Rangatahi - Talavou

Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga – Tonga Language Week

Celebrate: 18 - 24 August

The 2024 theme for Tonga Language Week is 'E tu'uloa 'a e lea faka-Tongá 'o ka lea'aki 'i 'api, siasí (lotú), mo e nofo-'a-kāingá - The Tongan Language will be sustainable when used at home, church and in the wider community. 

Visit the Ministry for Pacific Peoples website for Tonga Language Week resources e.g., language cards, and upcoming events.

Social media spaces - Let's stay connected online:

• Follow Pacific at MIT on our Facebook page OR Instagram 
• Follow Student Life at Manukau Institute of Technology 

Connect with our heritage online:

• Visit Auckland Museum to view and enjoy Tongan and Pacific artifacts, stories, and treasures. 
• Explore Digital Pasifik online links to Tongan collections across the world.

MIT Pacific Languages Courses:
Learn to speak  Lea Faka-Tonga and develop your understanding of Tongan culture.

• Level 3 Lea Faka-Tonga
• Level 4 Lea Faka-Tonga

Auckland Council Libraries: Pacific collections and resources

Follow your Local Library on Facebook:

• Follow Otara Library
• Follow Tupu Youth Library
• Follow Mangere Town Centre Library

The Centre for Pacific Languages:

• Pacific Language Resources
• Pacific Language Course
• Speak Pacific App: Download the Speak Pacific App from the Apple App Store or get it on Google Play.

‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Airani - Cook Islands Māori Language Week

Celebrate: 4 - 10 August

Kia Orana!

The 2024 theme for Cook Islands Māori Language Week is ‘Ātui’ia au ki te vaka o tōku matakeinanga - connect me to the canoe of my tribe’ 

Visit the Ministry for Pacific Peoples website for Cook Islands Māori Language Week resources e.g., language cards, and upcoming events.

Social media spaces - Let's stay connected online:

• Follow Pacific at MIT on our Facebook page OR Instagram 
• Cook Islands Māori Language Week Facebook page

Connect with our heritage online:

• Visit Auckland Museum to view and enjoy Pacific and Cook Islands Māori artifacts, stories, and treasures.
• Explore Digital Pasifik online links to Cooks Islands collections across the world.

MIT Pacific Languages Courses:
Learn to speak Te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani (the Cook Islands Māori language) and develop your understanding of Cook Islands Māori culture.

• Level 3 Learn Cook Islands Māori
• Level 4 Learn Cook Islands Māori

The Centre for Pacific Languages:

• Pacific Language Resources
• Pacific Language Course
• Speak Pacific App: Download the Speak Pacific App from the Apple App Store or get it on Google Play.

Wikin te Taetae ni Kiribati - Kiribati Language Week

Celebrate: 7 – 13 July

The 2024 theme for Kiribati Language Week is ‘Eutakirakean ma kabwaekekean ara taetae ni Kiribati ma kateira ao rabakaura, bon maurin ao tokabetin te I-Kiribati - Thriving and flourishing our Kiribati language, culture, and knowledge build I-Kiribati resilience and prosperity’.

Mauri

Visit the Ministry for Pacific Peoples website for Kiribati Language Week resources e.g., language cards, and upcoming events.

Social media spaces - Let's stay connected online:

• Follow Pacific at MIT on our Facebook page OR Instagram 
• NZ Kiribati Language Week Facebook page

Connect with our heritage online:

• Visit Auckland Museum to view and enjoy Pacific and Kiribati artifacts, stories, and treasures.
• Explore Digital Pasifik online links to Kiribati collections across the world

The Centre for Pacific Languages:

• Pacific Language Resources
• Pacific Language Course
• Speak Pacific App: Download the Speak Pacific App from the Apple App Store or get it on Google Play.

Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week

Celebrated: 26 May – 1 June

The 2024 theme for Samoa Language Week is 'Tautua i le alofa, manuia le lumana’i – Serve in love for a blessed future'.

Tālofa lava.

Visit the Ministry for Pacific Peoples website for Samoan Language Week 2024 resources, e.g., language cards, and upcoming events.

Social media spaces - Let's stay connected online:

• Follow Pacific at MIT on our Facebook page OR Instagram 
• Gagana Samoa i Aotearoa Facebook page

Connect with our heritage online:

• Visit Auckland Museum to view and enjoy Pacific and Samoan artifacts, stories, and treasures.
• Explore Digital Pasifik online links to Samoan collections across the world

Auckland Council Libraries: Pacific collections and resources

Manukau Institute of Technology - Te Pūkenga:  

• Library and Learning Services - Gagana Samoa and Leo Pasifika guides
• Study options in Pacific languages and Te Reo Māori

The Centre for Pacific Languages:

• Pacific Language Resources
• Pacific Language Course
• Speak Pacific App: Download the Speak Pacific App from the Apple App Store or get it on Google Play.

Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuman Language Week

Hello - Noa'ia.

Visit the Ministry for Pacific Peoples website for Rotuman Language Week 2024 resources, e.g., language cards, and upcoming events.

Social media spaces - Let's stay connected online:

• visiting the official NZ Rotuman Language Week Facebook page
• Follow Pacific at MIT on our Facebook page OR Instagram 

Connect with our heritage online:

• Visit Auckland Museum to view and enjoy Pacific and Rotuman artifacts, stories, and treasures.
• Explore Digital Pasifik online links to Rotuman collections across the world
• Pacific Learners - Rotuman Language Week Resources
• Pacific Kid's Learning - Lets speak Rotuman!

Thank you - Fạiåkse’ea ‘e garue.