Olsen Filipaina
Howie Tamati & Fred Ah Kuoi
Olsen Filipaina was at his peak in the mid 1980s against Great Britain and Australia. Two his his team mates from that era, Howie Tamati and Fred Kuoi, discuss his impact on the game and his legacy… Audio
Alf Filipaina remembering his brother, Olsen Filipaina
Aotearoa is saying farewell to one of it's great rugby league players. Olsen Filipaina died in Sydney on Thursday at the age of 64. His brother, Alf Filipaina, talks to Mapuna. Audio
Olsen Filipaina on the women who raised a rugby league legend
Rugby league trailblazer Olsen Filipaina explains how the three woman in his life helped guide him through dealing with racism, cultural dislocation and depression. Audio
Patrick Skene: Pacific and Maori influences on the NRL
When New Zealand rugby league legend Olsen Filipaina- aka "The Big O" or "The Galloping Garbo" on account of his day job- plied his trade in Australia's National Rugby League he was a trailblazer as a… Video, Audio
Pasifika rugby league trailblazer, Olsen Filipaina
Olsen Filipaina was one of the first talented Pasifika-Maori athletes to be involved with the Sydney rugby league professional competition, long before there was adequate pastoral care for young… Audio