About us – Te Kiwa Nui Festival

Te Kiwa Nui Festival

About Te Kiwa Nui

Te Kiwa Nui celebrates Pacific languages and culture through powerful oratory, song and dance. This year’s programme continues to build up the mana of cultural creativity and identity.and dance.

The festival brings together spectators and performers from a variety of pacific cultures including:

Samoa
Tonga
Tokelau
Cook Islands
Niue
Fiji
Tuvalu
Rotuma

The festival is targeted at bringing together our Maori and Pasifika community to create a platform and a learning environment for our New Zealand born Pacific and Maori students to be confident in their culture and their identity. The festival continues to create strong leaders and stewards of our culture for future generations.

Our Host

Aotea College is proud to host this year’s event. With a multicultural presence amongst our students, we are excited to open our arms and welcome everyone to this magnificent event.

Participating Schools

This 2024 festival includes the following performers:

List of colleges

Tawa College
Porirua College
Aotea College
Bishop Vlard College
Mana College
Whitby College
Newlands College
Onslow College
Tawa College
Porirua College
Aotea College
Bishop Vlard College
Mana College
Whitby College
Newlands College
Onslow College

List of Kindergarten, Primary School & Intermediate

Te Puna Reo o Ngati Toa
Aoga Amata Porirua EFKS
Nuanua Kindergarten
Toru Fetu Kindergarten
Ngati Toa School
Corinna School
Russell School
Holy Family School
Postgate School
Porirua School
Titahi Bay School
Windley School
Brandon Intermediate
Cannons Creek School
Pukerua Bay School
Discovery School
Rangikura School
Bishop Viard Intermediate
Pauatahanui School
Tawa Intermediate
Titahi Bay Intermediate
Katoa Kindergarten

Location

Conveniently located in the heart of Porirua, Te Rauparaha Arena is the ideal place to gather a diverse and multicultural group of performers and visitors.