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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 of climate change. Kiribati is home to around 116,300 people and is extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels. “Despite the enormous challenges Kiribati faces as a nation, their language and cultural ide...

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 ...

Sunday, 11 July 2021, 1:08 pm 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 of climate change. Kiribati is home to around 116,300 people and is extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels. “Despite the enormous challenges Kiribati faces as a nation, their language and cultural identity will...

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 ...

Photo: Jogai Bhatt The Ministry for Pacific Peoples [MPP] carried out the Pacific Language Weeks Tivaivai Review, which highligted the changes community groups wanted to see in the annual celebrations of the nine Pacific languages. 2021 signalled a year of transition for the Pacific Language Weeks series, MPP would be assessing a themed approach, increase in funding and announcing Language Champion Honours. Although officially termed "Language Weeks", many Pacific communities extended activitie...