matching’ and lack of Pasifika staff
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
During the Pacific Tertiary Education Forum this week it was revealed that despite Pasifika students obtaining NCEA Level 3 they...
Preparing Pasifika for the digital world is vital, says NZQA chief
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
The importance of preparing our Pasifika youth to succeed in a digitally connected world was a key message delivered this...
Festival success for young Pasifika filmmakers
Forgotten Dawn Children's official trailer.
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
Filmmakers Joshua Iosefo and Corey Larry Sio found out this month that their short film Forgotten...
Climate change doco highlights Tokelau as world leader in ‘solar revolution’
The Asia-Pacific premiere of a documentary showcasing how the remote island dependency of Tokelau has became the world’s first solar-powered territory was screened this...
WJEC16: Climate change reportage ‘needs stepping up’ in Asia-Pacific newsrooms
Climate change reportage in the Asia-Pacific needs to be stepped up and taken more seriously by the region's media organisations. This was an issue...
WJEC16: ‘Real world’ journo schools face ethical dilemmas
By TJ Aumua
"Teaching hospital" is a model that is regarded as a way for journalism educators to turn their classrooms into newsrooms by immersing...
WJEC16: Moala’s message to global journos – ‘include Pacific in your...
By TJ Aumua
Pacific communities know how difficult it is to have our voices and regional human rights abuses heard on a world stage and...
WJEC16: Lack of qualified journalists, educators threatens quality of Pacific media
By TJ Aumua
The lack of qualified journalists and media educators is threatening the quality of media in the Pacific. This was an urgent topic discussed...
WJEC16: Impressive pōwhiri gives welcome to world media educators
The World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) kicked off tonight in New Zealand with a formal pōwhiri ceremony hosted in the Sir Paul Reeves building at...
WJEC16: Journalism vital to Pacific culture, public interest, says research chief
By TJ Aumua
The World Journalism Education Congress preconference for JERAA and the region began today and brought together Pacific journalism educators to improve the...
WJEC16: Pacific journalism contingent gearing up to share with world educators
By TJ Aumua in Suva
The Pacific contingent attending the World Journalism Education Congress next week are eager to share their region's journalism knowledge with...
Where are you from? Hold that question and give us a...
Where are you from? This simple question, as harmless as it may be intended, is loaded with controversial assumptions of race, ethnicity and a...
Asia-Pacific climate change reporting skills need boost but media ‘lacking resources’
By TJ Aumua
Media experts say journalism institutions lack the resources needed to raise the quality and awareness of environmental reportage in the Asia-Pacific region.
Widely...
