Kōrero: South Pacific peoples

Kiribati dancers

Kiribati dancers

Wellington and Auckland are the strongholds of New Zealand’s small Kiribati population, and these groups often gather to practise their culture. These dancers from Wellington’s community are performing the tekatoka bau (flower garland presentation dance). Their arms and hands are decorated, and they wear costumes made from coconut fibre or pandanus leaves.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Photograph by Carl Walrond

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Carl Walrond, 'South Pacific peoples - Island groups and recent migration', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/1277/kiribati-dancers (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015