Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples and asks theologians and worshippers alike, what do we believe?
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Could recognising Christianity in Fiji’s constitution reshape the relationship between church and state?
Christianity has shaped life in Fiji for generations, but should that history give it a special place in the country’s constitution?
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The Pacific holds the world's largest blue lung and is demanding we protect it
Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples.
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What was lost when Cook Islanders left Takuvaʻine Valley
Hidden above Rarotonga is Takuvaʻine Valley, home to an Indigenous food system that sustained generations. Dr Teina Rongo says the move away from valleys like this during the missi…
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What was lost when Cook Islanders left Takuvaʻine Valley
Hidden above Rarotonga is Takuvaʻine Valley, home to an Indigenous food system that sustained generations. Dr Teina Rongo says the move away from valleys like this during the missi…
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The surprising ways our mourning rituals help — and hinder — our brain's ability to process loss
Grief disrupts the brain's dopamine and reward systems, which are wired to seek out the people we love and confronting loss rather than avoiding it helps the brain gradually adapt…
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Learning the why behind Samoan traditions at Brisbane's Le Fale Aganu'u
Learning how to sit, speak, serve and show respect is one thing. Understanding why those customs matter is another. Le Fale Aganu'u is helping Samoans in Brisbane reconnect and red…
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Sala Walter helped carry Dolly Parton’s literacy legacy into Pacific communities
Tongan literacy advocate and PhD candidate Sala Walter shares why reading matters more than ever, in a world shaped by AI and an overwhelming amount of information.
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Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples.
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As Paddle for Hope circles Viti Levu, churches are calling for action on plastic pollution
As the Pacific Conference of Churches marks the Season of Creation, Paddle for Hope is carrying a message of faith, environmental stewardship and action against plastic pollution a…
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What RFK Jr and Samoa's measles outbreak reveal about trust and influence
Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples.
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The soul of place in an era of extraction
What does justice look like when a mine threatens to erase the soul of a place?
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The precursors to genocide are the same, everywhere
Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples.
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US deep-sea mining plans in the Pacific an affront to 'God's creation'
The ocean floor near American Samoa is ancient, dark, and teeming with life that science has barely catalogued. The United States government wants to auction the right to mine it.
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The surprising ways our mourning rituals help — and hinder — our brain's ability to process loss
Pacific Soul explores the higher purposes of Pasifika peoples.
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Elder Taniela Biu Wakolo shares how discipline and faith create a purposeful life
How do small, unseen decisions create a life of purpose? Elder Taniela Biu Wakolo shares his practical playbook for staying disciplined as a person of faith.
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What Māori funeral director Lyric Vaetoe wants you to know about death
Funeral director Lyric Vaetoe has had spirits follow her home from work. This is what she's learned while working with tūpāpaku.
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Elder Taniela Biu Wakolo is the first Fijian to lead the LDS church across the Pacific
Elder Taniela Biu Wakolo was thousands of miles from home when he learned his sister was already buried. What happened next changed everything he thought he knew about faith.
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Can changing your name change your life?
Some names can carry a story before a life even begins, shaping how you are seen and how you see yourself.
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Christmas is a time to stand with people who are marginalised
Reverend Professor Dr Upolu Luma Vaai says faith at Christmas means standing with those who are wounded and pushed aside.This edition of Pacific Soul was a repeat of the program br…
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Beyond the ganja and natty dread, what do Rastafari like Stan Antas believe?
Stan Antas, of roots-reggae band Stan and the Earth Force, grew up with his father playing Bob Marley and asking him to sit with the lyrics.