Tagata atu motu

A book was recently launched at Samoa House in Auckland called "Motu Tapu." The author Graham Lay is presently teaching at Auckland Girls Grammar and has travelled extensively throughout the South Pacific. While Motu Tapu is a concentration of short stories about Pacific people and their style of living culturally and traditionally, many of his short stories have appeared in a wide variety of journals and anthologies, and several have won awards in literary competitions. His most recent book was the novel "The Fools on the Hill" Graham Lay began writing fiction in the early 1970s, and while talking to him, he confessed his love for the Pacific.

Duration: 18mins

Today is International AIDS day and New Zealand is very much involved. The Pacific Islands community felt that they are not immune from this dreadful disease and therefore should play their part for the awareness of their respective community. Already a Pacific Island AIDS Trust is established with the Four Trustees Louisa Crawley, Brenda Heather, Agnes Mary (Eti) Ivala Laufiso (QSM) and Karl Pulotu Endemann., travelling highways and by-ways of this country to speak and discuss the deadly nature of AIDS with Pacific Island communities. I had a chance to speak to Louise Crawley and Karl Endemann about their involment in making Pacific Island communities aware of the deadly sting of AIDS, especially in view of this International consciousness.