AUCKLAND
Tau Fakaholoaga/tau Fakatokatokaaga mae
Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue.
Programme/Activities for the Niue Language Week
12 -18 Oketopa/October 2015
Matapatu: “Tau Tagata Niue, Tau Magafaoa Niue, Fakaaoga e Vagahau Niue ” Theme: Niue People, Niue Families, Use Vagahau Niue
Tagata mo e tau
Aho/Date
Matakavi/Kaina/Home
Feua/Activity
matutakiaga/contact person
and details
Aho Falaile 09 Oketopa 2015 Friday 09 October 2015
Aho Tapu 11 Oketopa 2015
Sunday 11 October 2015
Where: Camp Adair, Papakura
Time: 11.00am
Vahega Vagahau Niue Favona
Kilikiki/ mudslide, making the umu for (Saturday)
Mele Nemaia, Ofania Halo and Joy
Ikiua
09-2758449
Where: Church Service, Favona School
Hall, Cardrona Road, Mangere, Auckland
Time: 5.00pm-8.00pm
Church service, opening of the Niue Language
week.
Niue Community Day – Blessings for the
Vagahau Niue Celebrations
Nora Douglas
Chairperson: NAFO
09-278 3940
Aho Gofua 12 Oketopa 2015
Monday 12 October 2015
Where: Rise Up Academy, 22 Rosella Rd,
Mangere East.
Time: 8.30 am
Opening Devotion with Rev Penetekoso
Togiatama.
Celebrity guests to speak to children.
Sally Ikinofo
0272733761
Favona Primary School Hall, Mangere,
Auckland
Time: 9.30am - 10.00am
Assembly Flag raising
Mele Nemaia, Ofania Halo and Joy
Ikiua
09-2758449
Where: Favona Primary School Hall
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Weaving (Flax)
Mele Nemaia, Ofania Halo and Joy
Ikiua 09 2758449
Where: Stanhope Rd Whanau Room,
Stanhope School, Mt Wellington
Time: 1.00pm-1.45pm
Watching dances from Niue on DVD:s and on
You tube
Where: AUT City Campus, Auckland City,
Time:10.00am – 12.00pm
(Hosted by the AUT Niuean Student
Association - AUSM Lounge
Opening Day. Futi he matini. Lologo Niue
Introduction
AUT NSA Song
Short Speech
Light Lunch
Where: Onehunga Cooperating Church,
Onehunga Mall
Group name – Onehunga Fisipua
Time :10.30am – 3.00pm
Women’s handicraft
Nora Douglas
09-2783940
Arthur Laufoli
Luando Tiakia
0210321393
Maru Avia Fakaigo(organizer)
Contacts
Vaosa Ikiua
6369444
Filiamata Fiu
579 1621
Aho Ua 13 Oketopa 2015
Tuesday 13 October 2015
Where: Favona Primary School Mangere
Auckland
Time: 12.30pm -1.30pm
Traditional Games – Semu (knuckle bones)
Mele Nemaia, Ofania Halo and Joy
Ikiua
09-2758449
Where: Kautaha Aoga Niue
Telling stories
Fou Alene Tumataiki
0211908222
Where: Stanhope Road School, Whanau
Room - Mt Wellington,
Time: 1.00pm - 1.45pm
Where: Pasifika Homebase ECE network &
NAC Trust
Kelston Community Centre
Time 10 – 2 pm
Weaving activities.
Nora Douglas
09-2783940
Mata Fiafia Hand Craft group.
Koli, lologo and Children including Niue people’s
lalaga, sianiti, sia laufa and other Niue activities
Deborah Polima
09 8326620
What: Airways - Niue Planet FM 104.6
Time: 6.00pm -8.00pm
Niue Planet FM 104.6
Time 6-8pm
Ena Polima
09 8326620
Halo Asekona/Mali Erick
09 8371700
Where: Avondale Library
Time: 10.30am start
Tau Tala mae Tau Fanau Ikiiki
Ligi Sisikefu
Where: AUT Hikuwai Plaza, Auckland City
Time: 11.00am – 2.00pm
Student Interaction-performances, games and
other activities. Arts and Crafts display and
Niuean Food Stall – AUT NSA dance performance
Luando Tiakia
0210321393
Where: Makatugi Social Club
Otahuhu
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Weaving /Lalaga
Vese Togiamua
09 2753420
Time:
Aho Lotu 14 Oketopa 2015
Wednesday 14 October 2015
Aho Tuloto 15 Oketopa 2015
Thursday 15 October 2015
Mangere Public Library
9.30am – 12.00pm
Aho Falaile 16 Oketopa 2015
Friday 16 October 2015
Where: Favona Primary School hall,
Mangere Auckland
Time: 12.40 to 1.30pm
Niue Traditional sports-toho toume, firemaking,
stilts, poi kapiniu
Mele Nemaia, Ofania Halo and Joy
Ikiua
09-2758449
Where: Stanhope Road School, Whanau
Room - Mt Wellington,
Time 1.00 - 1.45pm
Reading/Sharing Niue stories with children
Nora Douglas
09-2783940
Where: Rise Up Academy, 22 Rosella
Road, Mangere East.
Time:12.30 pm
Performances, Guest speakers, special lunch
Sally Ikinofo
0272733761
Where: AUT City Campus, Auckland City
Time: 12.00 pm – AuSM Lounge
Closing of the Vagahau Niue week. Shared lunch
Arthur Laufoli
Luando Tiakia
0210321393
Where: AUT Manukau Campus Events
Time: 12.00pm
Early Childhood centres participation, songs and
performance – Interactive Arts and Crafts
Luando Tiakia
0210321393
Aho Faiumu 17 Oketopa 2015
Saturday, 17 October 2015
Where: NAC Trust Auckland
Avondale Community Hall
99 Rosebank Road
Time: 10 – 4 pm
Niue Day – 41 Years constitution celebration.
Aho futi Matini & Fakamanatu Pule-fakamotu
Tau fiafia koli, lologo, stalls, others.
Guest speakers mae tau kautau.
Ena & Pita Polima
09 8326620
Aho Faiumu 24 Oketopa 2015
Saturday, 24 October 2015
Where: Nga Tapuwae Community Centre,
Mangere, Auckland
Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm
Where: Auckland War Memorial Museum
Time: 5.30pm – 9.00pm
Pule Fakamotu Constitution Celebration and
flag-raising.
Sione Kumitau
09-2764594
Special Niue Event (Parliamentary)
Fakamanatuaga he Tau Kautau WW1 and
Fatautonuaga he iki lilifu ‘Dean, Diplomatic
Corps’
Mele Nemaia 021 260 8181
Pefi Kingi 0220 231535
Chris Lagaluga 027 256 0842
Maria Aka 021 612 080
Aho Lotu 28 Oketopa 2015
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
WELLINGTON
Aho Tapu 11 Oketopa 2015
Sunday 11 October 2015
Aho Gofua 12 Oketopa 2015
Monday 12 October 2015
Aho Ua 13 Oketopa 2015
Tuesday 13 October 2015
Where: St James – Kilbirnie Presbyterian
Church – Wellington
Time: 1.00pm
Where: Russell School, Cannons Creek
Porirua.
Time: 9am
Combined Youth Service
Mailigi Hetutu
021 272 2951
Flag Raising assembly – performances by school
Mailigi Hetutu
021 272 2951
Where: Niue Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church
Hall - 42 Kilbirnie Cres - Kilbirnie
Time: 6.00 – 9.00pm
Niue family fun night, event includes learning
about your village, a Quiz session (prizes to be
won), a look at some slides of the old Niue life
and landscape, Niue music and dancing and
village and family singing or items – shared kai
MC: Lika Lafou
Rev Tom Etuata
Tomkele.etuata@xtra.co.nz
Ane Ikitoelagi-Hunkin
anehunk@gmail.com
Where: Linden Community Hall
Time: 6.00- 9.00pm
Where: Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church
Time: 6.00pm – 10pm
Niue Quiz night cultural item, Village history/
songs etc
History Evening – village history, Sharing stories
with Matua watch DVDs, interviews with Niue
Ogomotu via. NiuFm
Mailigi Hetutu
021 272 2951
Mailigi 021 272 2951
Where: St Timothy’s Church Hall – Titahi
Bay
Time: 6.00pm onwards
‘Night with our Mamatua Tupuna’
Niue senior citizens to tell/share their stories of
their journey to New Zealand and living in the
Wellington region.
Rev Tom Etuata
tomkele.etuata@xtra.co.nz
Aho Lotu 14 Oketopa 2015
Wednesday 14 October 2015
Aho Tuloto 15 Oketopa 2015
Thursday 15 October 2015
Aho Falaile 16 Oketopa 2015
Friday 16 October 2015
Where: Wananga O Aotearoa, Porirua
Time: 12pm
Sharing Niue Food/dishes
Mailigi 021 272 2951
Where: Niue House, Thorndon
Time: 6-10pm
An evening with the High Commissioner of Niue,
listening to major historical events/current
events and government plans.
Felicia Pihigia
Where: Fale Pasifika, Victoria University
Time: 12pm
Showcase Taoga Niue, Student journey
Mailigi 021 272 2951
Time: 7.00pm – 8.00pm
Radio Access
Holona Lui
Mailigi 021 272 2951
Holona.lui@gmail.com
Where: Porirua College
Time: 6-8pm
Kai Fiafia with VN Student to celebrate Niue
Language Week and extreme Niue cuisine.
Andrew Mokalei
027 271 0718
Janet Ikiua
Janet.ikiua@gmail.com
Where: Toru Fetu Kindergarden, Porirua
Time: 9am
Flag raising
Andrew Mokalei
027 271 0718
Where: Holy Family School, Porirua
Time: 1pm
Where: KPC Hall
Time: 10am
Where: Lower Hutt
Time: 1.00pm
Celebration of VN Week
Fisiena Lupo
Niue Pulefakamotu Celebration
Mailigi 021 272 2951
Wellington Rugby Association Pule Fakamotu
friendly game
Taunui Hetutu
021 272 2951.
Stirling Igasia Holford
ligi.igasia@xtra.co.nz
Where: Niue Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church
Hall – 42 Klbirnie Cres – Wellington
Time: 2.00pm
Niue Kaufakalataha Wellington Region (NKWR)
Ane Ikitoelagi-Hunkin 021
08218542 anehunk@gmail.com
Andrew Mokalei
atuhega@gmail.com
Aho Faiumu 17 Oketopa 2015
Saturday 17 October 2015
**This calendar will be updated as events and venues are confirmed
Christchurch
Vagahau Niue Posters available electronically from the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs and displayed at Christchurch Public Libraries
Matakau Lotu Aho Fitu: Shoreside
Aho Faiumu 10 Oketopa 2015
Where: Aranui Library – 109
Rhonda Rex & Amentea
Independent
Ministries.
A
celebration
of
Saturday 10 October 2015
Aldershot Street - Aranui
rex@live.com 03 388 0593
Niue Language week through stories,
Time: 1.30pm – 3.30pm
027 862 1064
songs and crafts – focusing on how the
language has developed in the world.
Jessica Enright 03 974 0468
Malo Polata 027 519 677
Aho Falaile 16 Oketopa 2015
Friday 16 October 2015
Niue Community Church/Tapu Niue
Liogi Fakamonuina Vagahau Niue
Presbyterian Church – 236 Cashel St/
(Blessings for Vagahau Niue Language
Cnr Madras St – Christchurch
Week) All welcome
Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Where: Christchurch City Mission – 276 Tau matua Tupuna/fanau Tupuna. Sharing
Hereford Street - Christchurch
Niuean stories, fashion parade, making
Time: 10.00 – 12.00pm
kahoa tiale /singing & dancing
Where: Aranui Library – 109 Aldershot Tama Atuhau (Mothers & Babies Group).
Street - Aranui
Talatala tuai kia (Mataginifale) Legend of
Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm
Mataginifale. Niue Babies stories & songs,
Tala Niue/Lologo, Ukelele Music (Light
music)
Special Guest Jan-Hai Te Ratana
Light lunch afterwards – all welcome
Where: Beach to be confirmed
Tau Fuata Niue/Niue Youth
Time: 10.00am
Touch Rugby & Beach Volley Ball
Aho Faiumu 17 Oketopa 2015
Saturday 17 October 2015
Where: Undercroft - University of
Canterbury
Time: 8.30am – 6.00pm
Lynsey Talagi
lynina.talagi@gmail.com
Aho Tapu 11 Oketopa 2015
Sunday 11 October 2015
Aho Gofua 12 Oketopa 2015
Monday 12 October 2015
Aho Lotu 14 Oketopa 2015
Wednesday 14 October 2015
Where: St Pauls Trinity Pacific
Lologo Tuai (Niue Chants Workshop)
The aim is to teach NZ-born Niueans (and
other interested parties) in Christchurch
two traditional chants by a Niue cultural
Jessica Enright 03 974 0468
Malo Polata 027 519 677
Malo Polata
027 751 9677
Malo Polata
027 751 9677
Phone 027 339 8299
expert from Auckland. Facilitated by
Ioane Aleke Fa’avae. The workshop will
end with a shared learning session
including a performance of the chants to
family and friends and light
refreshments.
Where: Papanui Youth Development
Centre – 1 Harwood Road – Papanui
Time: 10.00am – 2.30pm
Aho Tapu 18 Oketopa 2015
Sunday 18 October 2015
Where: St Pauls Trinity Pacific
Presbyterian Church – 236 Cashel St
cnr Madras St & Cashel St –
Christchurch
Time: 12.00pm – 1.30pm
Liogi Famonuina he Fakaotiaga he Faahi
Tapu Vagahau Niue 2015
Pule Fakamotu/Celebrate Niue
Constitutional Day – all welcome
Niue Community Church Service, Tapu
Ekalesia Niue. Liogi Fakamonuina aho tala
mitaki – Blessings for all
Malo Polata
027 751 9677
Malo Polata
027 751 9677
Hamilton
Aho Gofua 5 Oketopa 2015
Monday 5 October 2014
Where: 11 King Street Church
Time: 12-7pm
Cultural Day - Aho Fakatata
A day to showcase our Niue way. There
will be sharing of folklore and our
crafts.
Ko e aho fakatata he Aga Fakamotu,
tau tala tuai mo e tau gahua lima
Aho Lotu 07 Oketopa 2015
Wednesday 07 October 2015
Aho Falaile 9 Oketopa 2014
Friday 9 October 2015
Where: 11 King Street Church
Time: 4-9pm
Where: 11 King Street Church
Time: 6-10pm
Niue Masterchef Challenge - Tause Kai
Niue Fetoko
This will be a Team Challenge where
each individual team will be judged by
a panel of elders. Ko e tause kai fetoko
he tau matakau
Quiz Night - Po tali huhu fetoko
Team Tables of 10. Gold coin donation.
Toko hogofulu e tagata ke he laulau.
Aho Faiumu 10 Oketopa 2014
Saturday 10 October 2014
Where: Venue TBC
Time: 2-5pm
Niue Sports Day - Aho Sipote Niue
Each activity will be completed based
on age group. Fetoko ke he tau tau
moui.
Fakaue lahi, Monuina e Vagahau Niue ma e Tau Nai 2015
Carissa Mc Cay
07 852 5733
021 261 9236
Carissa Mc Cay
07 852 5733
021 261 9236
Carissa Mc Cay
07 852 5733
021 261 9236
Carissa Mc Cay
07 852 5733
021 261 9236