Rena disaster creates a storm

New Zealanders reacted with sheer disbelief when it became increasingly clear that the MV Rena shipwreck in Tauranga had caused massive environmental damage.

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Go Negosyo!

A group of Filipino businessmen and professionals in New Zealand has come together to pump new blood into the veins of the New Zealand Philippine Business Council. The officers of NZPBC were inducted into office in Auckland on 5 November 2011.

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For many Filipinos resettling successfully has involved some self-reinvention. Yet for others, such personal transformation has meant having to return home.

RUGBY AND MIGRANTS

“I just don’t see the migrant or refugee communities engaging in the World Cup to any significant level.”

WELCOME
Her Excellency Ambassador Virginia H Benavidez

The new Philippine Ambassador presented her credentials to the Governor-General Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae on the 15th of September.

Why are Pinoys not ‘book people?’

Filipinos are not readers - they are not what may be called ‘book people,’” says journalist Pura Santillan-Castrence. “The Filipinos have always been copy-cats, but they have not copied the American habit of reading.

Christchurch – Rising from the rubble

In the early hours of September 4th 2010 a recurrent nightmare for Kiwis came to pass – New Zealand’s second-largest city was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake.

So proud to be Filipino

Contestants in the Ms Philippines New Zealand 2011 pageant at Pistang Pilipino sa Hamilton held from 21-23 October, say why are they proud to be Filipino. Exclusive report and photos.

Waiting for Sharon

Fans came from all over - Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Tokoroa, Rotorua, Whangarei, Hastings, Nelson and further afield - for Sharon Cuneta’s ‘Mega Close Up.’

Residence path opens for priests

Catholic churches in New Zealand can breathe a collective sigh of relief with the introduction of a special priest's visa by Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman.

Blogger Francis A. Buenaventura’s monthly digest of what’s happening in the Philippines.