Mary Afemata is one of many New Zealand-born Samoans learning gagana Samoa. Photo / Julie Zhu It’s Samoan Language Week in Aotearoa but for me, every week is Samoan language week. English is my first ...

There's concern being expressed about the survival of the Samoan language, as more young people choose to speak English. In his recent Independence Day address, Samoa's Head of State Tui Atua Tupua ...

Jorja Ahio (front) leads a Samoan action song at Born and Raised Pasifika to celebrate Samoan Language Week. Photo / Stuart Munro Born and Raised Pasifika preschoolers Julie Samoa and Jorja Ahio have ...

Samoa Language Week is an opportunity for every New Zealander to come together to help protect the stories, cultures and traditions our Pacific languages hold, for the benefit of future generations.

Thali Ansell and daughter Aisha try traditional Samoan elei printing, part of Malamalama Aoga Gagana Samoa’s language classes. Photo: DAVID UNWIN / Stuff The promotion of the Samoan language and ...

Enjoying the Samoan Language Week market at the Caroline Bay Hall on Saturday are, from left, Lailabelle Jackson, 7, Sina Justin, 5, and Evinny Jackson, 5.JOHN BISSET / The Timaru Herald A week ...

Samoan Language Week kicks off today and for the first time an educational booklet is available to encourage New Zealanders to learn the language. Sixty per cent of Samoans in New Zealand speak Gagana ...

Pacific Kids’ Learning (PKL) has launched new Samoan content on its Pacific Digital Library streaming platform, in celebration of Samoan Language Week, Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa. This year's theme, ...