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ABC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Mele Hufanga: Unstoppable in League and Life
This week on Radio Australia, we're turning up the volume on Pacific voices. From music and sport to politics and the arts, we're bringing you the stories that matter. On Stories From the Pacific, host Wendy Mocki speaks with Elvina Poki Ogil about what it means to grow up in two worlds. Over on Nesian Footy, hosts Sam Wykes and Tinirau Arona catch up with Mele Hufanga captain of Tonga in rugby union, New Zealand in rugby league, and a proud product of her upbringing. And on Nesia Daily, hosts Michael Chow and Jacob McQuire sit down with influential Samoan Chief Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale for a conversation about his childhood, hosting the King of England at his resort during a royal visit and teaching ukulele to kids in the village. Relax into your Sunday morning with two hours of the best stories from across the Pacific. Host, Kuntamari Crofts will take you on a Pacific Sundays journey, bringing you stories that will inspire, entertain and inform you.
ABC News
14-07-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Mele Hufanga on switching codes and countries
Mele Hufanga didn't have it easy growing up, but playing bull rush with the boys after church sparked a love of footy that's led her to captain Tonga and represent the Kiwi Ferns. Hufanga is a powerhouse in the NRLW and talks to us about jumping from Union to League, shares some Tongan wisdom she lives by and what advice she'd give to a little girl like Mele in the Pacific Islands. Tinirau chats through a rare favourites round in the NRL, Sam salutes Fiji with their win over Scotland and Shellie Long drops by to wrap up the contenders emerging in the NRLW. NB: Mele Hufanga interview at 29 mins.
