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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 activities throughout the year with language funding support provided by MPP to enable year-long language lea...

Source: New Zealand Government Pacific languages, cultures and identity are essential to the health and wellbeing of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand, says Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio. “Language is the key to the definition of our overall Pacific wellbeing.” This year, the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) will be supporting nine Pacific Language Weeks driven by Pacific communities. “Language is fundamental to providing Pacific peoples with an anchor to their identity, confidence, and safety as we navigate our way through the economic and social challenges ah...

Te kuhunga o tētahi tohunga mo te reo me ngā tikanga ki Whakaata Māori More >> Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 3:06 pm | Maori TV A brand new show dedicated entirely to celebrating reggae music will premiere on Māori Television on Friday August 14 at 9.30pm. More >> Friday, 19 June 2015, 11:26 am | Maori TV Māori Television is about to send three young Māori on the trip of a lifetime in Waka Warriors , startingMonday July 6 at 8.00pm. More >> Friday, 1 May 2015, 3:51 pm | Maori TV Māori Television has entered into a partnership with the Auckland Rugby Union to broadcast Auckland’s 1s...

Your playlist will load after this ad The Scott Base staff were performing at Icestock, a US New Year's festival in Antarctica. Source: Supplied The Kiwis were working at Scott Base, New Zealand's scientific base in Antarctica, and were invited to the neighbouring US McMurdo Base for the Icestock festival this year. It's an event that's usually just performances by American bands, but the New Zealanders wanted to join in this year, according to one of the participants. Science technician Wills Dobson was one of the people who helped put toge...