Pacific Peoples – Levin News https://www.levinnews.co.nz Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:26:36 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 240546787 Pacific Language Weeks, Begin https://www.levinnews.co.nz/2024/05/13/pacific-language-weeks-begin/ Mon, 13 May 2024 05:50:05 +0000 https://www.poriruanews.co.nz/?p=11853 [...]]]> Noa’ia, Tālofa lava, Mauri, Kia orāna, Mālō e lelei, Talofa, Ni sa bula vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālo ni, Halo olgeta, Halo Oloketa, Tēnā koutou kātoa and warm Pacific greetings to you all.

Celebrate the rich languages of the Pacific with the 2024 Pacific Language Weeks series, with vibrant community events and learning initiatives. 

The Ministry for Pacific Peoples supports each community in the delivery of their Pacific Language Week by providing resources, and coverage across our social media channels.  

This year, two new languages are included for the first time –Solomon Islands Pidgin and Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin. These join Rotuma, Samoa, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Fiji, Niue and Tokelau to make 11 Pacific language weeks. 

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