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The Presidentiables 

pg 5 

VOTERS SURVEY: What projects/changes do you want to see from the next 

president of the Philippines? Filipino News reporters conduct a straw poll to find out what 

Pinoys have on their voter wish lists heading into the Presidential Election. Illustration by Jason Aragon. 

Panfilo Lacson 

Isko Moreno 

Leni Robredo 

Bongbong Marcos 

Manny Pacquiao 

Leody de Guzman 

‘BEYOND THE VEIL’ 

FILIPINO FOLKLORE 

DEBUTS ON TVNZ 2 

Filipino talent is put 

under the spotlight afresh 

with the first feature of a 

Tagalog original in a NZproduced 

series. 

‘Albularyo' touts 

Philippine folklore in 

TVNZ 2’s six-episode 

sequence, 'Beyond the 

Veil', showcasing indigenous 

storytelling from 

Maori, Pasifika, Chinese 

and Filipino cultures. 

‘Albularyo' was written 

and directed by Filipina, 

Mia Maramara. 

Beyond the Veil premieres 

on 7th March 2022 

on TVNZ 2. It can also be 

viewed on TVNZ On 

Demand. 

2021 RESIDENT VISA 

- just what is 

happening? 

• Pinoys’ views on getting 

vaccinated and the 

anti-vax protestors pg 4 

pg 2 

• Check out these latest 

job listings on page 15. 

• Water Blasting / Gutter Protection Installation 

• Factory Assistant • Factory Team Workers 

www.trabaho.nz 

Mia Maramara has 

been nominated for the 

Filipino-Kiwi Hero 

Award for Best Film 

Director 2022. 

pg 7 

Legacy, heritage in the 

Filipino community 

‘Giants’ is Maori 

TV’s take on legacy, 

whakapapa and heritage 

in migrant communities. 

Featured in the 

Filipino epidsode are 

two Filipino-Kiwi 

Heroes - Mary Rose 

Marfori (promoter of 

outdoor pursuits) and 

Kenzo Santayana 

(gymnast) as well as 

Rupert Palaroan. 

pg 7 

Watch the exciting Filipino 

episode of ‘GIANTS’ on 

Maori TV On Demand. 

RACISM ALIVE AND 

WELL, ON AND OFF 

THE SPORTS FIELD 

Respondents to a 

recent survey in 

West Auckland say 

they had 

experie 

n c e d 

racism in 

their club 

due to the 

colour of 

their skin. 

T h e y 

pg 3 felt they 

were treated differently 

and often 

ignored. 

pg 11 

HOW TO BE A 

STYLISH PINAY ... 

One can be given the 

title ‘best dressed’ by 

what your look communicates. 

It’s a peek into who 

you are without the words 

and is composed of all the 

visuals that come with 

what you must put together. 

Fashion writer Chi De 

Jesus has some brilliant 

tips for you to consider. 

• JOB LISTINGS from www.trabaho.nz pg 15 • Minimising Risk of OMICRON pg 10 • ELISTMO: Products & Services pg 13-14

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2021 Resident Visa – just what is happening? 

Applications are open to 

everyone who qualifies for 

this once in a lifetime 

Resident Visa. There has 

been huge pressure on the 

system as people hopped 

online to lodge applications 

when Phase 2 opened on 1 

March 2022. The Malcolm 

Pacific Immigration team 

has been under the pump 

lodging applications for our 

clients. 

There are new developments 

worth noting. 

Phase 1 applications continue 

to be processed* 

Phase 1.5 applications 

continue to be processed* 

Phase 2 applications will 

not be processed until the 

end of March 2022. At that 

point, applications will be 

allocated to Immigration 

Officers based on the applicant’s 

current visa expiry 

date. 

People with 

visas that expire in 

the next few 

months will get 

processed first. 

Someone with 

another couple of 

years left on their 

visa will be waiting 

longer. The 

date the application 

is lodged does 

not help the application 

get processed 

any faster. 

When a 2021 

Resident Visa has 

been lodged an 

Interim Visa is 

issued if someone's 

current visa 

expires in the next 7 

days. However, Interim 

Visas do limit 

the ability to change jobs, 

travel overseas and modify 

any conditions of a visa. 

In most cases applying for 

a new temporary visa and 

not relying on an Interim 

Visa is the right thing to do 

despite the additional costs 

in applying. 

* Phase 1 and 1.5 applies 

to people who have lodged 

an Expression of Interest 

under the Skilled Migrant 

Applications are open to everyone who qualifies for 

this once in a lifetime Resident Visa. 

Category (SMC) or a SMC 

residence application or a 

Work to Residence application 

before 29/09/2021. 

With around 150,000 

applicants expected to apply 

in Phase 2 people need to 

prepare for processing 

delays. 

Of course, if you have 

been waiting years to 

become a resident any more 

delay is frustrating. Our 

advice is to keep your eye on 

the final objective. It's much 

more important to get the 

final approval than waiting 

just a bit longer. 

In Phase 2 Immigration 

NZ is requesting the upload 

of supporting documents 

once the application is allocated 

to an Immigration 

Officer for assessment (not 

at lodgement). 

The main reason for processing 

delays are NZ police 

and security checks (for 

those who require them) 

which is out of the control of 

Immigration NZ. These 

checks are unavoidable - be 

patient. 

Couples who have been 

separated for long periods of 

time (usually due to the border 

closure) or have not 

lived together for 12 months 

at the time of applying, there 

are emerging issues for 

recognition of these relationships 

meeting the "living 

together in a genuine and 

stable relationship for 12 

months". Some applications 

are running into problems. 

Take advice before applying. 

A quick reminder of the 

eligibility for the 2021 

Resident Visa: 

• Were in NZ on 

29/09/2021; and 

• Held an eligible visa on 

29/09/2021 (or applied for 

one before 29/09/2021 that 

was later approved); and 

• Lived in NZ for 3 years 

or more, OR earning $27 an 

hour or more, OR working 

in a job on a scare list. 

Read more about the 

2021 Resident visa: www. 

malcolmpacific.com/2021- 

resident-visa 

Applications close 31 

July 2022. Don’t expect 

any extension to this deadline. 

If you want to check out 

your eligibility for this visa 

contact Malcolm Pacific 

Immigration visit: www. 

malcolmpacific.com. 

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Racism alive on 

and off sports 

field, says report 

The Asian population is growing significantly and 

is the third largest ethnic group in New Zealand, 

following European/Pakeha and Maori. 

Asian people account for 15% of the population 

nationally, 28% of the population in Auckland and 

29% of the population of West Auckland. 

WEST AUCKLAND - 

The Asian community is 

being left on the side lines 

when it comes to getting 

involved in leadership 

roles in community sports 

organisations. 

A West Auckland study 

undertaken by Sport 

Waitakere and funded by 

the Ministry for Ethnic 

Communities looked at 

diversity and inclusion in 

community sports and the 

report, ‘The Barriers to 

Asian Participation in 

Formal Leadership within 

Community Sport - A 

Developing Ethnic Leaders 

Insight Study’ found there 

are barriers to Asian 

migrants becoming leaders 

and influencers within 

their chosen sports code. 

Javeed Ali, Sport 

Waitakere’s Community 

Sport and Recreation 

Team Lead and report coauthor, 

says the project 

aims to support the development 

of Asian members 

to become more knowledgeable, 

competent and 

confident to participate in 

formal leadership roles 

within community sports 

organisations. 

“Being part of a sports 

club and involved in the 

governance of sports 

organisations is a great 

way to adapt and integrate 

into New Zealand society,” 

says Ali. 

“It can help with establishing 

social networks, 

language improvement 

and foster respect and 

understanding in a new 

country, yet there are barriers 

to the transition from 

participants or supporters 

of sports to being leaders 

and influencers within a 

club.” 

Lack of free time was 

one of the biggest barriers 

to getting Asian immigrants 

involved in sports 

clubs with over 90% of 

respondents saying that it 

took around three years to 

settle in and get their 

affairs in order as well as 

many of them prioritising 

running a small business. 

Culture shock and language 

barriers featured 

strongly. In many cases 

New Zealand’s sports 

codes’ systems are completely 

different to those in 

migrants’ home countries 

and a limited understanding 

of English affected 

their confidence levels in 

participating in club 

sports. 

Racism and discrimination 

is alive and well on 

and off the sports field 

with respondents reporting 

they had experienced 

racism in 

their club due to 

the colour of their 

skin. They felt 

they were treated 

differently 

and often 

ignored but did 

not want to 

speak up as it 

may mean their 

child would be 

excluded from 

competitions. 

Some participants 

interviewed 

as part of 

the study suggested 

that it was 

‘jobs for the 

boys’ and boards 

and committees were dominated 

by a regular group 

of people with very limited 

opportunities for new people 

to join. Many of these 

roles are held by middleaged 

Pakeha men. 

Of the eight clubs 

analysed, Europeans made 

up approximately 50% of 

the membership yet 

accounted for over 80% of 

those who held formal 

leadership roles. Whereas 

Asian communities made 

up almost 25% of the 

membership, but only 10% 

of formal leaders had an 

Asian background. Whilst 

this is a small sample, this 

over-representation can 

lead to making members 

feel excluded as their needs 

may not be met. 

Javeed Ali says some of 

these findings are disturbing 

but all can be rectified 

if there is a stronger level 

of awareness and understanding. 

“Being told you don’t 

speak English, don’t know 

people and are not Kiwi is 

a pretty harsh introduction 

to New Zealand,” says Ali. 

Javeed Ali, report co-author 

“We need to put systems in 

place that will deliver leadership 

and governance 

training and education 

around the New Zealand 

sports system so newcomers 

can understand how we 

do it here. 

“Mentoring is another 

important tool to help 

onboard ethnic people into 

formal leadership roles,” 

says Ali. “Based on these 

findings, Sport Waitakere 

will be running a governance 

training programme 

specifically for ethnic communities 

in the coming 

months. 

“Sport and recreation 

provide a shortcut for 

social integration and we 

should be welcoming our 

ethnic communities who 

bring so much value to the 

field, the governance table 

and the social make up of 

sports clubs,” continued 

Ali. 

Photos: Supplied.

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All in on vax or all out 

against protestors? 

By Noel Bautista 

(Interviewees were asked 

before the Wellington 

protest resolution on 2nd 

March 2022) 

It’s no big secret that 

Filipinos are big on protection 

against The Virus 

via the Covid vaccine. To 

use business and gaming 

idioms, kabayan generally 

have bought into the 

use of vaccinations 

against both the symptoms 

and the transmissibility 

of Covid and have 

doubled down on boosters 

and third shots as an 

effective weapon against 

Covid, which has felled 

439 million around the 

world, killed 6 million 

and in its latest mutation 

has infected record numbers 

in New Zealand 

recently. 

Across all vaccination 

statistics including first 

jabs, second jabs and 

boosters, you won’t find 

Pinoys on the honours 

list, but as part of a bigger 

group (Asians) we pull 

our weight. 

After the biggest demographic 

(white or European 

New Zealanders) 

Asians are a strong second 

with vaccinations in 

the high 90s, with Asians 

in all regions across NZ 

among the highest proportion 

of the vaccinated 

based on the total population 

eligible for jabs. 

One can’t help but wonder, 

though, if we’re all 

starting to experience a 

bit of vaccine fatigue, 

with all the vaccine pushback. 

Pseudoscience and 

fake news are infecting 

(pun intended) social 

media and the airwaves. 

Are all these malicious 

assertions masquerading 

as facts starting to make a 

dent in the broad public 

support for the vaccine? 

Is the NZ Government 

doing the right thing, 

going all in on vaccination? 

On the other hand, 

is it doing enough regarding 

the Wellington protest? 

Rey Cadiz, Auckland, 

PRO, Ilonggo Integrated 

Association: “Generally 

speaking as a Pinoy I 

think that NZ has handled 

the multiple Covid 

variants well compared to 

other countries. As to the 

protest in Welly that is 

still going on, these people 

are the unvaxxed ones. 

They are only a handful 

or a minority. Besides, 

most are getting benefit 

money from the government 

(and) are not working 

like us. 

Anyway, the percentage 

of people who are vaxxed 

is more than the unvaxxed. 

They don't care if 

others get infected because 

of them.” 

Princess Roldan, 

Ministry of Health Covid 

tracer, Christchurch 

(interviewed before Phase 

3 came into effect) 

“The MoH has fluffed 

around too much and 

made these protocols 

irrelevant to a pandemic. 

“For example, for 

COVID positive cases, 

they don’t call us straight 

away, sometimes it has 

been over a week before 

you get a call from the 

MoH to offer MIQ or any 

support or advice.” 

H.E. Ambassador Jesus 

Gary Domingo, Wellington 

: “NZ has been recognized 

as one of the 

countries which has best 

managed COVID-19. It 

has opted to be more cautious 

than many other 

countries with regard to 

regulations, limiting of 

movement, mandates, etc. 

But like in many other 

countries, there are elements 

of the population 

who want to do away with 

restrictions. Some 

opposed to the restrictions 

have joined the 

protests and like in the 

other countries that had 

demonstrations they will 

try to remain in place for 

days.” 

Dr Arlene Fuertes, psychiatrist 

and mental 

health professional, Auckland: 

“I think we're handling 

it (managing Covid) 

very well as a nation. As 

usual, everyone will have 

different opinions 

depending on what's 

important to them. 

“One country that's 

being used as an example 

is Denmark, which 

has apparently 'opened 

up' again. 

“As a healthcare professional 

I value the fact 

that we only lost 53 lives 

(before the Omicron 

strain), for a country 

with 5 million people. 

Denmark, on the other 

hand, has lost 4,000 people. 

“There's the financial 

consideration, the loss of 

jobs, hardships etc., but 

we're not alone in that. 

It's something that's 

being experienced by 

everyone, every country. 

“We have to remember 

that the Wellington 

protest is not unique to 

us. There's the freedom 

convoy on the US- 

Canada border, the 

protests in France, etc. 

“It'll be interesting to 

see how each country 

deals with each protest. 

Of course heavy handed 

France has already used 

tear gas. They're threatening 

people with hefty 

fines and jail terms in 

Canada. We're playing 

music and turning on 

sprinklers in New 

Zealand. In the last few 

days the weather turned 

on the protesters ... I wonder 

what Liz Gunn's 

opinion is now, Mother 

Nature favouring the protesters?” 

Rhodora Acosta Sanchez, 

Christchurch: “The 

Labour government is 

arrogant and treats us 

like children. They had all 

this time to prepare for 

Covid-19 and did not do 

anything until it was too 

late. 

“Now we have these 

mandates. I'm not against 

it, but if they ditched the 

elimination strategy, di 

dapat ganito. I'm triple 

vaxxed, ha. I believe in 

science.” 

Juliet Garcia, Kaitaia: 

“To me (the government) 

is really doing well. Kiwis 

don’t realise how lucky 

they are compared to 

other countries. Yung 

mga nagpo-protest selfish 

mga yun, sarili lang nila 

iniisip nila (Those who 

Photo: 

Aisha Ronquillo 

are protesting are selfish, 

thinking only of themselves).”

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The Presidentiables. 

Panfilo Lacson 

Leni Robredo 

Isko Moreno 

Leody de Guzman 

Bongbong Marcos 

Manny Pacquiao 

What Pinoys have on their voter wish lists 

What projects/changes do you want to see 

from the next president of the Philippines? 

Kakay Lestojas 

I experience the high 

level of transparency and 

accountability in governance 

here in New Zealand 

and I dream, hope and 

pray that one day I and my 

family will get to experience 

this kind of governance 

in our country … 

Adelaide Leyson- 

Villegas 

I would like to see online 

systems activated the same 

as here in NZ, more work 

opportunities for people of 

older age and the revival of 

free community livelihood 

programs in barangays 

like dressmaking, handicraft, 

cooking or cosmetology. 

Marnito Conel 

I wish that the next president’s 

top priority will be 

addressing the current 

pandemic. I believe that 

once this issue is mitigated 

that it will pave the way for 

focusing on other pressing 

issues that the country is 

currently facing. 

Secondly, the support for 

educational improvements 

is very underwhelming. 

Thus I hope to see better 

educational aid. 

The next thing to prioritize 

is investing in health 

and technology. This 

COVID-19 situation is an 

eye opener of how unprepared 

the country is when 

it comes to dealing with a 

health crisis. 

Banking on technology 

will also help the country’s 

economy as undoubtedly it 

is the booming industry 

these days.” 

Emma Baet Carreon 

My dream is for the 

Philippines to be like NZ 

and have leaders like the 

ones we have here – with 

the integrity and decency 

to admit when they’re 

wrong and really, really 

work for the people and 

not for themselves. 

For me it’s all about honesty, 

capability and on the 

ground experience. 

I want a President who is 

strong, capable & committed 

enough to first - STOP 

corruption - second - make 

ALL government officials 

accountable for what they 

do & third - to make them 

submit their SALN for 

scrutiny by the people. 

Leovigilda Pepito 

What I want to see are 

projects that (1) help lessen 

the burden on mothers and 

women, (2) lessen the population, 

(3) give more work 

options for solo parents 

just like senior citizens get 

and (4) provide free education 

and hospitality services.” 

By Queenie Tanjay 

Francis John Jurado 

I believe that Filipinos 

are very capable of seeing 

reason beyond the superficial 

propaganda of ingenuine 

politicians. 

As a voter I am kindled 

by leaders that are transparent, 

open-minded and 

visionary. 

I would love the next 

President to be strongwilled 

enough to solve the 

long-standing issues of corruption 

and bad governance, 

embracing to the 

calls of indigenous people 

and passionate in supporting 

technology-driven 

innovations and programs. 

Desiree Marie Torayno 

I’d like the next president 

to give accessible education 

to everyone, especially 

the poor, or to design 

systems that make education 

affordable, for I 

believe that education is 

the key to every person’s 

future. 

Kate Burgos 

Key is to really stimulate 

the economy, given that we 

have been continuously 

lagging behind our neighbours. 

To break the downward 

spiral, yung overarching 

talaga is GREAT 

governance. 

1. Remove red tape and 

bureaucracy in businesses 

2. Invest in education, 

support social mobility 

(poverty alleviation) and 

capitalise on the virtual job 

market 

3. Eliminate corruption 

to increase efficiency and 

confidence in tax collection 

and to ensure that taxes 

are completely spent on 

NATION-BUILDING. The 

domino effect should be: 

higher efficiency and innovation 

and the lowering of 

the cost of internet, electricity 

and economic 

growth. 

Gracezel Flores 

Basta president na di 

lang build build kundi protect 

protect din for example 

sa mga farming land 

that was converted to highways 

or housing. 

Protecting and conserving 

the environment is important 

as well. 

This is very relevant, 

especially in times of crisis 

today, na dapat hindi government 

ang problem. 

Dapat nasa government 

ang solution. 

Kim Ybañez 

We need transparency 

and accountability from 

our next set of leaders. This 

administration’s legacy is 

the erosion of government 

institutions. I hope that the 

next administration will 

restore those institutions 

and in effect restore the 

trust of the public in those 

institutions. 

Mark Anthony Solon 

A president who will give 

us Filipinos the life that we 

deserve, who will unite the 

country again and a president 

who will make us 

proud again of being 

Filipinos. 

continued on page 6

What Pinoys have on their voter wish lists 

Nildo Osila Garcia, carpenter, 

Wellington 

For me the most important 

issue is unifying all 

Filipinos to support whomever 

wins the next elections. 

From what I see in the 

surveys, (Bongbong) Marcos 

has a chance to win, 

because no matter what 

criticisms they throw at him 

he doesn’t fight back and 

that may be the reason why 

he places highly in the survey 

results. 

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Kabayan, despite being politicized, have only the barest moments 

to spare when asked to give their views on the coming elections. 

For this reason, we chose only two questions to ask them: 

What is the most important issue this 2022 presidential 

elections and who do you think will win? 

Brent Bautista, Ministry 

of Foreign Affairs and 

Trade staff, Victoria 

University lecturer and 

ABS CBN Global Pinoy 

Awardee. 

Hello, I can’t vote in the 

PH elections and also 

haven’t been following them 

(for my own mental health, 

as the conditions look bad in 

my view). 

If I had to pick though, corruption 

and health/education 

improvement. Also, maybe 

Juliet Garcia, caregiver, 

Kaitaia 

To me, (Bongbong) 

Marcos is ahead and although 

they say that his family stole 

from the people, they also did 

a lot for the country. 

Interviews conducted 

by Noel Bautista 

relationships with the US and 

China. 

‘We are the 

captains of 

our destiny’ 

(on the issue of participation) I 

am very proud that NZ has a 

higher number of 2022 OAV registrations 

than Australia combined. 

Wellington PE’s total OAV 

(Overseas Absentee Voter) registrations: 

29,304. 

All Australian posts (Canberra, 

Sydney and Melbourne 

Embassy or Consulates): 21,897. 

The number of 2019 OAV 

registrations in NZ was also 

higher than Australia’s. 

This is despite NZ Filipinos totalling 

only 80,000 as opposed to Australia’s 

300,000 +. 

As a civil servant, I cannot express 

any opinion on the candidates or their 

platforms, even on polls, trends, etc. 

My main concern is that all, or as 

many as possible, Filipinos at home 

and overseas do vote - and that the 

election is peaceful and truly reflects 

the will of the people. 

That said, I had posted before on my 

FB - inviting all to make a pact - that 

His Excellency Jesus Gary Domingo, 

Philippine Ambassador to New Zealand 

all Filipinos pledge to work harmoniously 

together for the advancement 

of our nation - regardless of the outcome 

of the elections. 

And, if I may add - while voting is 

important - WE are the captains of our 

destiny, not our elected officials. 

Let's not be too dependent on the 

outcomes of elections for our prosperity 

and futures, with all due respect ... 

WELLING- 

TON - Magnolia, 

the new 

poetry collection 

by Wellington 

writer Nina 

Mingya Powles 

(27), was shortlisted 

for the 

Mary and Peter 

Biggs Award for 

Poetry as part of 

the Ockham NZ 

Book Awards. 

Two years ago it was 

shortlisted for the UK’s 

prestigious Forward Prize 

for Best First Collection. 

Powles says: “Magnolia is 

a title that contains layers, 

which will be obvious to any 

Chinese speakers. ‘Mùlán’ 

means ‘magnolia’, which is 

also the official flower of the 

city of Shanghai, where 

most of these poems were 

written. I spent a year and a 

half there studying Mandarin. 

“Shanghai is one of several 

places in the world that I 

call home, so I always knew 

that one day I would have to 

write a ‘Shanghai book’, but 

I didn’t know what form it 

would take. 

“The end result is partly a 

collection of love letters to 

Shanghai, but it’s also about 

New poetry 

collection 

explores 

mixed-race 

experience 

By Mel Fernandez 

loneliness and about trying 

to retrace your steps back 

towards a language you’ve 

lost.” 

Poet Alison Wong says: 

“This is a book of the body 

and the senses. Whether the 

million tiny nerve endings of 

young love, the hunger that 

turns ‘your bones soft in the 

heat’, the painterly, edible, 

physical colour of flowers 

and the fabric lantern in the 

pattern of Maggie Cheung’s 

blue cheongsam, or ‘the soft 

scratchings of dusk’. 

“These are poems of 

‘warm blue longing’ and 

understated beauty, poems to 

linger over, taste and taste 

again. As Powles searches 

for home she leaves an 

‘imprint of rain’ in your 

dreams.” 

Nina Mingya Powles 

Powles, who is of Pakeha 

and Malaysian-Chinese 

descent, was born in 

Aotearoa New Zealand and 

did most of her growing up 

here. 

Magnolia is available to 

purchase from https://www. 

seraphpress.co.nz/magnolia.html 

and from selected 

NZ bookstores. 

Rental Property, Remuera 

• Very spacious 

• 180 m2. 

• 4 brms (3 large and 

1 small dbl) 

• 1 with deck 

• 2 bathrooms 

• 3 car parks 

• Very secure 

• Good school zones 

• Walk to bus & 

Upland Road shops 

4 brm house. 

2 decks elevated 

great views. 

• Would be very suitable for Auckland 

hospital medical staff or professionals. 

• $950 wk. Water and garden included. 

• Can inspect from: 15 March. 

• Available approx 1st April. 

• Phone owner: 027 453 9116

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NZ 

Filipino talent is 

put under the spotlight 

afresh with the 

first feature of a 

Tagalog original in an 

Aotearoa-produced 

series. 

‘Albularyo' touts 

Philippine folklore in 

TVNZ 2’s six-episode 

sequence, 'Beyond 

the Veil', showcasing 

indigenous storytelling 

from Maori, 

Pasifika, Chinese and 

Filipino cultures. 

The episode was 

written and directed 

by Filipina Mia 

Maramara, alongside 

Hweiling Ow and in 

collaboration with 

producer Morgan 

Leigh Stewart and 

NZ On Air and Te 

Mangai Paho for the 

co-funding. 

The story introduces 

the journey of 

estranged siblings, 

Gloria and Robert, 

after the death of 

their parents. 

“Gloria is a 

Filipino-Kiwi doctor 

in her 30s, an ate (sister) 

figure and a strong 

female lead coming back 

home for the first time, 

while Robert, her younger 

brother, has already been 

integrated into New 

‘Albularyo’ was written and 

directed by Mia Maramara (above). 

Mia has been nominated for the 

Filipino-Kiwi Hero Award - Best 

Filipino Film Director 2022. 

BEYOND THE VEIL is a 

six-part series premiering 

on 7th March 2022, 

on TVNZ 2. It can also 

be viewed now on TVNZ 2 

On Demand. 

By Queenie Lee Tanjay 

Zealand society while 

growing up,” Mia revealed. 

Their story intertwines 

with the struggle of their 

grandmother, Lola Mim, 

Filipino folklore 

debuts with a 

new spin in NZ 

the Albularyo (witch 

doctor), as she transitions 

into a new life 

away from home. 

“She is very strict, 

but she loves her 

family so much. 

Unfortunately, being 

in New Zealand is 

very hard on her and 

so she succumbs to 

turning into a manananggal 

(a corrupted 

witch),” Mia 

detailed further. 

The show is nostalgic 

and familiar to 

folklore fans and 

geeks, even to ordinary 

Filipinos who 

grew up with superstitions, 

tales and 

myths. 

The albularyo and 

'Beyond the 

Veil' showcases 

indigenous 

storytelling from 

Maori, Pasifika, 

Chinese and 

Filipino cultures. 

manananggal are 

popular denizens in 

Philippine lore and 

supernatural narratives, 

dating from the pre- 

Hispanic era. 

An albularyo, witch-doctor 

or faith healer, is 

revered by some because of 

his specialty in herbs and 

his power to communicate 

with spirits. He is often 

portrayed as a hermit with 

a superfluous collection of 

potions and concoctions 

rendered for various 

sickness and 

prayed manifestations. 

A manananggal, 

on the other hand, 

is a hideous depiction 

of a vampire 

woman with a 

detached torso, 

feared by many 

during the night 

when it looks for its 

prey. 

The episode was 

produced by MHM 

productions, named 

after the three producing 

and directing 

bigwigs, and 

will run for 22 minutes 

on air. 

The cast includes 

Clarisse Uy, Marwin 

Silerio, Luciane 

Buchanan, Meg 

Sydenham, Lourdes 

Santos, Precious 

Joey and Raphael 

Perillo. 

Editor: ‘Albularyo’ 

can now be veiwed 

on TVNZ On 

Demand. 

Readers will be 

interested to know 

that Filipino News is 

relaunching it’s very 

own video news channel 

‘Pinoy NZ Live’ www. 

pinoynz.live in April 2022.

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GIANTS is a sevenpart 

TV series that 

premiered at 9:30 pm 

on 18 February 2022 

– on Maori TV, 

Maori+ and Maori TV 

On Demand. 

Legacy, whakapapa and 

heritage seen through the 

lens of the various migrant 

communities in Aotearoa is 

the subject of GIANTS, a 

seven-part series that premiered 

at 9:30pm on 18 

February 2022 – on Maori 

Television, Maori+ and 

Maori TV On Demand. 

The series tells untold stories 

from Chinese, Punjabi, 

Filipino, African and 

Samoan migrant communities 

in Aotearoa. 

It explores the idea that 

immigrants ‘stand on the 

shoulders of giants’, building 

upon the legacy and 

whakapapa of their tupuna. 

Producer Alex Bradshaw 

says that the series shows 

how the strength of family 

and community is an integral 

part of the foundation of 

Maori TV’s take on 

legacy and heritage 

in migrant communities 

Above: Filipino Gymnastics 

Champion - Kenzo Santayana, 

Filipino-Kiwi Sportsperson 

of the Year 2021 

www.filipinoheroes.nz 

Left: Filming of the African episode 

in Wellington (featuring Thabbiso). 

migrantnews.nz 

EPISODE 3 – Friday 4 

March, 2022, at 9:30 PM: 

Filipino – The Filipino community 

is one of the fastestgrowing 

migrant communities 

in Aotearoa. Features 

Kenzo Santayana and 

Rupert Palaroan. 


March, 2022, at 9:30 

PM: Oamaru – 

Introducing the 

culturally vibrant 

Oamaru, the latest 

step in 

Pacifika chain 

migration. 

EPISODE 5 

– Friday 18 

March, 2022, at 

9:30 PM: African 

– Changemakers 

in the growing 

African community 

of Wellington. 


March. 2022. at 9:30 PM: 

ASTR – Asians Supporting 

Tino Rangatiratanga, a 

group committed to upholding 

Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 


April, 2022, at 9:30 PM: 

Clockwise from top left: Malcolm Wong, Mary Rose Marfori, John Kaan, 

Parminder Singh and Carolyn King 

New Zealand’s most diverse 

communities. 

“The migrant communities 

that were thriving all 

had one thing in common - 

they favoured communalism 

over individualism,” says 

Alex Bradshaw. 

“In making GIANTS we 

were fortunate to have 

access to untold stories from 

some of New Zealand’s 

most vibrant migrant communities. 

We meet people 

who give voice to the experience 

of migrating to 

Aotearoa. 

“We 

learn 

about 

some of our newest New 

Zealanders – Chinese, Punjabi, 

Filipino, African, 

Samoan – how their culture 

shapes them and how they 

are shaping a new legacy in 

New Zealand through their 

community.” 

The personal stories are as 

varied as the migrant communities. 

“Our history goes right 

back to 1882, when my 

great-grandfather came to 

New Zealand to earn some 

money to send back to family 

in China,” says Malcolm 

Wong, featuring in Episode 

One. 

“I want to share what 

Filipino food is. I want to 

share our culture. 

“I know that I'm not 

doing this for myself; I'm 

doing it for my cuisine and 

my culture,” says Rupert 

Palaroan in the Filipino 

episode. 

“People don't know the 

struggles of our parents. 

Yeah, have you seen your 

mother cry? An African 

mother, when they weep, it's 

like they’re crying out to the 

Lord,” says Wasa Ali. 

The first episode of the 

new documentary series, 

Giants, premiered on Maori 

Television last week and is 

now available to watch On 

Demand. 

Co-edited by DEGANZ 

members Anthea Ede Smith, 

Scott Howard, Kaz Miley 

and Tara Durrant, Giants is a 

seven-part documentary 

series that takes a look at 

legacy, whakapapa and heritage 

through the lens of different 

migrant communities 

in Aotearoa. 

Episodes of Giants air on 

Maori Television on Fridays 

from 18 February at 9:30pm. 

They will then become 

available On Demand. 

SCHEDULE: 

Coming up on GIANTS: 


February, 2022, at 9:30 PM: 

Chinese – The Chinese 

community in Dunedin – 

one of Aotearoa’s most 

established migrant communities. 


February, 2022, at 9:30 PM: 

Indian – The Punjabi community 

drifted from 

Taumarunui to Auckland 

over four generations. 

Samoan – The Samoan 

community in Christchurch 

are intent on building a better 

future for their communities. 

Editor: These episodes of 

Giants can now be veiwed 

on Maori TV On Demand. 

Readers will be interested 

to know that Filipino News 

is relaunching it’s very own 

video news channel ‘Pinoy 

NZ Live’ www.pinoynz.live 

in April 2022. Check it out!

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The arrival of the 

Omicron variant of Covid- 

19 into New Zealand has 

meant the gap between the 

second vaccine dose and 

booster has been shortened 

even further - originally six 

months going to four months 

in early January 2022, and 

then reduced to three months 

in early February. 

The timing of the rollout 

had previously caused some 

confusion about when people 

should go and how it all 

works. 

The government made its 

latest decision on the interval 

after advice from the 

Vaccine Technical Advisory 

Group. It meant more people 

would be able eligible to get 

their booster before 

Omicron took hold in the 

community. 

There's also a difference 

between booster doses and 

third primary doses. (Note: 

For most people, a primary 

course is two doses, for 

some people a primary 

course could be three doses.) 

RNZ is here to clear it all 

up. 

What is the booster 

dose? 

The Pfizer booster vaccine 

dose is generally being 

used in New Zealand, even 

if you had a different vaccine 

for your primary 

course. 

AstraZeneca boosters are 

also available on prescription, 

but only four months 

after the second dose. 

Prescriptions can be obtained 

at the vaccinating 

AstraZeneca clinic or before 

the vaccine appointment 

with a doctor. It is free to 

visit the doctor for an 

AstraZeneca booster prescription. 

The booster is different to 

the third primary dose recommended 

for people who 

are immunocompromised. 

People eligible for a third 

primary dose can access a 

booster dose three months 

after receiving their third 

primary dose. 

When can you get your 

booster? 

In early December, the 

government announced it 

would shorten the required 

gap between the second dose 

and booster, from six 

months to four months. In 

early February, the interval 

was further reduced to three 

months, or 93 days. 

You can check when you 

are due for a booster by visiting 

mycovidrecord.nz or 

your purple Covid-19 

Vaccine appointment card if 

you have one. 

If you have already 

E X P L A I N E R 

Covid-19 vaccine booster dose: 

What you need to know 

booked your booster dose 

with a four-month gap, you 

can keep your original 

appointment, or change it. 

Although, the government 

has advised people not to 

delay getting it, to reduce the 

risk of Omicron as it spreads 

in the community. 

The Ministry of Health 

has said there are plenty of 

booster doses available and 

no one would miss out. 

Where to go to get a 

booster 

You can find locations for 

walk-in and drive-through 

vaccination places by clicking 

here. 

Appointment slots have 

been available from 17 

January via Book My 

Vaccine online. 

If you cannot book online, 

you can call the Covid-19 

Vaccination Healthline on 

0800 28 29 26 (8am to 8pm, 

seven days a week). 

Interpretation services, 

and text, email and NZ 

Relay options for deaf and 

hearing impaired are available 

if you need them via the 

0800 number. 

There is also a specialist 

team for disabled people 

(option 2 on the 0800 number). 

You can also make an 

appointment with your doctor 

if they are providing 

Covid-19 vaccines. 

Who is eligible for the 

Covid-19 vaccine booster? 

Healthcare and border 

workers have been the priority 

for booster doses since 

large numbers of people in 

those industries had their 

primary doses earlier than 

the rest of the population. 

When you arrive for your 

booster, the date of your last 

dose will be checked in the 

booking system to ensure 

you have gone through the 

required interval period. 

People aged five years and 

older have been able to get 

their primary Covid-19 vaccine 

courses, but the booster 

dose is currently only available 

for those aged 18 years 

and above. 

Advice from the Covid 

Vaccine Technical Advisory 

Group is expected in mid- 

February on when 12 to 17 

year olds would be able to 

get booster doses "if the scientific 

advice supports 

booster doses in some, or all, 

of this age group", the government 

said on its Covid-19 

website. 

The booster vaccine can 

be given at any stage of 

pregnancy, at least 3 months 

after the primary course. 

In a pamphlet from the 

ministry early in December, 

the ministry had recommended 

that those who had 

their full primary course 

during pregnancy to wait 

until after the baby is born to 

get the booster dose. 

However, in a statement to 

RNZ on 7 January, the ministry 

has clarified that advice 

has changed for pregnant 

women following review 

from the College of 

Obstetricians and guidance 

issued by the Australian 

Technical Advisory Group 

on Immunisation. 

"Pregnant people are at 

high risk for severe outcomes 

from Covid-19 infection, 

and those who are 

unvaccinated are more likely 

to have complications during 

pregnancy if they contract 

Covid-19," the ministry 

said in a media release. 

The ministry advised that 

pregnant women should discuss 

the timing of their 

booster with their midwife, 

obstetrician or general practitioner. 

If you had your Covid-19 

vaccination overseas, you 

can get still get the booster 

for free once you have gone 

through the required interval 

from your last dose. 

Potential side effects of 

boosters 

You may experience some 

side effects with the booster 

similar to the primary course 

of the vaccine, according to 

the Ministry of Health. 

These include muscle 

aches, pain at the injection 

site, headaches, nausea, and 

feeling tired or fatigued. For 

most people, these tend to be 

mild effects and don't last 

long. 

Some side effects are 

more serious but very rare, 

like a severe allergic reaction 

or an inflammation of 

the heart (myocarditis). 

If you develop difficulty 

breathing, a racing heart, 

chest pain or feel faint 

immediately or in the days 

after the vaccine, you should 

seek medical attention. 

If you're unsure about 

your symptoms or if they get 

worse, call Healthline: 0800 

358 5453. 

If you have had a severe or 

immediate allergic reaction 

to any vaccine or injection in 

the past, tell your vaccinator. 

Serious allergic reactions do 

happen but are extremely 

rare. 

An online reporting form 

for adverse events following 

immunisation with Covid-19 

vaccines is now available. 

Director-General of 

Health Ashley Bloomfield 

said New Zealand Covid-19 

vaccination data so far was 

similar to that overseas; we 

had not seen an increase in 

side effects, and overall 

adverse events after each 

additional vaccination had 

declined. 

Vaccine passes for boosters 

You do not need to have a 

booster to be certified as 

'fully vaccinated' for My 

Vaccine Pass or an International 

Travel Vaccination 

Certificate. Your My 

Vaccine Pass will remain 

valid, even if you do not get 

a booster dose. 

If you do get a booster 

dose, it will be added to My 

Covid Record and you can 

create another pass. 

Is it mandatory to have a 

Covid-19 vaccine booster? 

Early in December, the 

government announced 

Cabinet agreed in principle 

that where workers are 

required to be vaccinated, 

this mandate will now 

extend to booster doses. 

The addition to the order 

came into effect on 23 

January 2022 and means 

border and MIQ workforces, 

health and disability workforces, 

as well as those 

involved with the border or 

health or MIQ from 

Corrections, police, defence, 

and fire and emergency will 

be required to have their 

booster by 15 February, 

2022, if eligible. 

For police and fire and 

emergency workforces who 

are involved with education, 

they are required to have the 

booster by 1 March 2022. 

The same date applies for 

the education workforce. 

For all these workers, a 

booster dose is mandated six 

months (183 days) from the 

end of their primary vaccination 

course. Although, as 

with the rest of the eligible 

population, they will also be 

eligible for a booster three 

months after their primary 

vaccine course. 

How effective is the 

booster against Covid-19? 

The Ministry of Health 

said data from Pfizer 

showed that a booster dose 

was 95.6 percent effective 

against the coronavirus, 

including the Delta variant, 

compared to those who did 

not receive a booster. 

The ministry said evidence 

showed that after six 

months of a full vaccination 

course, protection against 

Covid-19 was reduced and 

so a 'top up' vaccine would 

help boost immunity against 

the virus. 

"We already know that 

booster vaccinations significantly 

lift an individual's 

immunity, reducing the 

spread and the severity of 

Covid-19. 

"Data is emerging now 

that booster doses of Pfizer 

provide better protection 

than two doses do when it 

comes to the Omicron variant." 

The UK Health Security 

Agency (UKHSA) analysed 

more than 600,000 confirmed 

and suspected cases 

of the Omicron variant up to 

29 December in England 

and found a booster vaccine 

is 88 percent effective at preventing 

people ending up in 

hospital with Covid-19. 

The data confirms that two 

doses of the AstraZeneca, 

Pfizer or Moderna vaccines 

offers little protection 

against being infected with 

Omicron. 

Why has the time 

between the second dose 

and booster been shortened? 

Before the highly infectious 

Omicron variant 

arrived in the community, 

Covid-19 Response Minister 

Chris Hipkins had said it 

was expected that every case 

coming into New Zealand's 

border would be of the variant. 

The government hopes 

having widespread administration 

of the Covid-19 vaccine 

booster will help 

decrease the risk of transmission 

and minimise the 

impact on the healthcare 

system. 

"Don't think getting a 

booster is just about keeping 

yourself safe," said Prime 

Minister Jacinda Ardern. 

"It's about ensuring our hospital 

and health system is not 

overwhelmed so those you 

love and everyone in our 

community who needs our 

hospitals can get the care 

they need." 

Hipkins said the change in 

interval would give a chance 

for people, especially Maori, 

to receive a booster and 

increase their protection 

before Omicron took hold. 

Ministry of Health Chief 

Science Advisor Ian Town 

said bringing it forward to 

three months, which had 

been done in the United 

Kingdom and in many 

Australian states, meant 

New Zealand could get the 

level of antibodies at a peak 

before it was facing widespread 

transmission of 

Omicron. 

There did not appear to be 

any downside to reducing 

the interval to three months, 

he said. 

Director-General of 

Health Dr Ashley 

Bloomfield said speeding up 

the booster rollout was a key 

part of the country's 

response to Omicron. 

- Published with special 

permission from RNZ

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How to be a stylish Pinay in 2022 

By CHI DE JESUS 

So, how long has it been, 

ladies? Let me begin this 

article with a recent experience 

that my partner and I 

had when we were given a 

short reprieve from all the 

lockdowns and were invited 

TRUMPET BALLGOWN COLUMN EMPIRE 

dence and attitude depends 

so much on what’s inside 

those fab outfits. A beautiful 

gown may lose its glam 

when your bra or full underwear 

makes the wrong 

marks in a body-hugging 

outfit. 

The devil is in the details - 

as most design scenarios 

very much apply to your 

choice of outfit. The type 

and combination of fabrics, 

the craftmanship in the beadwork 

and never forget the 

often-neglected type and 

placement of the zipper may 

very well be the secret of 

your rocking your outfit. 

More often than not, proper 

make-up, wearing the right 

shoes and your hairstyle can 

work against you if not considered 

when creating the 

ensemble. 

Why is all this important? 

Because it takes away 

from your message when 

delivering a speech because 

attention is drawn to your 

flaws. Because it might send 

the wrong message to other 

people at the event. Because 

you can’t explain to everyone 

at the event the mishaps 

or the story as to why you 

are wearing a particular outfit. 

And you don’t want to 

hear the words ‘needy’, 

‘inappropriate’, and ‘kitsch’ 

… unless you do, then we 

can label your experience a 

success! 

It’s not too late, though. 

Follow this series of articles 

here to help you get a 

better idea of how to be a 

stylish Pinay in 2022 and 

to judge an event’s best 

dressed male and female 

attendees as the 2Fat 

Fairies. Between me and my 

partner Ducky, he would be 

the ‘glam dresser’ given 

that he loves colour, fabric 

and cuts. I’m a very utilitarian 

dresser - I love straight, 

clean lines and streamlined 

silhouettes. But we both 

agree about the communication 

that dressing up brings 

forth and the mindfulness 

necessary to make an ensemble 

work. 

Arriving at the event I was 

elated to see that everyone 

was all ‘dressed up’. But 

when it came to us choosing 

the winners, we were confronted 

with the realisation 

that people dressed up via 

adhering to a ‘concept’ of 

being all-dressed-up. So we 

had to base our decision on 

intention, possible concept, 

attitude and how everything 

comes together. We were 

both happy with our final 

stars of the night. 

This brings me to this article. 

I realised that the way to 

handle this series of articles 

this year would be to go 

back to basics. But for this 

article let’s go through the 

usual notions of ‘dressingup’ 

that may need a little bit 

of explanation. One can be 

given the title ‘best dressed’ 

by what your look communicates. 

It’s a peek into who 

you are without the words 

and is composed of all the 

visuals that come with what 

you must 

p u t 

together. 

Here 

are some 

ideas that one must think 

about when putting together 

an ensemble. 

Not everything that glitters 

is glamorous. Sequins, 

rhinestones, iridescent fabric 

and glitter may look fun and 

‘glamorous’, especially 

when hit by lights, but can 

go against you if placed in 

the wrong part of your 

ensemble. 

It may give the illusion of 

something looking bigger, 

because of the reflection of 

the lights (aside from possibly 

blinding people who you 

may encounter during the 

event). And if you’re not the 

type who works the room, it 

may be uncanny to see you 

with such an outfit sitting in 

a corner, too shy to mingle. 

The silhouette comes first 

when creating an ensemble. 

Full bias skirts, mermaid or 

serpentina skirts, empire 

gowns, or A-line bodices 

should first and foremost 

complement your body-type. 

And when this presents you 

with challenges, solutions 

like ruffles, puffed sleeves 

and slits help you manoeuvre 

in the outfit. The concept 

of you fitting into the gown 

o n l y 

works for 

w e d - 

dings, 

because 

you can 

have several 

years 

to carve your body into the 

form. 

The magic is in what’s 

invisible. To fit into the silhouette 

that you like, it’s 

imperative that you put on 

the right underwear. People 

think that what’s not seen 

isn’t important. 

On the contrary, confi- 

onwards. 

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Rotorua, Noel Bautista - Timaru, 

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Wanna be a reseller? 

Pls contact Noris or Leilani 

at mobile - 0210464545. 

Pls message us or order thru our FB page : 

GP’s Kitchen. Also available at Filipino stores. 

List of outlets at: https://www.elistmo.nz 

CHURCH SERVICES 

AUCKLAND: 

Good Shepherd Parish 

Every Sunday @11:30am 

27 Telford Ave., Balmoral, Auckland 

St Mary’s Parish (Papakura) 

First Sunday of the month @12:30pm 

Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish 

24 Picton St., Howick 

Second Sunday of the month @12:30pm 

Holy Cross Parish (Papatoetoe) 

Third Sunday of the month @2:30pm 

St Patrick Parish (Panmure) 

Third Sunday of the month @4pm 

St Joseph Parish 

Fourth Sunday of the month @4pm 

10 Dominion St., Takapuna, North Shore 

* Timings may change, pls check online 

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BM Express: Air and Sea Cargo. 

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Akl: 0275 878 080, 09 887 7219 

Ham: 0277 888 299 Chc: 0277 888 116 

Chc: 0277 888 150 Wlg: 0277 888 289 

FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES 

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Hose Manufacturing 

- Factory Assistant 

We require a Factory Assistant for our 

Hose Manufacturing business. 

This is a full time position working five days a week in Onehunga. 

Full training given with room for promotion. 

The successful person will need the following; 

• Good phone manner 

• Basic maths and computer skills 

• Some mechanical ability 

• New Zealand residency or work permit 

Please email applications to admin@hml.nz 

Factory Team Workers 

Future Post is seeking reliable and motivated workers 

for its factory at Waiuku. 

You will be responsible for processing material on site and assisting 

with production of finished product. Full training will be provided. 

You will need to have a reasonable level of fitness as 

some manual handling is involved. 

A driver’s license and forklift experience are preferred. 

This is a full time position, 47.5 hours per week starting. Good hourly rate. 

Opportunities for advancement within the business 

are available for the right person. 

Come and join our progressive and growing business. 

Contact Dave Burnett: 

027 531 1123 

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