Auckland Library Lorne Street CBD Auckland NZ
Tuesday, 26 August
2014
11:11:57
Tongan
Language Week
Uike ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga
When: 1 - 7 Sepitema / 1 - 7 September
Where: At the
Auckland Libraries Multiple locations
Cost: Free
The theme for this
year's Tongan Language Week is:
“Ko e kai ia ‘a e Tonga - enriching Aotearoa with Tongan wisdom."
The Kingdom
of Tonga is an
archipelago of around 170 islands in three main groups: Tongatapu in the south,
Haʿapai in the centre, and Vavaʿu in the north. Nukulofa, on Tongatapu,
is the capital. Captain Cook first visited the islands in 1773 and called them
The Friendly Islands.
Tongan is the second largest Pacific population in Auckland (after Samoan), and the third largest in New Zealand
according to the 2013 census. Nearly 40,000 Aucklanders identify as being
Tongan and 26,000 speak Tongan.
Join in some of the
fun activities on offer to celebrate the language of Tonga.
Glen Innes
Ngaue fakamea’a -
Design it and frame it: Tongan art and design crafts
Wednesday 3
September, 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Using Tongan words,
we will make word clouds in an icon shape from Tonga. We will print it out and and
frame it. We will design the frame edges using Tongan art and design.
Taimi Fananga -
Stories from the Kingdom
of Tonga
Friday 5 September,
10am - 11am
Enjoy stories from Tonga,
learn Tongan words, Tongan dance and crafts.
Tau’olunga mo Hiva -
Bilingual Wriggle & Rhyme
Thursday 4
September, 11.15am - 11.45am
Enjoy Wriggle and
Rhyme with a Tongan twist!
Mangere Town
Centre
Tau’olunga mo Hiva -
Wriggle and Rhyme in Tongan
Monday 1 September,
10.30am - 11am
Come and enjoy a
special music session in Tongan!
Uike Lea Faka-Tonga
- Kalapu Kewl / Tongan Language Week - Kewl Club
Tuesday 2 September,
4.30pm - 5pm
Enjoy a special
activity and learn about Tonga.
Kulupu Tonga ngaue
fakamea’a - Tongan teen event
Thursday 4
September, 4pm - 5pm
Get creative and
design a tapa tile.
Taimi Fananga -
Tongan storytime and performances
Friday 5 September,
10.30am - 11.30am
Enjoy a special myth
read by a guest speaker, followed by dance performances!
Kulupu tavalivali he
‘aho Tokonaki - Saturday arts club
Saturday 6
September, 2pm - 3pm
Join us for some
Tongan arts and crafts!
Manukau
Taimi Fananga -
Kidzspace Tongan stories and craft
Saturday 6
September, 11am - 12 noon
Come along for
stories and legends and make a wrist or ankle vesa/bracelet worn by traditional
Tongan dancers.
Mt Albert
Taimi Fananga -
Tongan storytime - Ko e kai ia ‘a e Tonga
Friday 5 September,
11am - 11.30am
Tongan and English
storytime for preschoolers with our special guest storyteller Le'o.
Otahuhu
Fe’auhi Tavalivali -
Tongan Language Week colouring competition
Monday 1 September -
Saturday 6 September
Enter our Tongan
Language week colouring competition and win a $50 Whitcoulls voucher. Open to
kids aged 6 to 11 years. Pick up your entry form from Otahuhu Library and have
it handed in to us by 4pm on Saturday 6 September.
Otara
Tau’olunga mo Hiva -
Wriggle and Rhyme with a Tongan flavour
Tuesday 2 September,
11am - 11.30am
Bring your child and
enjoy Tongan songs and dance.
Ngaue fakamea’a -
After-school craft
Wednesday 3
September, 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Enjoy the art of
making vesa (bracelets) and kahoa (necklaces).
Taimi Fananga -
Tongan storytime
Friday 5 September,
10.30am - 11.30am
Enjoy a Tongan
storytime with the local preschoolers.
Papatoetoe
Tau’olunga mo Hiva -
Wriggle and Rhyme with a Tongan flavour
Monday 1 September,
11am - 11.30am
Bring your child and
enjoy our session which includes Tongan songs and rhymes.
Taimi Fananga -
Tongan storytime
Wednesday 3
September, 10.30am - 11am
Come and listen as
we journey through time to hear the ancestral stories from the Kingdom of Tonga.
Ngaue fakamea’a -
KASA Wednesday
Wednesday 3
September, 3.10pm - 4pm
Enjoy creating arts
and crafts from the Kingdom
of Tonga.
Taimi Fananga -
Tongan storytime
Thursday 4
September, 10.30am - 11am
Come and listen as
we journey through time to hear ancestral stories from the Kingdom of Tonga.
Te Matariki Clendon
Taimi Fananga -
Tongan storytime
Wednesday 3
September, 10.30am - 12 noon
Celebrate our Tongan
Language Week storytime with our local special guest Constable Donnelly Taufa.
Taimi Fananga -
Tongan storytime
Thursday 4
September, 10.30am - 12 noon
Celebrate our Tongan
Language Week storytime with our local special guest Constable Donnelly Taufa.
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