A Distinct Identity

Not all honey is created equal.

We recently ran an article on Niue Honey in our Pacific Periscope newsletter - a luxury honey from Niue (😉) that is making international waves. They have a strong relationship with world- renowned chef Peter Gordon, and will soon be seen on the shelves at the experiential shopping store Farro Fresh.

Chief Apiarist and founder of Niue Honey Andrew Cory appears on RNZ Sunday Morning with Jim Mora.

Niue Honey comes from some of the healthiest bees in the world, and the flavour is incredible - but listen to Andrew telling you all about it!

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018768861/calling-home-andrew-cory-in-alofi-niue

The Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF) is excited to announce the ‘Inaugural Pacific Co-operation (PCF) Youth Leadership Awards’ to take place on 9 December in Wellington.

PCF Board Chair and Acting CEO said, “The PCF Youth Leadership Awards encourages and rewards service leadership to benefit our communities in Aotearoa, the Pacific region and the world.

There are 10 awards up for grabs, five awards are open to New Zealand-funded scholarship students from the Pacific and the other half are open to New Zealand born Pacific youth.

The Award categories are:

PCF Pioneer Award
PCF Profit with Purpose Award
PCF Le Afi Pasifika Creativity Award
Top Pacific NZ Scholar Award
Top Pacific STEM Scholar Award
PCF Young Pasifika Female of Influence Award
PCF Young Pasifika Male of Influence Award
PCF Health Ambassador Award
PCF Sport Ambassador Award
PCF Top Pasifika Cultural and Language Advocate Award

“Pacific people are a growing, youthful and diverse population both in New Zealand and in the Pacific region, so these awards, with ten especially tailored categories, is a tangible way we can acknowledge and encourage the contribution and achievements of our young Pacific emerging leaders,” Fiso John Fiso said.

To date, around 100 young Pacific people from various Pacific countries have come through PCF’s initiatives such as the New Zealand Scholarship Internship programme and the PCF Media Internship programme.

Download an application form today https://pcf.org.nz/storage/Uploads/Blog/Inaugural_PCF_Youth_Leadership_awards_application_form__final_.docx

NZ Hair and Beauty Industry Summit Cocozen Lodge and Spa

Happiness is winning a weekend in a fabulous location 🥰

What could be better than the match made in heaven of coffee and chocolate? We’re almost near the The Chocolate and Coffee Show (14-15 November at The Cloud).

The Chocolate and Coffee Food Show provides the perfect arena for chocolate lovers and coffee enthusiasts to delight their tastebuds and whet their appetites at New Zealand’s biggest celebration of these two foods.

More than 60 exhibitors of New Zealand’s finest artisan chocolatiers, coffee roasters and producers of amazing treats will be present.

Trade shows are a wonderful opportunity for us to be able to present companies who either are from the Blue Pacific or source their main ingredients from the islands.

This year PTI NZ is pleased to showcase two amazing companies– Samaori Coffee - a blend of Samoa and NZ Māori, this family owned business strives to be the best mobile coffee vendor in Auckland showcasing their two cultures through their love of hospitality.

We are also pleased to have She Universe - chocolate alchemists who live and breathe chocolate. Their chocolaterie, located in central Christchurch create melting wonders including a bean to bar chocolate comes from single origin Solomon Islands beans.

The Chocolate and Coffee Show is open to the public so join 6,500 other passionate foodies and grab your ticket, come past our booths, treat yourself and say hi.

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