Vaimoana Mase

Vaimoana Mase

Pasifika Editor·NZ Herald·

6 Nov, 2026 04:00 PM4 mins to read

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(From left) Sam Saad, Ibrahim Hatem and Ahmed Reynolds-Hatem, of Pita House in Pakuranga. The family business was started by a pair of Syrian brothers more than 20 years ago. Photo / Michael Craig

Ibrahim Hatem stands in the middle of his family’s new store and can come up with only one word when asked how he feels to see it open again.

“Happy,” he says, with a hand on his chest, becoming emotional.

The 61-year-old is the co-owner of Pakūranga’s Pita House, a

Source: New Zealand Herald · Vaimoana Mase

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