Giovanni Torre

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About Giovanni Torre

Giovanni Torre has been covering the news since 1998. He has reported for The New York Times, The Saturday Paper, The West Australian, CTV (Canada), SBS, The Telegraph (UK), The National (UAE) and other outlets. He has also worked for two Aboriginal land councils and an Indigenous education charity. He started reporting for the National Indigenous Times in 2021.

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'Miss Nicky Says' encourages children to learn who they are with new project ‘Pepeha’

Award-winning children's artist, Miss Nicky Says, is helping tamariki (children) across Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond to learn more about their whakapapa and tūrangawaewae, with the full releas...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 14, 2026
Papua New Guinea Language Week: A journey from Port Moresby to Auckland

Professor Guy Fiti Sinclair's lifelong connection to learning, Pacific cultures and community service began in Papua New Guinea. As Aotearoa celebrates Papua New Guinea Pidgin (Tok Pisin) Language Wee...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 9, 2026
Sleepless in Sāmoa: Scholar’s vision for Pacific youth mental health

When a world-leading Oxford sleep scientist visited Sāmoa and Aotearoa as part of a prestigious Hood Fellowship, Li'amanaia Dr Roannie Ng Shiu was already thinking beyond sleep.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 8, 2026
Pacific research centre to be officially launched as WHO Collaborating Centre

The University of Auckland's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health, will be officially launched as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
US Tribal Nations and Native students file amended challenges to federal changes to Indian Education

Three Tribal Nations (Pueblo of Isleta, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes) along with Native students (Ella Bowen, Kaiya Brown, and Danielle Ledesma) have filed amended chall...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
Māori and Pacific Business students recognised as future leaders

Three outstanding students have been recognised at the University of Auckland's 2026 EY Māori and Pacific Business Students of the Year Awards, celebrating excellence, leadership and a commitment...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 24, 2026
Award-winning Pacific educator recognised for outstanding teaching

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland lecturer Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn has been recognised with the Faculty of Arts and Education Early Career Teaching Award.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 20, 2026
Beyond language: Dr Caleb Marsters on building Pacific futures

As Cook Islands Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa, University of Auckland academic Dr Caleb Marsters says language revitalisation must be part of a broader conversation about strengthening C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
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