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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.

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New Zealand Herald

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

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

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.