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Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week

Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week

Celebrate: 18 - 24 October 2026

The 2026 theme for Niue Language Week is "Gahua auloa ke fakaako fakamalolō e Vagahau Niue" - Working together to diligently teach and strengthen Vagahau Niue. 

Resources, including social media graphics and posters, can be downloaded below.

Calendar of Events 2026

Date

Event

Time & Venue

Host

Saturday 17 October

Official Niue Language Week and Pulefakamotu Celebration

9am-4pm

Rowandale School (Manurewa), Auckland 

Vagahau Niue Trust

Saturday 17 October

 Pulemotu Day and Sports Event

10am-3:30pm

Porirua College Drivers Crescent Cannons Creek, Porirua

Vagahau Niue Tumau Wellington

Saturday 17 October

Takalo Workshop

Message Liku Tamahaleleka Collective on Facebook to book

10:30am

Kupe Waka Centre, Aurere
Far North 

Liku Tamahaleleka Collective

Saturday 17 October

Niue Language Cultural Workshop

1pm-3pm

PIACT 135 Bowmont Street, Appleby, Invercargill"

Tau Fifine Niue

Date

Event

Time & Venue

Host

Sunday 18 October

Flag Raising

9am

The Square, Palmerston North

Niue Palmerston North Community
Sunday 18 October Second Annual Niue language celebration

10am-1pm

"PIACT
135 Bowmont Street, Appleby, Invercargill"

Tau Fifine Niue
Sunday 18 October

Niue Art Workshop

Message Liku Tamahaleleka Collective on Facebook to book

10:30am-1:30pm

Grey Lynn Auckland

Liku Tamahaleleka Collective

Sunday 18 October

Church Service – Opening Niue Language Week

2:30pm-5pm

Taeomanino Trust, Community Centre, Level 1, 2 Mentor Lane, Cannons Creek, Porirua

Ofaga Ha Keriso, Rev Falkland Liuvaie, Jo Mokalei

Date

Event

Time & Venue

Host

Monday 19 October

Futi matini - Flag Raising 8am-9am
Pataka Art Museum , Porirua
Porirua City Council

Monday 19 October

East Auckland Niue Language Week Opening
Celebrate

10am-1pm

Glen Innes Library

Led by Mumui He Tua in collaboration with Laupapa Trust

Monday 19 October

Niue Cooking Class for Youth

5pm

Holy Trinity Church, 18 Mason Ave, Otahuhu, Auckland

Fuata Tamakautoga NZ

Monday 19 October

Niue Scavenger Hunt

5:30pm

Parana Park, Hamilton

Atihake a Niue Waikato

Monday 19 October

Niue Language Class
Beginners Vagahau Niue Class

5:30pm-7pm

PIACT, 135 Bowmont Street, Appleby, Invercargill

Tau Fifine Niue

Monday 19 October

Aho Faofao tino 5:30pm Niue Palmerston North Community

Date

Event

Time & Venue

Host

Tuesday 20 October

Niue Speech Competion 10am-1pm Mailigi Hetutu/Vagahau Niue Tumau Wellington

Tuesday 20 October

Po Lologo 5:30pm
PGT Office (Palmy Got Talent, 95 The Square)
Niue Palmerston North Community

Date

Event

Time & Venue

Host

Wednesday 21 October

Crafts Activity

5:30pm-7pm

PIACT, 135 Bowmont Street, Appleby, Invercargill

Tau Fifine Niue

Wednesday 21 October

Weaving and Vagahau with Jessie

Message Liku Tamahaleleka Collective on Facebook to book

6pm-8pm

Henderson, Auckland

Liku Tamahaleleka Collective

Wednesday 21 October

Hiapo Block Printing

6:30pm-9pm

Temako Naenae Community Hub, Hillary Court

Niutupu Pulapulaola

Wednesday 21 October

Niue Trivia Quiz Night

7pm-9pm

Shadows Bar - University of Auckland

Auckland University Niue Aga Fakamotu Association

Date

Event

Time & Venue

Host

Thursday 22 October

Tāmē Workshop

Message Liku Tamahaleleka Collective on Facebook to book

10am-3pm

Kupe Waka Centre, Aurere
Far North

Liku Tamahaleleka Collective

Thursday 22 October

Niue Quiz Night 5:30pm
PGT Office (Palmy Got Talent, 95 The Square)
Niue Palmerston North Community

Thursday 22 October

Po Magafaoa

6pm-9pm

Porirua Community Hub, 7 Selby Place. Porirua Town Centre

Vagahau Niue Tumau Wellington

Date

Event

Time & Venue

Host

Friday 23 October Matua Ola  10am
PGT Office (Palmy Got Talent, 95 The Square)
Niue Palmerston North Community

Friday 23 October

Niue Language Class
Beginners Vagahau Niue Class
10:30am-12pm
PIACT 135 Bowmont Street, Appleby, Invercargill"
Tau Fifine Niue

Friday 23 October

Niuean Cultural Fashion Show and Wearable Arts

6pm-9pm

Pataka Art Museum (Dance Studio), Porirua
17 Parumoana St

Niue Creative Collective

Date

Event

Time & Venue

Host

Saturday 24 October Niue Constitution 52 Years Celebration

9am-4pm

255 Buckland rd, Mangere, Auckland

Matakau Fakamanatu Pulefakamotu Niue Okalana
Saturday 24 October Lalaga Kato 9am-3pm
Mt Roskill war Memorial Hall, 15 May Rd, Mt Roskill
Tupumaiaga a Niue Trust
Saturday 24 October Niue Language Week Closing

10:30am-12pm

PIACT 135 Bowmont Street, Appleby, Invercargill"

Tau Fifine Niue
Saturday 24 October Aho Pulefakamotu (Manawatu)

1pm

Te Kura o Wairau Hall, Palmerston North

Niue Palmerston North Community
  Tokiofa Arts Academy Season 3 Showcase 

5pm

Aotea Centre

Buy tickets here.

Aotea Centre

Date

Event

Time & Venue

Host

Sunday 25 October

Niue Language Week Closing Ceremony and Launch of Niue Resource 10am-1pm
Holy Trinity Church, 18 Mason Avenue, Ōtāhuhu
Led by Laupapa Trust in collaboration with Holy Trinity Church and DaiLY productions

Sunday 25 October

Closing Service for NLW (Auckland region)

3pm

Knox St Austells Church
35 Margan Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland

Tuapa Uhomotu Hologa

Niue Language Week Funding Recipients

Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Niue Language Week preparations in 2026:

Organisation/Group Name

Location

 Approved Amount

Language

Vagahau Niue Tumau Wellington Wellington  $3,600 Vagahau Niue
Atihake a Niue Waikato Hamilton  $2,000 Vagahau Niue
Liku Tamahaleleka V5 Auckland  $4,000 Vagahau Niue
Vagahau Niue Trust National  $9,500 Vagahau Niue
Pulefakamotu Okalana Auckland  $4,500 Vagahau Niue
Niue Nukututaha Northland Northland  $3,000 Vagahau Niue
Tupumaiaga A Niue Trust Auckland  $2,290 Vagahau Niue
Fuata Tamakautoga Youth Group  Auckland  $3,000 Vagahau Niue

Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Niue Language Week preparations in 2025:

Organisation/Group Name

Location

 Approved Amount

Language

Tupumaiaga A Niue Trust Auckland  $2,000

Vagahau Niue

Atuhau Fuata Mui Auckland  $2,000

Vagahau Niue

Laupapa Trust Auckland  $2,000

Vagahau Niue

Vagahau Niue Trust National  $10,000

Vagahau Niue

Atihake a Niue Waikato Waikato  $1,000

Vagahau Niue

Niue Community Christchurch Christchurch $2,500

Vagahau Niue

Papaioea Pasifika Community Trust (PPCT) Palmerston North $2,000

Vagahau Niue

Pulefakamotu Okalana Auckland  $2,500

Vagahau Niue

Liku Tamahaleleka V5 Auckland  $3,000

Vagahau Niue

Niue Nukututaha Northland Whangarei  $3,000

Vagahau Niue

Niue South Christchurch  $2,500

Vagahau Niue

Vagahau Niue Tumau Wellington Wellington  $3,000

Vagahau Niue

THREE STAR NATION Auckland  $11,500

Vagahau Niue

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