Just as significant:

"The party has also selected Carmel Sepuloni as the deputy prime minister... Sepuloni, 46, is of Samoan, Tongan and New Zealand European decent and lives in Auckland ." #TagataPasifika #NewZealand #NZpolitics

https://mas.to/@Fanua/109730405652857148
WELLINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand's ruling Labour Party on Sunday selected Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as its new leader and the 41st prime minister of the country, Radio New Zealand reported.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nz-labour-lawmakers-meet-confirm-chris-hipkins-jacinda-ardern-replacement-2023-01-22/

A long day. Another long year. #NewYearsEve2022​

Now just after midnight in #Samoa, good riddance #Year2022.

Happy welcome #Year2023, hope to remain #CovidFree. 😷

Ia Manuia Le Tausaga Fou, World. 🎉

You'll be happy to know we're all still here revolving around our Sun per usual. Best wishes to all this #HappyNewYear.

Let's stand for the well-being of all on #PlanetEarth, #Indigenous, #TagataPasifika, and of all those oppressed and persecuted.

#HappyNewYear2023 #SouthPacific #Oceania​

Australia 🇦🇺 #football legend Tim Cahill is at the #WorldCup to support the #Socceroos. Tim is #Samoan. #Australia #WC2022 #TagataPasifika #PasifikaPeople

(Photo credit: #AUS Socceroos)

@betsyvr We're the same people afterall. 🙂

"Land" in Hawaiian = 'Āina, which is the second part of my name includes the apostrophe. "Aiga" in #Samoan means "family/people". #Pasifika #TagataPasifika #languages

@betsyvr @accretor Also, there are many similar words that are exactly the same in spelling and meaning, for instance "mana" (same in #Tongan). The #Tuvalu translation of the bible is written only in #Samoan. #Pasifika #TagataPasifika #languages