Loveni S Enari

Guest writer

Loveni S Enari (Sāmoa: Vaiala, Safune and Lepā) is a graduate of the first Manukau Institute of Technology journalism course. He has worked as a freelance journalist and sports reporter, and has also been a catering manager, rugby coach, and a teacher and manager of his own English language school in England and then in Spain, where he’s lived for nearly three decades. He recently returned to Aotearoa after 32 years away.

Details of the author’s tatau

Enduring the voyage of the tatau

A stunning essay on the spiritual, familial and personal struggle of receiving a tatau.

By Loveni S Enari | 18th May, 2024

Regina Khan and the author in front of Island Fresh (Photos: Supplied)

Inside the only Pasifika goods store in Dunedin

If you're after coconut cream, floral wreaths and a Manu Sāmoa shirt all at once, there's only one place to go in Dunedin.

By Loveni S Enari | 16th March, 2024

Pasifika Festival performers (Photo: AucklandNZ)

If you’ve never been to Pasifika Festival before, now is the time to change that

The world's biggest celebration of Pacific culture returns this weekend. Will you be there?

By Loveni S Enari | 8th March, 2024

Image: Tina Tiller

Returning to a different New Zealand after 32 years away

Has the country changed all that much in three decades? Loveni Enari compares his two New Zealands.

By Loveni S Enari | 15th February, 2024