Noa’ia – for Fesaitu Solomone, it is a humbling experience to be able to finally launch her poetry book. Her passion and love for the Rotuman language has been the driving for force for this work. It is a legacy and gift for generations to come.

A person’s cultural journey and self-discovery often starts in the home with the questions – Where Do I Come From? This resource helps people start that journey. Through using this resource, one can use it to create their very own papa’anga (genealogy or family tree), but also help by providing a bit of research on a person’s enua and vaka, and the Ariki’s tied to those enua and vaka.

Linda Zoll, a Te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Airani/Cook Islands Language Tutor with Centre for Pacific Languages has a talanoa with #PacifiDays on 531PI about her role & the Mangaian dialect.

I chose to reclaim and strengthen my identity as a tangata Kūki ‘Āirani by learning the language, not because I want to prove my Cook Island-ness, but because I am a tangata Kūki ‘Āirani and I am worthy to learn what has always belonged to me.

This year’s theme for ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani – Cook Islands Language Week is ‘Ātuitui’ia au ki te au peu o tōku kāinga Ipukarea, which means, “connect me to the traditions & culture of my homeland”.

Over the weekend, the South Auckland STEM Conference & Expo was held at the Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau. The theme for this year, ‘Weaving Indigenous knowledge with 21st Century Innovation’ was of special interest to the Centre for Pacific Languages.

The Hon Jo Luxton has stated that the ‘2023 Action Plan sets out the new actions we started since 2020 to further support Pacific success, as well as the actions we are continuing from 2020. It articulates the Government’s commitment to Pacific languages in education and to growing Pacific bilingual and immersion education’.

Sina was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2022, for services to governance. A Pacific woman of Samoan, German and English descent she has over 25 years working in the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors in governance and executive roles.

The community celebrates Te Taetae ni Kiribati – Kiribati Language Week 2023: It has been a busy week at the Centre for Pacific Languages as it supports the Kiribati community with their language week celebrations. These activities also include the Independence Day celebrations for Kiribati. Although the Kiribati community is one of the smaller Pacific groups in Aotearoa – they are the most determined when it comes to language and culture revitalisation.

Stuff – One of Aotearoa’s smallest Pacific communities will celebrate their language and culture this week, in a push to save it for the next generation.