Creative Arts

More than a hobby - pursuing the arts

However, recipients of Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika awards in New Zealand hope their success can inspire others to turn their talent into a job. Daniela Maoate-Cox spoke to the winners about the significance of their work.

A Niuean man walking down K-Road in Auckland is stopped and searched by police.

In his pocket is a plastic comb he'd taken from a bin of free items at work so the police charge him with theft from an employer.