Antonio Filimoehala is the Partnership Manager for Pasifika Futures Limited (PFL), who understands the significance of Men's Health Week. Antonio's dedication to health and well-being stems from his belief that it enables him to enjoy time with loved ones, pursue his passions, and tackle life's obstacles with energy and motivation. He also acknowledges that his health has a ripple effect on those around him, including his family, colleagues, and community.

A group of elderly in the community of Invercargill have been working together to maintain a vegetable garden, providing produce for Pacific families in need; the initiative is in collaboration with Pasifika Futures (PFL) partner, the Pacific Island Advisory Charitable Trust (PIACT).

We connected with Pacific Homecare to learn more about what they do and how they serve our Pacific families. We even spent some time with their Samoan Matua Group - fitting as we close Samoa Language Week for 2023.

The Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG) and Pasifika Futures (PFL) acknowledge the recent budget announcement which sees Whānau Ora receiving an additional $168.1 million over four years.

Earlier this week on May 17 was International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. For today's partner profile, we're highlighting F’INE Pasifika Aotearoa Trust, a Pacific LGBTQI+/MVPFAFF+ focused Charitable Trust. We're grateful to have F'INE as one of our partners and acknowledge their service, advocacy and efforts to create safe spaces for the communities they serve ❤️

The South Waikato Pacific Islands Community Services (SWPICS) is based in Tokoroa and focuses on serving Pacific families in the South Waikato region. Through their services, they aim to enable families to improve their health and wellbeing and to reach their full potential.

Based in the South Auckland suburb of Mangere is Taulanga Ū, an organisation that stemmed from the Free Church of Tonga. The organisation was established in 2018 with the aim to provide health services and social support to their community that are predominantly within their 34 church branches located around New Zealand.

We caught up with the team at Etu Pasifika Canterbury to talk about the work they do to serve Pacific families in the Canterbury region. We also got to speak to a father who has received support from the team at Etu for him and his family.

The Pasifika Futures (PFL) Whānau Ora Conference saw PFL partners from across the country gather together over two days to reflect on the past few years. The conference was an opportunity to facilitate thought provoking talanoa, informing partners and Whānau Ora Navigators on how to continue better serving Pacific families in New Zealand.

As part of the Pasifika Futures (PFL) Whānau Ora Conference, PFL held a dinner and awards ceremony to acknowledge its partners and Whānau Ora Navigators for their work in serving Pacific families and communities. With the last conference being in 2019, the evening was an opportunity to reflect as well as celebrate as a collective.

The Pacific Mental Health Commissioner was officially launched today at the Pasifika Futures (PFL) Whānau Ora Conference. The work of the commissioner will be delivered through PFL's Ngalu Fānifo mental health service. This initiative has been established with the purpose of improving mental health and well-being outcomes for Pacific people, families, and communities.

Pasifika Futures (PFL), the Whānau Ora commissioning agency for Pacific families, will be holding its Whānau Ora Conference in Auckland from March 23rd – March 24th 2023. The conference will see PFL's partners from across the country gather together to connect and talanoa about their work in serving Pacific families. The theme for the conference is "Kaveinga nako'anga Ou – Navigating New Waters."