Sāmoa Capital Radio continued it’s engagement in the Wairarapa and Masterton region on Saturday 25 April, bringing the SCR team together with members of the community to discuss our programming, services and wider community initiatives.

The engagement was open to the wider Wellington region and provided an opportunity for attendees to meet the SCR team, provide feedback and share their views on the programmes and content that are important to them.

Connecting with the Wairarapa Community

The Wairarapa and Masterton area forms part of the wider Wellington region served by Sāmoa Capital Radio. SCR maintains connections with Pacific communities across the region through its radio broadcasting, social media platforms and community engagement activities.

Many listeners in the Wairarapa connect with SCR through our social media platforms, providing access to our programmes, information and community content beyond our FM broadcast coverage.

In parts of the Wairarapa, SCR’s 106.1FM broadcast can also be received in limited locations. Our community engagement in Masterton provided an opportunity to connect with listeners and community members directly and to strengthen relationships with the Pacific community in the Wairarapa.

The Masterton engagement also enabled SCR to hear directly from community members about their interests, information needs and views on our programming.

Community Engagement

Community feedback is an important part of SCR’s ongoing work. The Masterton engagement provided an opportunity for direct discussion with community members and for SCR to hear their views, ideas and interests.

The engagement focused on:

• SCR programming and content
• Health information and community awareness
• Education and information sharing
• Sāmoan language retention and the GS App
• Access to SCR through radio and digital platforms
• Opportunities for ongoing community engagement across the Wairarapa

The event also provided an opportunity for SCR to share information about its work in the areas of health, education and Sāmoan language retention, including the role of the GS App in supporting access to Sāmoan language resources.

Music and Community

Laumua Sound provided live entertainment during the event, performing a selection of classic Sāmoan music and Pacific favourites.

A shared meal was also provided, allowing attendees and the SCR team to continue discussions and engage in an informal community setting.

Event Information

Date: Saturday 25 April 2026
Venue: Lakeview School Hall
Address: 74 Te Ore Ore Road, Lansdowne, Masterton

Acknowledgement

Sāmoa Capital Radio acknowledges Lakeview School for providing the venue for the Masterton engagement and thanks the community members who attended and contributed their feedback and ideas.

The Masterton engagement was the fourth event in Sāmoa Capital Radio’s 2026 Pacific Outreach Engagement programme, following engagements held in Porirua, the Hutt Valley and Newtown. There are also plans for engagements with our community in the Levin, Palmerston North and Hawkes Bay areas in future.

Sāmoa Capital Radio thanks everyone who supported the four community engagements and contributed to the programme through their participation, feedback and support.

Videos (Short Reels from Event)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/946312521370157

https://www.facebook.com/reel/650815171460312

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1329041525814672

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Sāmoa Capital Radio continued its 2026 Pacific Outreach Engagement programme in Newtown on Thursday 19 March, bringing the SCR team together with members of the community to discuss our programming, services and wider community initiatives.

The engagement was open to the wider Wellington community and provided an opportunity for attendees to meet the SCR team, provide feedback and share their views on the programmes and content that are important to them.

The event also provided an opportunity for SCR to share information about its work in the areas of health, education and Sāmoan language retention, including the role of the Gagana Sāmoa App (GS App) in supporting access to Sāmoan language resources.

Community Engagement

Community feedback is an important part of SCR’s ongoing work. The Newtown engagement provided an opportunity for direct discussion with community members and for SCR to hear their views, ideas and interests.

The engagement focused on:

• SCR programming and content
• Health information and community awareness
• Education and information sharing
• Sāmoan language retention and the GS App
• Opportunities for ongoing community engagement

Music and Community

Laumua Sound provided live entertainment during the event, performing a selection of classic Sāmoan music and Pacific favourites.

A shared meal was also provided, allowing attendees and the SCR team to continue discussions and engage in an informal community setting.

Event Information

Date: Thursday 19 March 2026
Venue: St Annes Hall
Address: 22 Emmett Street, Newtown

Acknowledgement

Sāmoa Capital Radio acknowledges St Annes Catholic Parish of Wellington South (Samoan group) for providing the venue for the Newtown engagement and thanks the community members who attended and contributed their feedback and ideas.

The Newtown engagement formed part of Sāmoa Capital Radio’s 2026 Pacific Outreach Engagement programme, following engagements in Porirua and the Hutt Valley and ahead of the next engagement in Masterton.

Videos (Short Reels from Event)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1490162895966784

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Sāmoa Capital Radio held its first Pacific Outreach Engagement for 2026 in Porirua on Thursday 29 January, bringing the SCR team together with members of the community to discuss our programming, services and wider community initiatives.

The engagement was open to the wider Wellington community and provided an opportunity for attendees to meet the SCR team, provide feedback and share their views on the programmes and content that are important to them.

The event also provided an opportunity for SCR to share information about its work in the areas of health, education and Sāmoan language retention, including the role of the Gagana Sāmoa App (GS App) in supporting access to Sāmoan language resources.

Community Engagement

Community feedback is an important part of SCR’s ongoing work. The Porirua engagement provided an opportunity for direct discussion with community members and for SCR to hear their views, ideas and interests – especially with PORIRUA being the home of SCR since 2020.

The engagement focused on:

• SCR programming and content
• Health information and community awareness
• Education and information sharing
• Sāmoan language retention and the GS App
• Opportunities for ongoing community engagement

Music and Community

Laumua Sound provided live entertainment during the event, performing a selection of classic Sāmoan music and Pacific favourites.

A shared meal was also provided, allowing attendees and the SCR team to continue discussions and engage in an informal community setting.

Event Information

Date: Thursday 29 January 2026
Venue: EFKS Cannons Creek Hall
Address: 111 Castor Crescent, Porirua

Acknowledgement

Sāmoa Capital Radio acknowledges EFKS Cannons Creek for providing the venue for the Porirua engagement and thanks the community members who attended and contributed their feedback and ideas.

The Porirua engagement formed part of Sāmoa Capital Radio’s 2026 Pacific Outreach Engagement programme, with further engagements to be held in the Hutt Valley, Newtown and Masterton.

‘O le ‘ā gālulue so’oso’otau’au le RNZ fa’atasi ma le Sāmoa Capital Radio po’o le Si’ufofoga ‘o le Laumua, ‘e tautua tagata Sāmoa ‘e tautatala ‘i le Gagana Sāmoa ma ‘i lātou ‘o lo’o a’oa’oina le gagana ‘i Aotearoa Niu Sila. 

‘O le asō, 25 Iulai 2024, ‘o le ‘ā sainia ai se faigāpā’aga fou ‘i le ‘Ōfisa Fa’asalalau ‘a le Sāmoa Capital Radio ‘i Porirua, ‘o le ‘ā gālulue fa’atasi ai le Radio NZ ma le Sāmoa Capital Radio po’o le Leitiō ‘o le Si’ufofoga ‘o le Laumua ‘i le Vāiaso ‘o le Gagana Sāmoa, lea ‘e faia ‘i tausaga ta’itasi, ‘e patipatia ai le Gagana Sāmoa, ‘o le gagana ‘e lona tolu lona tautalaina ‘i totonu ‘o Niu Sila.  ‘O lo’o āloa’ia fo’i ‘i totonu ‘o lea māliliega, le fefa’asoaa’iga ‘o tala fou, fa’apea le tomai ‘i le tēkonolosi ma feso’ota’iga fa’aonapō nei, ‘i le vā ‘o fa’alāpotopotoga ‘e lua.

• ‘O le ‘ā tatala atu ‘e le Leitiō Niu Sila po’o le Radio NZ fa’amaumauga ‘o ana tala fou mai le RNZ National fa’apea le RNZ Pacific ‘i le Sāmoa Capital Radio ‘e fa’aliliu ma fa’asalalau ai ‘i le Gagana Sāmoa ‘i luga ‘o le 106.1FM ma fa’asalalauga tu’usa’o ‘o lo’o fa’aaogāina ai ‘upega ‘o feso’ota’iga.
• ‘O le ‘ā fa’asoa atu fo’i ‘e le Sāmoa Capital Radio ‘ana fa’amaumauga ‘i le Leitiō Niu Sila ma ‘o le ‘ā fesoasoani fo’i ‘i so’o se vāega ‘e mafai ai ‘e ala ‘i ata video, ata ‘e pu’eina ma nisi tala fou ‘e aoina mai Sāmoa, ‘aemaise lava ‘i Apia, lea ‘ua tatala ai le ‘ōfisa fou fa’asalalau ‘a le Sāmoa Capital Radio.
• ‘O le ‘ā sā’ili’ili atili ‘e le RNZ Pacific ma le Sāmoa Capital Radio ni avanoa ‘e fefa’asoaa’i ai tomai ‘i le tēkonolosi ma feso’ota’iga fa’aonapō nei, ‘e aofia ai le feoa’i ‘o ‘aufaigāluega ‘a itū ‘e lua.

Na fa’aalia ‘e le Pule Sili ‘o le Radio NZ Paul Thompson, lona agaga fa’agae’etia ‘e faipā’aga ai ma se fa’alāpotopotoga fa’asalalau ‘o lo’o tautuaina tagata Sāmoa ma taulāmua ‘e fa’atāolaola le Gagana Sāmoa. ‘Ua tāumau le RNZ ‘i lona tūlaga, ‘o se fa’alapotopotoga fa’asalalau ‘e lē’o fa’agāluea’ina fa’apisinisi, ‘ina ‘ia mafai ‘ona tatala atu ‘a lātou fa’amaumauga ‘i fa’alāpotopotoga ‘uma lava ‘i totonu ‘o Niu Sila.  Ma ‘o lenei faigāpā’aga ma le Sāmoa Capital Radio ‘e tāua tele ‘ona ‘e lagolago ‘iā lātou taumafaiga ‘e maua ma tu’uina atu ai se ‘au’aunaga ‘ātoatoa mai le Pasefika, ma tautuaina tagata ‘e fiafia ‘e fa’afofoga ‘i tala fou ‘i le Gagana Sāmoa po’o le Pasefika. 

Na saunoa fo’i le Pule Sili ‘o le Sāmoa Capital Radio, le Afioga ‘Afamasaga Tealu Mōresi, ‘i lona agaga fa’afetai mō lenei faigāpā’aga ma le RNZ, ‘o se fa’alāpotopotoga fa’asalalau ‘e fa’atuatuaina ‘i totonu ‘o Niu Sila.  ‘O se la’asaga telē ma le tāua tele, le gālulue fa’atasi ma le RNZ ‘i le Vāiaso ‘o le Gagana Sāmoa ‘e pātipatia le Gagana Sāmoa pei ‘ona saunoa ‘Afamasaga.  Ma ‘o tala fou a le RNZ, ‘e ‘a’ānoa ma ‘e tele fo’i tūlaga tau ‘i a’oa’oga ‘e maua ai.  ‘O le fa’aliliuga ‘o tala fou mai le Gagana Fa’aperetania ‘i le Gagana Sāmoa, ‘e fesoasoani ‘e fa’ailoa atu ai ‘i tagata Sāmoa ‘i Aotearoa Niu Sila ma fafo atu, mea ‘o lo’o tutupu ‘i lea taimi ma lea taimi ‘o lo’o fa’asalalauina ‘e le RNZ, ‘i taimi tonu ‘e tutupu ai.  ‘O le ‘ā fa’aopoopoina ai fo’i tagata fa’alogologo ‘a le Sāmoa Capital Radio, ‘e manuia mai tala fou ‘a le Leitiō Niu Sila.

Sina fa’amatalaga ‘e uiga ‘i le Sāmoa Capital Radio

‘O le Sāmoa Capital Radio, ‘o le ulua’i leitiō Pasefika na fa’avaeina ma resitala ‘i totonu ‘o Niu Sila ‘i le 1992 ma ‘o le 98 pasene ‘o ana fa’asalalauga, ‘e faia ‘i le gagana Sāmoa.  Ma ‘o lo’o fa’agāluea’ina ‘i lalo ‘o le igoa ‘o le Si’ufofoga ‘o le Laumua Trust. ‘

‘E fa’asalalau le SCR ‘i luga ‘o le ālā leo fa’asalalau ‘o le 106.1 FM, Facebook ma le YouTube, ‘e iai fo’i lana ‘upegatafā’ilagi ‘o lo’o mafai ‘ona maua ai fa’amatalaga aogā ma isi ‘upegatafā’ilagi ‘o lo’o mafai ‘ona feso’ota’i ‘i ai, ‘e fa’alauiloa ai polokalame ‘o le gagana Sāmoa ma ‘au’aunaga.

‘O le manulautī ‘a le Sāmoa Capital Radio, fa’afiafia, a’oa’o, fa’ailoa, lapata’i ma fa’aolaola tū ma aganu’u ‘a Sāmoa fa’atasi ma le soifuaga fa’aleagaga ‘e ala ‘i le fa’aaogāina ‘o lana lava gagana.  ‘E fa’atupeina se isi vāega ‘e le NZ on Air ma fa’asalalau mai Porirua ma Apia.  ‘O le 2023, na tatala ai le ‘Api ‘o le Gagana Sāmoa, ‘e maua fua ‘e aunoa ma se totogi, ‘i tēkonolosi ‘o le Android ma le iOS, ‘e lagolago ai ‘i tagata ‘o a’oa’o le gagana Sāmoa, fa’atasi ai ma le lagolago ‘a le Matāgāluega ‘o Ā’oga.

Sa gālulue fa’atasi le RNZ ma le Sāmoa Capital Radio ‘i se taimi ‘ua tuana’i, ‘i le polokalame ‘o le Sa’ili Mālō – Seeking a Better Life, ‘o se polokalame fa’asolo, ‘o fa’atalanoaga ‘e ono ‘i le gagana Sāmoa, sa fa’amatala ai soifuaga ‘o ē na muamua mai ‘i Niu Sila.

Sina fa’amatalaga ‘e uiga ‘i le RNZ

‘O le RNZ, ‘e lē fa’agaluea’ina fa’apisinisi, ma ‘o se fa’alāpotopotoga tūto’atasi ‘a le atunu’u mō fa’asalalauga, ma ‘o se mitamitaga, ‘ona ‘ua lata ‘i le 100 tausaga ‘o fa’aauau ai pea.

‘E malaulau itū’āiga ‘o fa’amatalaga ‘ese’ese ‘e momoli atu ‘e le RNZ, ‘o lo’o fa’aata mai ai le aganu’u, ‘o aga feso’ota’i ma le tasi felanulanua’i ‘o Niu Sila.  ‘O lana tautua, ‘e mō gāluega fa’atusitala ‘e maualuga lava lona fa’atinoga, ‘e tatala atu le avanoa mo ni fa’atalanoaga fa’alaua’itele ma ni soālaupulega ‘o au’ili’ili ai matā’upu ‘e aogā ‘i tagata Niu Sila.

‘O le taimi nei, ‘e silia ma le 60 faigāpā’aga ‘a le RNZ ‘e fefa’asoaa’i ai fa’amatalaga ma gālulue fa’atasi ai ma isi.  ‘O lona uiga, ‘o fa’amatalaga ma tusitusiga ‘a le RNZ, ‘o lo’o avanoa mō le tele ‘o ala ‘o fa’asalalauga ‘i luga ‘o ‘upega tafā’ilagi, ‘o lōmiga, leitiō ma ‘au’aunaga ‘o televise ‘i Niu Sila fa’apea ai ma le lautele ‘o le Pasefika.  ‘E fa’aleleia ai avanoa ‘e mafai ‘ona maua ai nei fa’amatalaga ‘a le RNZ mō Niu Sila ma tagata fa’alogologo mai atunu’u ‘i fafo ma mafai ‘ona tu’uina atu ai ni fa’amatalaga tāua ma tūlaga ‘ese mō isi ‘au’aunaga fa’asalalau.

‘O lo’o aofia ai le Pacific Media Network, Tikilounge Productions, Tagata Pasifika, Sāmoa Capital Radio, Radio Sāmoa ma Kaniva Tonga, ‘i nei faigāpā’aga ma gāluega so’oso’o tau’au ‘i totonu lava ‘o Niu Sila.

Link to RNZ’s Media Release (English): https://www.rnz.co.nz/media/220