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Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week

Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week

Celebrate: 19 - 25 October 2025

The 2025 theme for Niue Language Week is 'Fakatapunu, Ofania, mo e Fakaaoga e Vagahau Niue! - Elevate, Cherish, and use Vagahau Niue!'

More information on the theme will be added ahead of the language week starting. 

Resources, including social media graphics and posters, will be available on each language week page ahead of the celebrations.

Niue Language Week Funding Recipients

Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Niue Language Week preparations in 2024:

Organisation/Group Name

Location

 Approved Amount

Language

Initiative focus

Tupumaiaga A Niue Trust

 Auckland $6,800

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through Niue performing arts, resource development, Niue heritage arts and Niue kids play group.

Laupapa Trust

 

$2,500

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through Oratory, Cultural and traditional practices and online resources.

Know your Status Community Trust

 Auckland

$2,800

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through digital/online learning, Arts and crafts, and Health and Wellbeing.

Three Star Nation Niue

 Auckland

$8,550

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through Cultural and Traditional practices, Arts and Crafts, Niue music and dance, church resources and online engagement.

Henderson PIPC

Auckland

$2,800

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through Niue Arts and crafts, Music, conversational VN classes, Church resources and Health and Wellbeing.

Pulefakamotu Whakatu Nelson

Nelson

$2,000

Vagahau Niue

Arts, music and crafts, Dance, Cultural and traditional practices and resource creation.

AUNAFA Group

Auckland

$2,011.03

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through oratory, Church resources, Cultural and traditional practices, Music, Arts and Crafts and health and wellbeing.

Vagahau Niue Trust

National

$11,605

Vagahau Niue

Niue Language week launch; Language learning through music, digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, and community awareness events.

Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Niue Language Week preparations in 2023:

Organisation/Group Name

Location

 Approved Amount

Language

Initiative focus

Know Your Status Community Trust

Auckland

$3,500

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, and music

Vagahau Niue Trust

National

$31,830

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through dance and music

Tau Malolo Ha Niue

Auckland

$4,486

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through traditional dance, community awareness events, oratory, and music

Mutalau Ululauta Matahefonua Trust

Auckland

$5,170

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through music, digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, and community awareness events

Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Niue Language Week preparations in 2022:

Vagahau Niue Trust

Auckland

50,000.00

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through music, community awareness events, traditional dance, digital/online learning, oratory and arts and crafts

 

Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Niue Language Week preparations in 2021:

Organisation/Group Name

Location

 Approved Amount

Language

Initiative focus

Auckland University Niue Aga Fakamotu Association

Auckland

5,000.00

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through cultural practices

Learning Vagahau Niue

Palmerston North

4,300.00

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Maliatama Niue Trust

Auckland

4,999.05

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Niue Community Dunedin/Otepoti

Dunedin

3,272.15

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Pasifika in the Bay Trust

Tauranga

2,785.00

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Vagahau Niue Trust

Auckland

50,000.00

Vagahau Niue

Language learning through cultural practices, family history, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music