Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week
Tālofa lava. Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week is on from Sunday 1 to Saturday 7 June 2025.
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week celebrates the third most spoken language in New Zealand.
According to the 2023 Census, 213,069 people of Samoan heritage live in New Zealand and 10,300 people of Samoan heritage reside in Christchurch.
Join us in celebrating Samoa Language Week.
Polokalame eseese o lo’o tutupu ile Vaiaso O le Gagana Samoa.
The Samoa Language Week theme for 2025 is:
‘La malu lou sā. Folau i lagimā.
A well-grounded self, is a successful self’.
- Visit the Ministry for Pacific Peoples Samoa Language Week page for more resources.
- Like the Gagana Samoa i Aotearoa Facebook page.
Samoan translations of library information
We have translated some key documents:
Find Samoan resources in our collection
Samoan resources in our collection
Colouring In and Wordfind
Samoa Language Week Colouring in
Samoa Language Week Wordfind
Samoa Language Week colouring in
Samoa Language Week craft - Pale Fuiono
Diversity Awareness Month paper doll craft: Samoa
Samoa Language Week craft - Pale Fuiono
Diversity Awareness Month paper doll craft: Samoa
Samoan songs
Watch our wonderful colleagues Tai Sila and Jan-Hai Te Ratana perform some short Samoan songs.
Sit down
The Colour song
Listen to Samoan words
Tālofa - Hello
Tofa - Goodbye
Malo - Well done
Fa'afetai - Thank you
Fa'amolemole - Please
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week photos
Census information
Statistics New Zealand, 2023 Census Samoan ethnic group
