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Kōrero: Samoans

Polynesian cultural group

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Polynesian cultural group

PI (Pacific Island) identity is strengthened at school. This photo shows the Poly Club at St Bernard’s College in Lower Hutt. The club began with only 10 members, but by 1994 there were many more, all very enthusiastic.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP-Ethnology-Polynesian-04

by Ray Pigney

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Lupematasila Melani Anae, Samoans – New Zealand-born identity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/1579/polynesian-cultural-group (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Lupematasila Melani Anae, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, reviewed and revised 7 September 2022 me te āwhina o Lupematasila Melani Anae.