This year’s theme was prepared by Kaiga Tuvalu Otago based in Dunedin and endorsed by national leaders of the Tuvalu Language Week working group.
The community group elaborates on the theme by saying speaking your native language or dialect connects you to your ancestors and culture, creating a strong sense of belonging and pride. This helps maintain community bonds and ensures cultural traditions are passed down. Preserving one’s dialect is unique because it captures the special ways of speaking in a particular community, adding richness and diversity to the cultural tapestry.
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Event |
Time |
Location |
Description |
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Opening Tuvalu Church Congregational |
12pm - 8pm |
Online |
Opening service live from Tuvalu Auckland Congregations |
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Opening Church Service |
10am - 4pm |
Tuvalu Christian Church Wellington (TCCW) Hall 4 Loongana Steet Porirua |
Church Service with Tuvalu communities in Porirua |
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Opening of Tuvalu Language Week |
11:30am – 4:00pm |
Levin Uniting Church 87 Oxford Street, Levin |
Service (Tuvalu community) Lunch Singing hymns |
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Opening Church Service |
2pm - 4.30pm |
Hastings District Council 207 Lyndon Road Hastings |
Opening services in Hastings |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
Description |
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Kids Tuvalu Book reading |
8am | National |
Streaming live on PMN |
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Flag Raising |
8-10am |
Porirua Peace Memorial - Flag Raising (Porirua) |
Flag raising for the communities |
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Flag Raising |
10am-12pm |
Kainga Pasifika Services Hastings 4 Tenby Terrace Flaxmere |
Flag raising for the communities |
| Arts & Crafts– Traditional Music/ Songs |
10am-12pm |
Pātaka Art + Museum Cnr Norrie & Parumoana Streets Porirua |
Traditional arts and crafts |
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Arts & Crafts– Traditional Music/ Songs |
6pm-10pm |
Kainga Pasifika Services Hastings 4 Tenby Terrace Flaxmere |
Communities |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
Description |
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Taumatua crafts display & entertainment |
10am-2pm |
Auckland |
Delivered by the Nukulaelae community |
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Kids Tuvalu Book reading |
8am | National | Streaming live on PMN |
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Cultural Knowledge / Story / History Independence |
10am-2pm |
Tuvalu Christian Church Wellington (TCCW) Hall 4 Loongana Street Porirua |
Communities |
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Arts – Traditional Music/Songs |
10am-12pm |
Pātaka Art + Museum Cnr Norrie & Parumoana Streets Porirua |
Communities |
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Arts & Crafts– Traditional Music/ Songs |
10am-2pm |
Kainga Pasifika Services Hastings 4 Tenby Terrace Flaxmere |
Communities |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
Description |
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Kids Tuvalu Book reading |
8am | National | Streaming live on PMN |
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Arts – Traditional Music/ Songs |
10am-2pm |
Kainga Pasifika Services Hastings 4 Tenby Terrace Flaxmere |
Communities |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
Description |
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Kids Tuvalu Book readings |
8am | National | Stream live on PMN |
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Display of Arts |
9am-4pm |
Pātaka Art + Museum Cnr Norrie & Parumoana Streets |
Contemporary jewellery. Home décor. Fou making. Children's programme. |
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Arts – Traditional Music/ Songs |
10am-2pm |
Kainga Pasifika Services Hastings 4 Tenby Terrace Flaxmere |
Communities |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
Description |
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Tuvalu language programme |
3pm-4.30pm |
Pacific Health Plus |
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Tuvalu Indoor Activities |
4pm-8pm |
Auckland | Communities |
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Health Workshop |
7pm-9pm |
Tuvalu Christian Church Wellington (TCCW) Hall |
Health workshop delivered in the Tuvaluan language |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
Description |
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Celebration of Tuvalu Independence Anniversary in Hastings |
8:30am – 5:00pm |
Te Aranga Marae 18 Boston Cres Hastings |
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Closing of Tuvalu Language Week |
9am-4pm |
YMCA Massey, 545 Don Buck Rd, Massey, Auckland |
Tuvalu community celebrations of Independence and closing of TLW |
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Closing of Tuvalu Language Week |
9am – 3pm |
Te Aranga Marae 18 Boston Crescent Flaxmere |
Combined with Levin Tuvalu Community |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
Description |
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Closing of Tuvalu Language Week in Hastings |
11:00 am – 3:00 pm |
Te Aranga Marae 18 Boston Cres Hastings |
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Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tuvalu Language Week preparations in 2023:
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Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
| Tuvalu Community Hawkes Bay Association | Hawkes Bay | $3,000 | Te Gana Tuvalu | Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, and music |
| Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi Community Incorporated | Canterbury | $7,700 | Te Gana Tuvalu | Language learning through dance and music |
| Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust | Auckland | $23,550 | Te Gana Tuvalu | Language learning through traditional dance, community awareness events, oratory, and music |
| Manawatu Tuvalu Community Trust | Manawatu | $3,765 | Te Gana Tuvalu | Language learning through music, digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, and community awareness events |
| Tuvalu For All Trust | Wellington | $6,700 | Te Gana Tuvalu | Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, community awareness events, and music |
| Tagata Tuvalu Trust | Manawatu-Whanganui | $4,400 | Te Gana Tuvalu | Language learning through oratory, and traditional dance |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tuvalu Language Week preparations in 2022:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
|
Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust |
Auckland |
20,300.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through digital/online learning, arts and crafts, dance, music, oratory and community awareness events |
|
Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi |
Christchurch |
8,000.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through traditional dance, oratory, music, arts and crafts and community awareness events |
|
Tuvalu For All Trust |
Wellington |
4,200.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through digital/online learning and arts and crafts |
|
Tuvalu Dunedin Community |
Dunedin |
3,987.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory and sports |
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Tuvalu Community Hawkes Bay |
Hawkes Bay |
3,200.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through arts and crafts, music, oratory, dance, digital/online learning; and community awareness events |
|
Manawatu Tuvalu Community Trust |
Manawatu-Whanganui |
3,000.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through music, dance, oratory and community awareness events |
|
Tuvalu Hamilton Community Association |
Hamilton |
1,800.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through traditional dance, arts and crafts, music, and oratory |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tuvalu Language Week preparations in 2021:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
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Manawatu Tuvalu Community Trust |
Palmerston North |
5,000.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, and storytelling |
|
Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi |
Christchurch |
15,000.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, cooking, dance, and music |
|
Tagata Tuvalu Trust |
Otaki |
8,800.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, and storytelling |
|
Taulanga Malie Reformed Christian Church Trust in Tauranga |
Tauranga |
5,000.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft |
|
Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust |
Auckland |
20,850.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Tuvalu Community Hawkes Bay |
Napier |
3,500.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling and intergenerational passing of knowledge from Elders to Youth |
|
Tuvalu Community Tauranga |
Tauranga |
5,100.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Tuvalu Dunedin Community |
Dunedin |
3,925.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning classes for beginners |
|
Tuvalu For All Trust |
Wellington |
6,350.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, cooking, weaving, arts and craft, dance, music and developed language learning online resources |
|
Tuvalu Whangarei Community |
Whangarei |
4,500.00 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, poems, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Victoria University Pasifika Student Council |
Wellington |
1,030 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, poems, arts and craft, dance and music |
