Stay tuned for the release of themes and resources for each language week, which will be available closer to the celebrations.
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Event |
Description |
Time |
Location |
Host |
|
Tokelau Flag Raising Ceremony |
Raise the Tokelau Flag, sing National Anthem. Acknowledgement by an Elder followed by a combined Fatele. | 11am- 11:45am | Palmerston North Square | Mafutaga Tokelau I Manawatu |
| Formal Traditional Opening | Lotu Service, traditional welcome and speeches, lunch, and cultural performance. | 12.00pm |
P.N. Convention Centre 354 Main Street, P.N. |
Mafutaga Tokelau I Manawatu |
|
Lotu Fakatahi |
Opening Service |
12pm-4pm |
Grey Lynn PIC 487 Great North Road |
Auckland Tokelau Society Inc |
|
Lotu Fakatahi Combine Church Service |
Opening service celebrating te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau |
6pm |
Pahina o Tokelau Porirua |
Te Kaiga Fakaofo Wellington Inc |
|
Event |
Description |
Time |
Location |
Host |
|
Traditional games |
Historical context associated with traditional games |
10am - 5pm |
Pasifika Centre |
Mafutaga Tokelau I Manawatu |
|
Hihiga Fuka flag raising ceremony |
Raising Tokelau Flag |
10am |
Pahina o Tokelau Porirua |
Te Kaiga Fakaofo Wellington Inc |
|
Hihiga o te Fuka |
|
10am - 2pm |
Grey Lynn PIC 487 Great North Road |
Auckland Tokelau Society Inc
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|
Event |
Description |
Time |
Location |
Host |
|
Nukunonu Heritage Day |
A Nukunonu Heritage Day that will host sessions on women’s heritage arts, oratory as an artform and a digital talanoa. |
1pm - 3pm |
Te Umiumiga a Tokelau Hutt Valley Hall 14 Clendon Street, Naenae Lower Hutt |
Nukunonu Tokelau Language Week Committee |
|
Fakaofo Radio Programme |
Talanoa, Tokelau taofi mau tau aganuku ko to pale tena |
12am - 5am |
Radio Access Wellington |
Te Kaiga Fakaofo Wellington Inc |
|
Talikilagi Nukunono Day |
10am - 4pm |
St Anne Catholic Church Hall 126 Russel Road Manurewa 10am-4pm |
Auckland Tokelau Society Inc |
|
Event |
Description |
Time |
Location |
Host |
|
Arts & Crafts Tala kakai |
|
10am-3pm 3pm-5pm |
Pasifika Centre |
Mafutaga Tokelau I Manawatu |
|
Event |
Description |
Time |
Location |
Host |
|
Tugaki ke Olatia Mafutaga Tupulaga Tokelau Auckland |
Tokelau Rugby League |
10am-2pm |
Grey Lynn PIC 487 Great North Road |
Auckland Tokelau Society Inc |
|
Hua Workshop |
Cultural workshop: Learning how to present the Hua to guests |
4pm |
Te Fale Afolau 12 Matiu Close Elsdon |
Te Kaiga Fakaofo Wellington Inc |
|
Event |
Description |
Time |
Location |
Host |
|
Fakaofo Day |
9am-3pm |
Grey Lynn PIC 487 Great North Road |
Auckland Tokelau Society Inc |
|
Event |
Description |
Time |
Location |
Host |
|
Official Closing Ceremony |
|
10.00am |
ASA Headquarters |
Mafutaga I Tokelau Manawatu |
|
Nukunonu Celebration Day |
A blessing ceremony to launch the new foe made by the Nukunonu elders and officially present this to the community. A cultural fatele showcase between Amelika and Egelani performers to officially close the Nukunonu Celebration Day and Tokelau Language Week 2024. |
10.00am-12.00pm 1.00pm-4.00pm |
Te Umiumiga a Tokelau Hutt Valley Hall 14 Clendon Street, Naenae Lower Hutt |
Nukunonu Tokelau Language Week Committee
|
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Fatele Celebrations |
Fakaofo Celebrations end of Gagana Tokelau |
10am |
Te Fale Afolau 12 Matiu Close Elson |
Te Kaiga Fakaofo Wellington Inc |
|
Aho Fakatahiga |
|
10am -5pm
|
Te Atatu Penisula Community Hall |
Auckland Tokelau Society Inc |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tokelau Language Week preparations in 2024:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
|
Auckland Tokelau Society Inc |
Auckland |
$10,000 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through Cultural and traditional practices. |
|
Tokelau Community Dunedin Society |
Dunedin |
$5,760 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through music, Conversational classes, Dance, Cultural and Traditional practices, Oratory, Arts and Craft, Creating resources and Health, Sports and Fitness and Wellbeing. |
|
Te Kaiga Fakaofo Ueilgitone Inc |
$4,800 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through Arts and Crafts, Conversational classes, Dance, Cultural and Traditional practices, Church resources and Oratory. |
|
|
Nukunonu Tokelau Society Wellington Inc |
Wellington |
$8,150 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through music, Conversational classes, Dance, Cultural and Traditional practices, Oratory, Arts and Craft, Creating resources and Health and Wellbeing. |
|
Te Umuimiga A Tokelau Ganaga Tokelau |
$8,000 | Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through conversational classes |
|
|
Tokelau Wellington Leadership Group |
Wellington |
$6,440 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through traditional dance and music and community awareness events. |
|
Mafutaga Tokelau I Manawatu |
Manawatu | $12,000 | Te Gagana Tokelau |
Launch of Tokelau Language week, Language learning through conversational classes. |
|
Tokelau Wairarapa Community Group |
Wairarapa | $1,000 | Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through community awareness events |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tokelau Language Week preparations in 2023:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
| Fakaofo Community Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | $3,400 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, and music |
| Auckland Tokelau Society incorporated | Auckland | $11,150 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through dance and music |
| Tokelau Wellington Leadership Group | Wellington | $8,600 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through traditional dance, community awareness events, oratory, and music |
| Nukunonu Tokelau Wellington Society Incorporated | Wellington | $12,600 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through music, digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, and community awareness events |
| Matua Tokelau Hutt Valley | Wellington | $2,200 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, community awareness events, and music |
| Te Kaiga o Fakaofo i Ueligitone Incorporated | Wellington | $1,500 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through oratory, and traditional dance |
| Mafutaga Tokelau i Manawatu (MTiM) | Manawatu | $3,020 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through geneology, traditional costume making, story telling and learning traditonal song and dance |
| Tokelau Community Dunedin Society | Otago | $5,250 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through traditional dance, oratory and music |
| Atafu Tokelau Community Group Inc | Wellington | $2,000 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through Fatele workshops, traditional performances and storytelling. |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tokelau Language Week preparations in 2022:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
|
Tokelau Wellington Leadership Group |
Wellington |
12,000.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through oratory, community awareness events, digital/online learning and traditional dance |
|
Auckland Tokelau Society incorporated |
Auckland |
11,750.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through arts and craft, traditional dance, digital/online learning, music and oratory |
|
Nukunonu Tokelau Society Wellington Incorporated |
Wellington |
10,000.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through oratory, digital/online learning, arts and crafts, community awareness events, traditional dance, music and history and culture |
|
Tokelau Community Dunedin Society |
Dunedin |
5,600.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through oratory, traditional dance, music, arts and crafts and community awareness events |
|
Fakaofo Rotorua Community |
Bay of Plenty |
5,000.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through music, digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts and cooking traditional food |
|
Tokelau Hawkes Bay |
Hawkes Bay |
4,775.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through traditional dance, music, oratory, arts and crafts and community awareness events |
|
Te Kaiga Fakaofo I Ueligitone Incorporated |
Wellington |
3,540.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through traditional costume making and arts and crafts |
|
Mafutaga Tokelau i Manawatu |
Manawatu |
2,000.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through traditional dance, music, community awareness events, oratory, arts and crafts and digital/online learning |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tokelau Language Week preparations in 2021:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
|
Auckland Tokelau Society Incorporated (ATSI) |
Auckland |
10,950.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, dance and music |
|
Mafutaga a te Kaifenua Tokelau i Rotorua |
Rotorua |
5,000.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Mafutaga Tokelau i Manawatu (MTiM) |
Palmerston North |
6,500.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, cooking, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Matiti Tokelau Akoga Kamata |
Wellington |
5,000.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, and poems |
|
Nukunonu Tokelau Wellington Society Incorporated |
Wellington |
5,720.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
PACIFICA Inc. Wellington Central Branch |
Wellington |
3,000.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Taupo Tokelau Community |
Taupo |
9,469.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, intergenerational passing knowledge from Elders to young people, dance and music |
|
Te Kaiga Fakaofo I Ueligitone Inc |
Wellington |
3,500.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, dance and music |
|
Tokelau Community Christchurch |
Christchurch |
500.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through events |
|
Tokelau Hawkes Bay |
Napier |
2,000.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Victoria University Tokelau Student Association |
Wellington |
3,050.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Whaitu A Tokelau Dunedin |
Dunedin |
4,950.00 |
Te Gagana Tokelau |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, and storytelling |
