Tau Fakholoaga/tau Fakatokatokaaga mae Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue.
Programme/Activities for the Niue Language Week
12 -18 Oketopa/October 2014
Matapatu: “Fakaako, Fakaaoga, Fakamau Kia Mauokafua e Vagahau Niue”
Aho/Date
Aho Tapu12 Oketopa 2014
Sunday 12 October 2014
Aho Gofua 13 Oketopa 2014
Monday 13 October 2014
Matakavi/Kaina/Home
AUCKLAND
Theme: Learn, Use, Retain, Maintain Our Vagahau Niue
Feua/Activity
Tagata mo e tau
matutakiaga/contact person
and details
Where: Church Service, Favona School
Hall, Cardronna Road, Mangere,
Auckland
Time: 6.00pm-9.00pm
Church service, opening of the Niue Language
week.
Niue Community Day – Blessings for the
Vagahau Niue Celebrations
Nora Douglas
Chairperson of NAFO
09-278 3940
Where: Favona Primary School Hall,
Mangere, Auckland
Time: 12.30-1.30
Reading to the children-stories and legends from
Niue
Mele Nemaia, Sheelagh Cooper,
Ofania Halo
09-2758449
Where: AUT-City Campus
Auckland
Time:
Takalo-Meke-Speeches (student performance)
Guest speaker: Tigilau Ness
Elvis Togiamua
AUT
Where: Tufuga Fakamotu Weaving Group
Weaving - Arts and crafts
Lekei Laupa
PIC-Mangere, Auckland
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00pm
Aho Ua 14 Oketopa 2014
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Aho Lotu 15 Oketopa 2014
Wednesday 15 October 2014
09-256 0537
Where: Niue Kaufakalataha Weaving
Group, Hall Avenue, Mangere, Auckland
Lalaga - Weaving
10.30 am-3.00pm
Louisa Lavakula
09-274 1149
Where: Kautaha Aoga Niue, Mangere,
Auckland
Time: 9.30 am – 12.00pm
Futi Matini – Flag raising ceremony
Fiti Lagakali-Mangere PIC Church
followed by light refreshments
Fou Alene Tumataiki
Vice President
021 190 8222
Where: Favona Primary School Mangere
Auckland
Time: 12.30-1.30
Watching Niue DVDs –Room E2,
Sheelagh Cooper, Ofania Halo
Where: AUT-South Campus, Manukau
Auckland
Niue student/Community Art Exhibition
Guest Artist: John Pule
Elvis Togiamua
Where: Tupuna Niue Weaving Group Tui
Room, Otara, Auckland
Time: 11.00am-4.30pm
Lalaga/Weaving
Louisa Lavakula, 09-274 1149
Where: Kautaha Aoga Niue, Auckland
Time: 9.30am -12.00pm
Mangere Public Library
Where: Favona Primary School
Mangere Auckland
Time: 12.30-1.30
Lunchtime disco in the school hall
Fou Alene Tumataiki
Vice resident
0211908222
Mele Nemaia, Sheelagh Cooper,
Ofania Halo
Where: AUT-South Campus, Manukau
Auckland
Weaving/Art: Craft & Weaving groups
3X Weaving groups will attend
Elvis Togiamua
Where: Niue Fiafiamau Weaving Group
Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland
Time: 12.00-1.00pm
Lalaga - Weaving,
Sina Panama
Where: Para-Niue Weaving Group
Lalaga - Weaving and Exercise
Filitaniu Heka
PIC Church hall, Ferguson Street,
Otara, Auckland
Time: 10.00am-3.00pm
Where: Leva Inclusive Unit Year 1 & 2
Papatoetoe South Primary
Papatoetoe, Auckland
Umu making and performances
Sinalee Poimafiti
09 275 7967
Where: Kautaha Aoga Niue
Auckland
Time: - 3 sessions
9.00am -10.00am –for pre-schoolers
11.00am-12.00pm – 6-8 year olds
1.30-2.30pm-9-12 year olds
1.30-2.30pm-9-12 year olds
Mangere Public Library
Auckland Museum staff presentation on culture
Fou Alene Tumataiki
Vice President
021 190 8222
Where: Radio Planet FM 104.6
Time: 6pm-8pm
Community Programme Radio Pekapeka
Mangere Public Library staff:
Branka
Health Programme
Aho Tuloto 16 Oketopa 2014
Thursday 16 October 2014
Enatuleni Polima Pamo
09 832 6620
Halo Asekona
Maliaga Erick
09 837 1700
Mele Nemaia, Sheelagh Cooper,
Ofania Halo
Where: Favona Primary School
Mangere Auckland
Time: 12.30-1.30
Niue traditional sports activities: Sack racing,
Coconut shell racing, Toume skiing and many
more
Where: AUT-City Campus, Auckland
Time: Social activities - 10.00am -12.00pm
Niue-Behold a Coconut, Husking, crate, making
coconut cream, Making takihi,polo lu, etc.
Performance-from students & Miss Niue
Elvis Togiamua
Where: Makatugi Social Club, Otahuhu
McDonald Auckland
Time: 10.00am-3.00pm
Weaving/Lalaga
Vesehemana Togiamua,
09-2753420
Where: Ukufakina Mau Nakai-Mau- 77
Ferguson Street, Mangere, Auckland
Time: 9am – 2pm
Mangere Public Library-
Mangere
Branka
Eva Kose, 0212257221
Public
Library
staff:
Where: Kautaha Aoga Niue, Auckland
Time:
3 sessions, 9.00am -10.00am –for pre-schoolers,
11.00am-12.00pm – 6-8 year olds, 1.30-2.30pm9-12 year olds
Auckland Museum staff to teach about the Niue
culture.
Where: Fresh Gallery, Otara
Time: 9am-4.30pm
Aho Falaile 17 Oketopa 2014
Friday 17 October 2014
Aho Faiumu 18 Oketopa 2014
Saturday 18 October 2014
Where: Favona Primary School hall,
Mangere Auckland
Time: 5.00 to 10.00pm
Taha Fasi
Niue Pulotu in Weaving & Talatalai
Singing competition, Students and families of
Favona Vagahau Niue class.
Future Language Projects, followed by a shared
lunch
Elvis Togiamua
Where: Mangere Arts Centre – Mangere –
Auckland 10.00am – 4.00pm
Where: Avatele/Oneonepata, 87 Blake
Road, Mangere – Auckland
Time:
Niue Pulotu in Weaving & Talatalai
Taha Fasi
Weaving/Lalaga, 12.00pm-4.00pm (no weaving
on this day due to Niue Constitution celebration)
Linda Kumitau
09-2764594
Nga-Tapu Wae Community hall, Bucklands Road,
Mangere
Official opening of programme starts at 9.00am
Walter Togiamua, 0212871122
and Alana Togiamua
Where: Auckland Museum – Auckland
Time: 10.00 – 3.00pm
Food stalls and performances.
Niue Pulotu in Weaving & Talatalai
Niue Advisory Council Flag Raising
Aho/Date
Mele Nemaia, Sheelagh Cooper,
Ofania Halo
Where: AUT-South Campus, Manukau,
Auckland
Time:
Where: Fakamanatuaga he Pule Fakamotu
ha Niue-tu e 40 tau he Pule Fakamotu.
Celebration of 40 years of becoming
Internal Self Government.
Time: 9.00am-2pm.
Aho Tapu 19 Oketopa 2014
Sunday 19 October 2014
Fou Alene Tumataiki
Vice President
0211908222
Matakavi/Kaina/Home
Taha Fasi
Auckland
Feua/Activity
Tagata mo e tau
matutakiaga/contact person
and details
Aho Faiumu 11 Oketopa 2014
Saturday 11 October 2014
Where: New Lynn Community Hall,
West Auckland, Niue
Time: 8:00am – 3:00pm
Niue Advisory Council “Food Day” - Fakafua Kai
and activities
Enatuleni and Pita Pamo
09 832 6620
Aho Faiumu 18 Oketopa 2014
Saturday 18 October 2014
Where: New Lynn Community Hall,
West Auckland, Niue
Time: 8:00am – 3:00pm
Niue Advisory Council Trust (NAC) Auckland
2014 Niue Pule Fakamotu Constitution Day
Celebration marking 40 Years Self Government.
Enatuleni and Pita Pamo
09 832 6620
Vagahau Niue posters & resources displayed from 13th – 19th
of October at the following libraries:
Aranaui, New Brighton, Linwood, Papanui, South Library, Upper
Riccarton and Manchester Street - libraries
Aho Tapu12 Oketopa 2014
Sunday 12 October 2014
Aho Gofua 13 Oketopa 2014
Monday 13 October 2014
Where: Niue Community Day - Blessing of
the Vagahau Niue Week- Baptist Church
144 Sawyers Arms Road, Papanui
Christchurch North
Time: Church service - 2.00pm-4.00pm
Where: Aranui Community Library – 109
Aldershot St, Aranui, Christchurch East
Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm
All welcome
CHRISTCHURCH
Guest Speaker, Adrriella Rex Carrasco, Share her
personal story about Vagahau Niue and the
Importance of the Niue culture to a New Zealand
born Niuean. Share light lunch
Malotele Polata
0277-519-677
Matua /Matua tupuna-Niue Preschool story
times 7 songs.
Talanoa story times -Papa teliga , Tuki tuki fua
tuitui- Kiu & Uga. Ukulele with Rhonda Rex &
Amenthea.
Malotele Polata
0277-519-677
Share light lunch
Aho Ua 14 Oketopa 2014
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Aho Lotu 15 Oketopa 2014
Wednesday 15 October 2014
Aho Tuloto 16 Oketopa 2014
Thursday 16 October 2014
No Activities
Where: Magafaoa / fuata/ fanau;
North New Brighton - Opposite Rawhiti
Domain
Time: 4.00pm – 7pm
No Activities
No Activities
No Activities
Ta kilikili ki Tahi/ Cricket on the beach, poi tufi
fufua moa. Beach Volley Ball(Shared dinner to
follow)
Ladies walking group/ O hui tau fifine
Raewyn Pasene
021 915 594
No Activities
No Activities
Aho Falaile 17 Oketopa 2014
Friday 17 October 2014
Where: Pacific Trust Canterbury – 189
Montreal Street – Christchurch City
Hosted by Niue Employers
Lologo & brief Niue history constitutions
awareness
Raewyn Pasene
021 915 594
Time: 12.30pm – 2.00pm
Shared Lunch
Where: Papanui Youth Development
Centre, 1 Harewood Rd Papanui
Christchurch North.
Time: 10am – 2pm
Aho Faiumu 18 Oketopa 2014
Saturday 18 October 2014
Aho Tapu 19 Oketopa 2014
Sunday 19 October 2014
Aho tau magafaoa Niue - The 40th Niue
Constitutional Day
Liogi famounuina: Tu fagofulu tau a Niue Pule
Fakamotu – Lologo he Kautu ‘koe Iki he Lagi’
Niue Anthem
Followed by logologo (children singing), vali mata
tahika (face painting), Pele tenisi laulau (Table
tennis) sharing stories and memories from Niue
– shared lunch to follow
Where: Baptist Church – 144 Sawyers
Arms Road – Papanui – Christchurch Nth
Time: 2pm – 5pm
Liogi fakamounuina aha he tala mitaki Peniamina
Tapu Ekalesia Niue
Vagahau Niue posters & resources displayed from 13th –
19th of October at some local libraries and throughout the
community
Aho Tapu12 Oketopa 2014
Sunday 12 October 2014
Aho Gofua 13 Oketopa 2014
Malotele Polata
027-751-9677
Raewyn Pasene
021-915-594.
Where: St James – Kilbirnie Presbyterian
Church – Wellington
Time: 1.00pm
Where: Toru Whetu Kindergarden -
Blessings for the Vagahau Niue Celebrations –
combined service by Reverend Fokolene Liuvaie
followed by a light lunch
Raising of the Niue Flag – light refreshments to
Malotele Polata 027 7519677
WELLINGTON
Mailigi Hetutu
021 272 2951
Mailigi Hetutu
Monday 13 October 2014
Aho Ua 14 Oketopa 2014
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Aho Lotu 15 Oketopa 2014
Wednesday 15 October 2014
Aho Tuloto 16 Oketopa 2014
Thursday 16 October 2014
Aho Falaile 17 Oketopa 2014
Friday 17 October 2014
Porirua
Time: 9.00am
follow
021 272 2951
Where: Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs 101 – 103 The Terrace – Wellington
Time: 12.00pm – 2.00pm
Shared lunch hosted by Ministry of Pacific Island
Affairs
The Niue journey displayed through Arts &
Culture exhibition. All to bring a plate to share –
a showcase of our Niuean pallet and the ‘flavors
of the rock’!
A talk back show highlighting activities, customer
experiences and updates on up and coming
language events
Genealogy – a family night with Niue youth,
parents and community
Tina Simcock 021 495 101
A family night sharing dinner sharing stories and
our Niuean journey
Andrew 027 271 0718
Sports Youth Night – Annual event and involves
Niue youth and the community highlighting
sports as the vehicle for engagement and
participation in Niue cultural activities
Niue Kaufakalataha Wellington Region (NKWR)
celebrating our National Constitution Day with
Niue song, dance and kai Niue. Please bring a
plate to share
Andrew 027 271 0718
Jay Ikiua 021 221 5122
Blessings for the Vagahau Niue Celebrations by
Rev Fokolene Liuvaie followed by a light lunch
Mailigi 021 272 2951
Where: Radio talkback show hosted by
Radio Access with Tomasi Kauie
Time: 6.00pm
Latter Day Saints church – Porirua
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Po Magafaoua night – Porirua College –
Porirua
Time: TBA
Te Rauparaha Events Centre – Porirua
Time: 6.00pm
Where: Niue Pule Fakamotu – Niue
National Day
Time: 10am – 3pm
Aho Faiumu 18 Oketopa 2014
Saturday 18 October 2014
Mailigi 021 272 2951
Mailigi 021 272 2951
Ane (TBA)
Andrew 027 271 0718
Where: Venue: Linden Community Hall, 10
Linden Ave, Linden
Where: Peniamina Day: St James Kilbirnie
Presbyterian Church
Time: 1.00pm
**This calendar will be updated as events and venues are confirmed
HAMILTON
Aho Lotu 8 Oketopa 2014
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Aho Faiumu 11 Oketopa 2014
Saturday 11 October 2014
Where: 11 King Street Church
Time: 11am
Tause Kai Niue Demo
Where: 11 King Street Church
Time: 5.30pm
Niue Language Quiz
Where: Waikato University Park
Time: 2pm
Amazing Race
Carissa Mc Cay
07 852 5733
021 261 9236
Carissa Mc Cay
07 852 5733
021 261 9236