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Press Release – New Zealand Government Kiribati is on the frontline of Climate Change and language will keep its people rooted to their land and tradition in the coming crisis, said the Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio. Our Pacific nations are the first to feel the impacts … Kiribati is on the frontline of Climate Change and language will keep its people rooted to their land and tradition in the coming crisis, said the Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio. “Our ...

Why is a minority still threatened by the use of the Māori language?

When Maturo ‘Matty’ Siaosi arrived in New Zealand from Samoa on a rugby scholarship he was just 17 and struggled to speak English. On Thursday he shared his first language with South Canterbury.

​There are few other Tusi Fa'alupegas that have been released, but Tomoniko says what makes this manuscript interesting is that it was bilingual.

Today's launch of Samoa Language Week highlights the importance of language in providing a foundation for Pacific wellbeing, said Minister for Pacific...

9 Lives hosting duties. “I might throw in the odd kīwaha, which is basically the Māori word for colloquialism or slang,” he says. The show, which has four contestants in each episode, is billed as bilingual. “I kind of liken it to a snack-bite-sized portion of te reo [Māori] as opposed to a family feast, where you’re going to be, ‘Oh my gosh, what did he just say?’,” says Smith. “That’s not what this show is about. It’s about seamlessly and organically implementing te...

Press Release – Hutt City Council A Lower Hutt childrens author will kick off Vaiaso o le Gagana Smoa (Smoan Language Week) by launching seven stories in one hit. Smoan author and Pasifika education advocate Dahlia Malaeulus Mila’s My Aganu’u series of books is the first … A Lower Hutt children’s author will kick off Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa (Sāmoan Language Week) by launching seven stories in one hit. Sāmoan author and Pasifika education advocate Dahlia Malaeulu’s Mila’s My A...

But in New Zealand, the pandemic has failed to dampen the islanders spirits. .. Photo: Dom Thomas Fiji recorded its fourth covid death yesterday as the Suva and Nausori corridor, home to three towns and one-third of the population, goes into a lockdown from 11pm tonight to 4am Wednesday morning. Fijian President Jioje Konrote, who hails from Rotuma, said the world was hit with this deadly virus and Fiji was no exception. In his Rotuma Day message, Konrote said while he was relieved the coronav...

Children gathered at a South Auckland community hub on Wednesday night, singing songs and learning basic Rotuman words and phrases as part of this weeks Rotuman language celebrations. Kids getting amongst the Rotuman Language Week celebrations. Photo: RNZ / Anric Margraff Sitanilei From the alphabet to numbers and colours, those ranging in pre-school to high school ages participated in a childrens day singing programme hosted by an Auckland Rotuman community group. Heres what some of the child...

Press Release – Porirua City Council This years theme for the Rotuman Language Week is Tutur hk ne mr lelei – which refers to the four pillars of life and wellbeing (spiritual, physical, psychological, and social) and it acknowledges and celebrates the strength and resilience of our … This year’s theme for the Rotuman Language Week is Tutur häk ne måür lelei – which refers to the four pillars of life and wellbeing (spiritual, physical, psychological, and social) and it acknowledge...