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Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
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Tuesday 18 August |
Story Time
Singing and dance |
10.30am, Panmure Library 11am, Glen Innes community hall |
Haape Mata Mei Langi |
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Tuesday 18 August |
Ko Etau Hiva, Ko e Feunu Mahuinga - presentation on Tongan songs
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7pm - 9pm Online
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Sosaieti Lea Faka-Tonga Online live stream |
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Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
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Wednesday 19 August |
Wriggle & Rhymes
Demonstration of different kinds of Tongan music 11am, GI Library
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10.30am, Panmure Library 11am, Glen Innes Library |
Haape Mata Mei Langi |
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Wednesday 19 August |
Feauhi Fau Hiva song composition competition
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7pm - 9pm Online
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Sosaieti Lea Faka-Tonga Online live stream |
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Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
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Thursday 20 August |
Pō Hiva Mālie – a celebration of Tongan music |
7pm Taurere Theatre, Te Oro, 98 Line Road, Glen Innes, Auckland
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Fe’unukoula Academy |
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Thursday 20 August |
Feauhi Fau Hiva song composition competition
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7pm - 9pm Online
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Sosaieti Lea Faka-Tonga Online live stream |
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Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
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Friday 21 August |
Quiz night |
6pm - 9.30pm Greenmeadows, 233 Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson |
Kainga Tonga Nelson Tasman Community Trust |
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Friday 21 August |
Polokalama tuifio mo e tāpuni |
7pm - 9pm Online
|
Sosaieti Lea Faka-Tonga Online live stream |
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Date |
Event |
Time & Venue |
Host |
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Saturday 22 August |
Collab Tonga Language Week event with Elma Turner Library (Nelson City Council) |
11am - midday
27 Halifax Street, Nelson |
Kainga Tonga Nelson Tasman Community Trust |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tonga Language Week preparations in 2024:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
| Palataisi Tongan Children Trust (PTCT) | Southland | $2,600 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, and music. |
| Lea Ki Moana Incorporated | Auckland | $2,350 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through traditional dance, community awareness events, oratory, and music. |
| Tali Soia'o e Tokelau | Whangarei | $2,000 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through music, digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, and community awareness events. |
| Tongan Women Council of Aotearoa Incorporated | National | $3,500 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through music, digital/online learning and health promotion. |
|
Ēseli 'o e To'utupu Trust |
National | $3000 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through community awareness events. |
| Haape Mata Mei Langi O Glen Innes | Auckland | $3,600 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through oratory, and traditional dance activities. |
| Akiheuho Collective | Auckland | $3,500 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through digital/online learning and oratory. |
|
Aotearoa Tongan Teachers Association (ATTA) |
National | $2,550 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through digital/online learning. |
| Tolutoluhama Secondary Teachers of Tongan Language Association | Auckland | $4,000 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through oratory and biblical resources. |
| Akoteu Katokakala | Auckland | $3,500 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through a community awareness event, traditional dance, and digital/online learning. |
| Dunedin Tongan Community Inc | Otago | $3,500 | Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through music and traditional dance. |
| Kilikali Youth | Otago | $2,500 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through culture, speeches and community awareness events. |
| To'utupu Tonga Trust | Canterbury | $2,000 | Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, community awareness events, and music. |
|
Laumalie Ma'oni'oni youth |
Canterbury | $2,400 | Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, community awareness events, and music. |
| Fe'unukoula Academy | Auckland | $3,000 | Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through music and traditional dance. |
|
Maamaloa Oe 'Ofa |
Wellington | $3,000 | Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, community awareness events, and music. |
|
Tonga Society Canterbury |
Canterbury | $3,000 | Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through traditional dance and arts and crafts workshops. |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tonga Language Week preparations in 2023:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
| Palataisi Tongan Childrens Trust (PTCT) | Southland | $2,000 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, and music |
| To'utupu Tonga Trust | Canterbury | $1,500 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through dance and music |
|
Lea Ki Moana Incorporated |
Auckland | $2,500 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through traditional dance, community awareness events, oratory, and music |
| Makatu'unga he 'Ofa Tongan Community | Wellington | $4930 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through music, digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, and community awareness events |
| Ēseli 'o e To'utupu Trust | National | $5,000 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, community awareness events, and music |
| Haape Mata Mei Langi O Glen Innes | Auckland | $5,000 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through oratory, and traditional dance |
| Akiheuho Collective | Auckland | $5,000 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through digital/online learning and oratory. |
| Fofo'anga o Aotearoa | Auckland | $3,000 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through traditional dance, oratory and music |
| Aotearoa Tongan Teachers Association (ATTA) | National | $4,500 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through digital/online learning |
| Tolutoluhama Secondary Teachers of Tongan Language Association | Auckland | $3,500 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through oratory and biblical resources |
| Akoteu Katokakala | Auckland | $3,750 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through a community awareness event, traditional dance, and digital/online learning |
| Dunedin Tongan Community Inc | Otago | $4,000 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through music and traditional dance |
| Kilikali Youth | Otago | $1,280 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through culture, speeches and commmunity awareness events |
| Pacific Media Network | National | $4,000 | Lea Faka Tonga | Language learning through digital/online learning |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tonga Language Week preparations in 2022:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
|
Ēseli 'o e To'utupu Trust |
National |
12,300.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through arts and crafts, digital/online learning, music, oratory, and traditional dance |
|
Malia Tupou's Arts and Culture Incorporated |
Wellington |
5,050.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through traditional dance, digital/online learning and arts and crafts |
|
Makatu'unga he 'Ofa Tongan Community Wellington Incorporated |
Wellington |
4,500.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through arts and crafts, music, and community awareness events |
|
Kakala Malie Incorporated Society |
Auckland |
4,500.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through arts and crafts and traditional dance |
|
Dunedin Tongan Community Incorporated |
Dunedin |
4,500.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through arts and crafts, oratory, music and traditional dance |
|
Fine Tonga oku hala i he Kolo Mahanga |
Hastings |
4,500.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through dance, music, arts and crafts, language learning in a home environment and in the workplace |
|
Ha'ape Mata Mei Langi 'o Glen Innes |
Auckland |
2,700.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through community awareness events, arts and crafts, traditional dance, oratory, music, and digital/online learning |
|
Kilikali Youth |
Dunedin |
1,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through oratory and music |
Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tonga Language Week preparations in 2021:
|
Organisation/Group Name |
Location |
Approved Amount |
Language |
Initiative focus |
|
Christchurch Tongan Youth Council Christchurch |
3,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance, quiz and music |
|
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Ēseli Youth |
Dunedin |
3,700.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices and oratory |
|
Fine Tonga oku haka i he kolo mahanga |
Hastings |
5,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Fofo'anga o Aotearoa Incorporated Society |
Auckland |
5,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, kava ceremony and storytelling |
|
Fonu Moe Moa Aotearoa Society Incorporated |
Auckland |
5,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling and intergenerational passing of knowledge from Elders to Youth |
|
Haape Mata Mei Langi o Glen Innes |
Auckland |
3,500.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Kakala Malie Inc Society |
Auckland |
5,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, and storytelling |
|
Kalapu Maileua Charitable Trust |
Auckland |
2,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, cooking storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Kalasi’aho Famili Koinonia |
Auckland |
1,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, weaving, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Makatu’unga He ‘Ofa Tongan Community Wellington Incorporated |
Wellington |
5,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling and intergenerational passing of knowledge from Elders to Youth |
|
Malia Tupuimakulata Choir |
Christchurch |
5,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
New Zealand Tongan Tertiary Student association |
Auckland |
3,500.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning competition |
|
Otago Tongan Students' Association (OTSA) |
Dunedin |
3,200.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Palataisi Tongan Childrens Trust |
Invercargill |
3,700.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Taulama Lea FakaTonga Services Ltd |
Auckland |
5,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, music and through church activities |
|
Tongan Society South Canterbury Inc |
Timaru |
5,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory and storytelling |
|
Victoria University of Wellington Tongan Students' Association |
Wellington |
3,250.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
|
Waikato Tongan Community Charity Trust |
Hamilton |
3,500.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling |
|
Wellington Tongan Leaders Council |
Wellington |
5,000.00 |
Lea Faka Tonga |
Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music |
