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The Moanan Podcast is a platform connecting Pacific knowledge to Pacific peoples. Each week, we share knowledge & wisdom from those of the Moana, from various fields & disciplines. 

This podcast is for the young Pacific person, raised in the west, wanting to connect to their cultural roots & ancestral homes.

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Lefaoali'i Dr Dion Enari
Lefaoali'i Dr Dion Enari is an Associate Professor at Unitec Institute of Technology. He is a matai (chief) and sogaimiti (wearer of the Samoan tatau). Dr Enari specializes in research related to the experiences of diasporic communities, focusing on cultural identity and the tensions surrounding cultural practices such as fa'alavelave. He has a unique perspective as someone who has lived both in the diaspora and in the homeland, and he shares his personal experiences and insights regarding the tatau and cultural treasures.
Dr Zaramasina Clark
Dr Zaramasina Clark is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Biological Sciences at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is of Tongan descent and was raised in Fiji. Her research in biology focuses on the health and wellbeing of Pacific peoples, and she shares her experiences growing up halfcaste and living in multiple homes across Moana Oceania. Dr Clark discusses her journey to become a biologist and the impact of science on improving the lives of Pacific communities.
Asetoa Sam Pilisi
Asetoa Sam Pilisi is a community leader and current PhD Candidate of Niuean and Samoan descent. He has extensive experience in youth work and community engagement, particularly with Pacific youth in Auckland, New Zealand, and Western Sydney, Australia. His PhD research at the University of Auckland focuses on public health issues such as wellbeing, burnout, duty, service, and collectivism within the local Oceanian community. Asetoa is also an active leader in local Niue communities, advocating for the preservation of the Niue language and culture.
Vaitoa Teaiwa Mallon
Vaitoa Teaiwa Mallon is a cultural advocate and speaker with roots in Banaba, Kiribati, Samoa, and Ireland. She focuses on raising awareness about the historical and contemporary issues faced by the people of Banaba, particularly in relation to the impacts of foreign mining and the preservation of cultural identity.
Hele Christopher-Ikimotu
Hele Christopher-Ikimotu is a community leader and advocate for the Banaban people, with heritage from Banaba, Kiribati, and Niue. He works to highlight the struggles and resilience of the Banaban community, emphasizing the importance of cultural heritage and identity in the face of adversity.
Dr Innez Haua
Dr Innez Haua is a Mori scholar based at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. She specializes in researching how Mori people connect to their cultures while living away from home, particularly in the context of the large Mori diaspora in Australia. Dr Haua's work honors the perspectives of First Nations peoples and emphasizes the importance of understanding indigenous identity and belonging in a foreign land.

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cultural treasures fa'alavelave knowledge gate keepers chief titles tatau diasporic communities Biology Health Infertility Pacific peoples Tongan descent Fiji Moana Oceania Wellbeing Biologist self-care Niue Central Auckland NZ-Pacific AUS-Pacific community leader PhD Candidate Pacific youth Public Health wellbeing burnout duty service collectivism Oceanian community Banaba Vaitoa Teaiwa Mallon Hele Christopher-Ikimotu history current realities over exploitation foreign mining companies destruction of resources relocation resilience culture identity Mori Australia indigenous Macquarie University manuhiri-tanga Te Whenua Moemoea

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Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on The Moanan.

0:00 43:42

Who is 'worthy' of receiving our cultural treasures? - Lefaoali'i Dr Dion Enari

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The Moanan
Guests
Lefaoali'i Dr Dion Enari
Keywords
cultural treasures fa'alavelave knowledge gate keepers chief titles tatau diasporic communities

We're joined by Lefaoali'i Dr Dion Enari - an Associate Professor from Unitec Institute of Technology, matai (chief) and sogaimiti (wearer of the Samoan tatau). In this episode he shares his research insights on the experiences of diasporic communities and highlights the tensions of fa'alavelave (giving), knowledge gate keepers and weighs in on the debate of who should be 'worthy' of our culture treasures such as chief titles and tatau. 

He offers his unique insight as an academic and a matai. As someone in the diaspora who has the experience of living in the homeland. He also shares his personal story of having received the tatau and challenges some popular narratives surrounding the tatau. 

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0:00 39:50

Biology for the Pacific, Health and infertility - Dr Zaramasina Clark 🇹🇴

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The Moanan
Guests
Dr Zaramasina Clark
Keywords
Biology Health Infertility Pacific peoples Tongan descent Fiji Moana Oceania Wellbeing Biologist

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Dr Zaramasina Clark is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Biological Sciences at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is of Tongan descent and was raised in Fiji. She speaks to her experiences growing up “halfcaste” and growing up with “multiple homes” across Moana Oceania. 

Her research in biology focusses on the health and wellbeing of people, in particular, our people of the Pacific. She talks about her journey to become a biologist and how science can improve the lives of our people. 

Send us a text

The Moanan is not just an educational platform but an online community — connecting diasporas all over the world. We’d love to connect!

Find us on all podcast streaming and social media platforms — including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

Email [email protected]

0:00 56:30

Is self-care selfish?; Niue and Central Auckland; NZ-Pacific vs AUS-Pacific - Asetoa Sam Pilisi 🇳🇺

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The Moanan
Guests
Asetoa Sam Pilisi
Keywords
self-care Niue Central Auckland NZ-Pacific AUS-Pacific community leader PhD Candidate Pacific youth Public Health wellbeing burnout duty service collectivism Oceanian community

Asetoa Sam Pilisi is a community leader and current PhD Candidate of Niuean and Samoan descent. He has done youth work and community work for many years in Auckland, New Zealand and Western Sydney, Australia - particularly with Pacific youth. He currently is completing a PhD in Public Health at the University of Auckland focussing on wellbeing, burnout, duty, service and collectivism in the local Oceanian community. 

He also is an active community leader in local Niue communities. Niue is one of the smaller islands of Oceania located in "West Polynesia" near Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Rotuma, Uvea and Futuna. With only 1564 living in Niue and 34,944 Niue peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand, the language is at risk of being lost.

The Moanan is not just an educational platform but an online community — connecting diasporas all over the world. We’d love to connect!

Find us on all podcast streaming and social media platforms — including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

Email [email protected]

Send us a text

The Moanan is not just an educational platform but an online community — connecting diasporas all over the world. We’d love to connect!

Find us on all podcast streaming and social media platforms — including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

Email [email protected]

0:00 55:12

Banaba: "The land that died so that others could live" - Vaitoa Teaiwa Mallon & Hele Christopher-Ikimotu

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Vaitoa Teaiwa Mallon Hele Christopher-Ikimotu
Keywords
Banaba Vaitoa Teaiwa Mallon Hele Christopher-Ikimotu history current realities over exploitation foreign mining companies destruction of resources relocation resilience culture identity

We'd love to hear from you - we have a talanoa episode coming up! Send us your written or voice recorded messages via email or instagram for us to discuss on an episode. Send those through before the end of March. 

In this episode we have Vaitoa Teaiwa Mallon (Banaba, Kiribati, Samoa, Irish) & Hele Christopher-Ikimotu (Banaba, Kiribati, Niue) who shed light on the history and current realities of the people of Banaba - an island whose story has been largely forgotten. 

We talk about the over exploitation of their island by foreign mining companies and how this had led to the complete destruction of the islands resources to the point where the island can no longer sustain life. So much so that Banabans have relocated to the island of Rabi, Fiji. 

While we talk about a painful past, Vaitoa & Hele also share stories of resilience with Banabans across the diaspora continuing to maintain and hold onto their culture and identity as proud Banabans. 


Send us a text

The Moanan is not just an educational platform but an online community — connecting diasporas all over the world. We’d love to connect!

Find us on all podcast streaming and social media platforms — including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

Email [email protected]

0:00 55:19

“Too plastic,” connecting to culture away from home, Māori in Australia – Dr Innez Haua

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Dr Innez Haua
Keywords
Mori culture Australia indigenous Macquarie University manuhiri-tanga Te Whenua Moemoea

We’d love to hear from you – we have a talanoa episode coming up! Send us your written or voice recorded messages via email or instagram for us to discuss on an episode. Please submit before the end of March 2025. 

Innez Haua PhD is a Māori scholar based at Macqurie University in Sydney, Australia. With hundreds of thousands of Māori living in Australia, Haua researches how her people connect to their cultures while living away from home. Australia’s indigenous peoples include hundreds of Mobs and Clans of First Nations peoples as well as Torres Strait Islanders - those indigenous to the islands between Australia and Papua New Guinea. 

Dr Innez refers to “so-called Australia” as Te Whenua Moemoea, which means the land of dreaming in te reo Māori, honouring how First Nations’ conceptualise their home. She also speaks about ‘manuhiri-tanga’ asking what it means to be a good guest and what it means to be indigenous on other peoples’ indigenous lands. 


Send us a text

The Moanan is not just an educational platform but an online community — connecting diasporas all over the world. We’d love to connect!

Find us on all podcast streaming and social media platforms — including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

Email [email protected]

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