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Story: Samoans

All images and media

From page 1 - History and migration

Samoa

Church in Savai‘i

Church in Savai‘i

Raising the German flag, 1900

Raising the German flag, 1900

Chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III lies in state

Chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III lies in state

Celebration of Samoa’s Independence Day

Celebration of Samoa’s Independence Day

Mua Strickson-Pua and his granddaughter

Mua Strickson-Pua and his granddaughter

Protesters outside Parliament

Protesters outside Parliament

Samoan population in New Zealand, 1961–2013

Samoan population in New Zealand, 1961–2013

From page 2 - Life in New Zealand

Newton Pacific Islanders Congregational Church

Newton Pacific Islanders Congregational Church (1st of 2)

Members of the Newton PICC Bible class

Members of the Newton PICC Bible class (2nd of 2)

Choir of the Congregational Christian Church, Grey Lynn, Auckland

Choir of the Congregational Christian Church, Grey Lynn, Auckland

A Christmas play

A Christmas play

Workers celebrate Christmas

Workers celebrate Christmas

Fale at Auckland University

Fale at Auckland University

From page 3 - Culture and identity

Pe‘a tattooing

Pe‘a tattooing (1st of 2)

Woman's tattoo

Woman's tattoo (2nd of 2)

The Talamaivao family, 1991

The Talamaivao family, 1991

The Aukuso family learning Samoan

The Aukuso family learning Samoan

The songmaker’s chair

The songmaker’s chair

From page 4 - New Zealand-born identity

Jemaima Tiatia and Suresa Gavet

Jemaima Tiatia and Suresa Gavet

‘Samoans’ T-shirt

‘Samoans’ T-shirt

Polynesian cultural group

Polynesian cultural group

Samoan girls perform at Polyfest

Samoan girls perform at Polyfest

From page 5 - Contributions to New Zealand

Black Grace contemporary dance group

Black Grace contemporary dance group

Damon Salesa

Samoan artists

Samoan artists (1st of 3)

‘Tapa‘au’

‘Tapa‘au’ (2nd of 3)

‘Pari‘aka’ by Lily Laita

‘Pari‘aka’ by Lily Laita (3rd of 3)

Albert Wendt

King Kapisi

Eteuati Ete

Vitoria Faasoo plays cricket

Vitoria Faasoo plays cricket

How to cite this page:

Misatauveve Melani Anae, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/samoans/media (accessed 29 May 2022)

Story by Misatauveve Melani Anae, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015