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Fred Schmidt, Director International Affairs and a mentor from Capital Factory shared his experience with Pakistani startups, “We’ve had an exceptional weekend with mentoring startups of excellent quality and we’ve chosen the ten that are the most suitable and have the best product-market fit when compared to the market in the US. The 25 startups shortlisted as semifinalists took part in the activities of the weekend from perfecting the art of pitching to figuring out where they should penetrate into the US market. A snapshot of the three-day workshops: The first day focused on design ...

The previous year, when she was in her final year at high school, Anae lost seven members of her family – five in a plane crash in Samoa that killed everyone on board. She was left searching for answers she couldn’t find in the Bible. She openly questioned God’s cruel intentions but admitted she felt his favour in another way. “I had taken six months out of school to look after Mum, who had Hodgkin’s disease, so it was a miracle when I passed the exams and got a bursary to get into university,” she says. “I was on a destructive, agnostic pathway because I was just so angry....

Robyn Edie/Stuff Polynesian Panther Party members reflect on why the Dawn Raids had a lasting impact on pasifika communities. The organisation is asking for an apology from the Government over the raids. On the cusp of the Polynesian Panther Party marking its 50th anniversary, members say racism still exists in New Zealand. The party was formed in Auckland on June 16, 1971 by six founding members Will ‘Ilolahia, Fred Schmidt, Nooroa Teavae, Paul Dapp, Eddie Williams and Vaughan Sanft. Eventually there were 300 of them all across New Zealand. All their ages ranged from 16 to 19. Three of t...