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|
Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
| Sunday 27 September |
Opening Church Ceremony |
11am Ravensbourne Hall 5 Wanaka Street Dunedin 9022
|
Kaiga Tuvalu Otago |
| Sunday 27 September |
Opening Programme and Cultural Activities |
1pm – 7pm St Mark’s Methodist Church 5 Somerfield Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024 |
Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi |
|
Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
| Monday 28 September |
Flag Raising Ceremony |
8am Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua |
Tuvalu For All Trust (Wellington) |
| Monday 28 September |
Programme for primary, intermediate students |
10am - 2pm 162 North Road North East Valley Dunedin 9010 |
Kaiga Tuvalu Otago |
| Monday 28 September |
Language and Cultural Activities |
5.30pm – 8.30pm St Mark’s Methodist Church 5 Somerfield Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024 |
Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi |
|
Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
| Tuesday 29 September |
Programme for primary, intermediate students |
10am-2pm North East Valley Dunedin 9010 |
Kaiga Tuvalu Otago |
| Tuesday 29 September |
Language and Cultural Activities |
5.30pm – 8.30pm St Mark’s Methodist Church 5 Somerfield Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024 |
Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi |
|
Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
| Sunday 6 September |
Programme for primary, intermediate students |
10am – 2pm 162 North Road North East Valley Dunedin 9010
|
Kaiga Tuvalu Otago |
|
Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
| Thursday 1 October |
Tuvalu Independence Day |
8am – 10pm |
Tuvalu For All Trust (Wellington) |
|
Programme for Men and Women |
10am - 12pm (Men) 5pm - 9pm (Women) 162 North Road North East Valley Dunedin 9010 |
Kaiga Tuvalu Otago |
|
Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
| Friday 2 October |
Tuvalu Independence Programme |
7am-5pm Roslyn Wakari Association Football Club Dunedin 61 Frasers Road Dunedin 9011 |
Kaiga Tuvalu Otago |
| Friday 2 October |
Closing celebration and cultural programme |
3pm – 10.pm St Mark’s Methodist Church 5 Somerfield Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024 |
Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tuvalu Language Week preparations in 2025:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
| Tuvalu For All Trust | Wellington | $6,000 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| HAMILTON TUVALU COMMUNITY | Waikato | $1,500 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| Kaiga Tuvalu Otago | Otago | $3,000 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi Incorporated | Christchurch | $4,000 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| Tuvalu Oamaru Community | Oamaru | $4,000 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| Tuvalu Tauranga Community | Tauranga | $1,500. | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust | Auckland | $15,500 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| Tagata Tuvalu Trust | Wellington | $3,500 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| Manawatu Tuvalu Community Trust | Manawatu | $2,000 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| Tuvalu Community Hawkes Bay | Hawkes Bay | $5,000 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
| Tuvaluan Whangarei Community | Whangarei | $4,000 | Te Gana Tuvalu |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tuvalu Language Week preparations in 2024:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
|
Mahu Vision Community |
Auckland |
$2,745.72 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through dance and music. |
|
Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust |
Auckland |
$22,250 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning through traditional dance, community awareness events, oratory, and music. |
|
Manawatu Tuvalu Community |
Manawatu |
$4,000 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning classes and community awareness events. |
|
Tuvalu For All Trust |
Wellington |
$6,570 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, community awareness events, and music. |
|
Tagata Tuvalu Trust |
Manawatu-Whanganui |
$4,500 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning classes and community awareness events. |
|
Tuvalu Community Hawkes Bay |
Hawkes Bay |
$3,500 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning classes and community awareness events. |
|
Kaiga Tuvalu Otago |
Otago |
$5,015 |
Te Gana Tuvalu |
Language learning classes and community awareness events. |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tuvalu Language Week preparations in 2023:
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
