Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Foreword 2 Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Whakatauki Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand 4 5 Pacific resilience through culture and spirit 5 Pacific cultural and spiritual values in response to COVID-19 in 2020 6 Pacific Peoples as economic migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand 7 Pacific people living in Realm countries 8 A Statistical Snapshot of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand Pacific peoples’ experiences of human rights 10 13 What are human rights? 13 Equality in dignity and rights 14 Wellbeing 23 Realising human rights for Pacific peoples 39 Recommendations arising from this Talanoa Paper 40 Conclusion 44 Appendix One – Recommendations from the United Nations human rights monitoring bodies in relation to Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand 45 Appendix Two: Human Rights Commission consultation fono/ ‘uipa’anga with Pacific peoples in 2018: 48 1