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Kōrero: Niueans

Niuean language nest, Māngere

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Niuean language nest, Māngere

Three- and four-year-olds listen to their teacher Farwin Nemaia as she passes on the tongue of their island homeland. While it is likely that children will live out their lives in New Zealand, some may return to see the land of their parents, even if it is just for a visit.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

New Zealand Herald

Reference: 19 December 1990, Section 2, p. 3

by Nicola Topping

Permission of the New Zealand Herald must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Niueans – Community and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3763/niuean-language-nest-mangere (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.