Tag: Pasifika

Samoan language week 26 May – 1 June 2013

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Fafaga fanau i upu ma tala. Tautala i lau gagana − Feed the children with words and stories. Speak your language is the 2013 theme for Samoan Language Week. The Samoan language is the third most commonly spoken language in New Zealand. CMPA have organised a week of awesome Samoan activities to help us all celebrate.

On Monday 27th enjoy the opening ceremony between 10 and 10.45 am with Samoan performances by various groups and a few words from our CEO Kay Giles.

On Tuesday 28th look out for the Ula lole, a necklace made of lollies.  Speak to someone in Samoan who is wearing this and the Ula Lole will be passed on to you.  At the end of the day the person with the Ula Lole gets to collect a prize from the CMPA.

Here are some simple greetings you can use to get the Ula lole :

Talofa lava              Hello (formal)

Talofa                         Hello

Malo                            Hello

Or you can visit the Manuatele website for handy phrases with audio clips for correct pronunciation.

To learn some more Samoan words and phrases you can visit Te Puna Wānaka from 12 to 12.45 on Wednesday 29th for a  lunchtime language learning session.

Alternatively you can read some simple titles in our Pasifika Collection.  (Hint: Look for the Palm tree symbol on the ground floor)

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Some simple Samoan titles include:

Muller, K (2012) How do you say thank you – a bilingual reader in Samoan and English.

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and

Kahukura, A (2010) In the kitchen in Samoan and English

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On Thursday 30th from 12-1pm you can experience traditional Samoan cooking of taro, pork, chicken and palusami on heated rocks in an umu – Find this opposite the front entrance to the Food and Hospitality department.

On Friday 31st from 6.30- 8pm is a night of fun and Samoan singing in the Pese Mai Choir competition featuring a first prize of $500. This event will be held in Te Puna Wānaka.

Enjoy your week everyone.

Ia soifua ma ia manuia (Be well and prosper)

First ever Tokelau Language Week 29 October to 4 November

   Malo ni, that’s hello in Tokelauan.

   This week is the first celebration of  Tokelau language week from 29 October to 4 November.

The theme is

Ke mau ki pale o Tokelau : Holdfast to the treasures of Tokelau

 About 2500 Tokelauans speak in te gagana Tokelau in New Zealand.

Learn to say three words in te gagana Tokelau here.

Did you know Tokelau is due to switch its generators off at the end of 2012 and become fully solar powered. Read about their upcoming tranformation to totally renewable energy at New Zealand Aid Programme  and in Spasifik Magazine (Sep/Oct 2012 issue).

Also here are some simple readers  in our Library to help you learn a few words in te gagana Tokelau.

Baker, V (2011) Ko loto o toku fale = Inside my house

Baker, V. (2011) Ko na fuainumela = Numbers 1-10

Baker, V. (2011) Ko na vaega o te tino = Parts of the body

Baker, V. (2011) Ko na lanu = colours

Manuia te aho 

(Have a good day)

Pasifika Collection – New resources – August 2012

 Click on any title below to view its details in our Primo Library catalogue. If you would like to request any of these, sign in first and then select Request. (Hint: the sign in is in the top right corner once you have clicked on the resource.

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New resources:

 Kuchler, S & Eimke, A (2009) Tivaivai : the social fabric of the Cook Islands Elaborate and beautiful patchwork quilts known as tivaivai have been produced by Cook Islanders since the early nineteenth century and are “social fabrics” used in the shaping of social networks communicating the Cook Islands understanding of identity.

 
Filipo Sio shares the story of his life and how his sheer determination led to his successes in life.
 
 
 From an exhibition held: 19 Nov. – 22 Dec. 2011 at Objectspace
 
 
 Building on the internationally touring exhibition Tatau, this extraordinary series of images by leading photographer Mark Adams documents the story of tatau in the Pacific and its remarkable globalisation.
 
Riley, D. (2012). We are the rock In this book we hear the stories of contemporary Niueans, as well as historical and legendary figures – their struggles, impressions and achievements.
 

Pasifika Collection – New resources – February 2012

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New CD / DVD

Crummer, W. (2011). Shoebox love songs

A CD and DVD combo featuring traditional Rarotongan songs, arranged and performed by Will Crummer, except “Tama ine”, written by Pepe and Sonny Terei ; with additional musicians.

New books:

Moala, K. (2009) In search of the friendly isles

“In search of the Friendly Islands lifts the lid on many contemporary social issues and dilemmas facing South Pacific nations. The issues that led to the unprecedented explosion of violence on 16 November 2006 that resulted in the deaths of eight people and the destruction of 80 percent of the central business district of the Tongan capital, Nuku’alofa, are among topics explored by the book.”

Mila, K. (2008) A well written body

The second collection of poetry by award-winning poet Karlo Mila, accompanied by paintings by Delicia Sampero. The poetry and art focuses on issues (identity, belonging, birth, being a mother, wife and lover) that resonate for both women. The poetry and the artwork were created together, with each artist influencing the other. Karlo Mila is a New-Zealand born Pasifika poet of Tongan, Pakeha and Samoan descent. Delicia Sampero was born in Germany and emigrated with her family to the Hawkes Bay in 1984.

Adams, M. (2010) Tatau: Samoan tattoo, New Zealand art, global culture

Samoan tattoing, or tatau is an ancient Polynesian art tradition and rite of passage that reaches its most powerful expression in the full body male tattoo, the pe’a. Building on the internationally touring exhibition Tatau, this extraordinary series of images by leading photographer Mark Adams documents the story of tatau in the Pacific and its remarkable globalisation.

Mangos, T (2011) Patterns of the past: tattoo revival in the Cook Islands

Patterns of the Past traces the history and practice of tattooing (tātatau) through the ancient oral traditions of the Cook Island people, as well as from reports of early Western visitors and rich archival material. The book looks at the current practices of contemporary Cook Island tattooists, what the tattoos mean and what techniques and instruments are traditionally used. More than 250 colour and black and white images included.

Campbell, I.C (2011) Tonga’s way to democracy

In 2010 after more than a century of oligarchical government Tonga made the bold step to full parliamentary democracy, catching up with the rest of the islands in the  Pacific. This book tells the story of that reform, of the long protest movement that preceded it and how the royal family abruptly espoused democracy.

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Samoan Language Week

Samoan Language Week is an opportunity to celebrate the Samoan language in New Zealand, to recognise the language and culture of Samoan New Zealanders, to build bridges between cultures and to ensure that the language continues to be used widely in New Zealand in the future.

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There are over 130,000 Samoan New Zealanders. The Samoan community is the fourth largest ethnic community after NZ Europeans (2,381,000), Māori (565,000), and Chinese (147,000). The Samoan language is the third most commonly spoken language in New Zealand after English and Māori.

If you see someone wearing a garland of lollies – an Ula lolly …greet them in Samoan and pass it on!

Check out the new Pasifika Collection in the Library for great resources.