What have Pasifika contributed to Aotearoa/New Zealand?

What do we know?  With your neighbour, brainstorm as many things as you can about life in Aotearoa/NZ that is influenced by Pasifika culture  Eg. food – seafood salad, chop suey, umu, taro, ota/oka (raw fish and coconut milk dish)

Valerie Adams (nee Villi)  Tongan/English descent, born in Aotearoa  Current Olympic, world and commonwealth shot-put champion

Joe Rokocoko  Fijian descent  Rugby player  All Black since 2003

Beatrice Faumuina  Samoan descent  Discus thrower  Gold medallist in World Athletics Championships,  has represented NZ in the Olympics and Commonwealth games

Rita Fatialofa  Samoan descent  Netball player  Played for the Silver Ferns from  Ex Lynfield student!

Young Sid  Sidney Diamond  Cook Island and Maori descent  Hip hop artist and MC with Smashproof  His 2007 debut album, The Truth, was named the Urban Album of the Year at the 2008 Māori Music Awards.The Truth

Scribe  Otherwise known as... Malo Luafutu  Samoan descent  Hip hop rapper and recording artist

Ladi6  Otherwise known as Karoline Tamati  Samoan descent  Top NZ female MC/vocalist

Tigilau Ness  Niuean New Zealander  Political activist and reggae artist  Performs as Unity Pacific  Father of hip hop artist Che Fu  Involved in forming the Polynesian Panthers

Polynesian Panthers  A Pacific Rights group modelled on the Black Panthers in the USA  Samoans, Tongans, Cook Islanders, Maori  Set up homework centres, helped elderly with their shopping, provided free buses to prisons so people could visit their relatives, ran programmes educating Pacific Islanders on their legal rights, fought against racism and supported the Maori rights movement.

Arthur Anae  Samoan descent  First Pacific Islander MP in the National Party  Currently serves on the Manukau City Council

Ernest Auora  Artist  Expresses his understanding of the migration of Polynesians to Aotearoa through reliving the migration process.

Albert Wendt  Samoan/German descent  Writer of fiction, poetry, and theory  Professor of New Zealand literature at Auckland University  Internationally recognised as a leader of developments in New Zealand and Pacific literature  Awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature in 2000

Louise Tu’u  NZ born Samoan  Playwright  Her plays focus on aspects of Samoan life and fitting into the Palagi world  Featured in “Daughters of the Pacific”

Pasifika  Largest Pasifika performing arts festival in the world  Held annually in Western Springs Park  Free to the public

Polyfest  Secondary Schools Pasifika Performing Arts festival and competition  Held annually in Otara, South Auckland  Free to the public

Pasifika Fale, Auckland University

Manukau City Telstra Pacific Events Centre

Pasifika stylz!  Clothing  Tapa cloth  Patterns and designs  Lavalavas  Jewellery (necklace made by designer Sofia Tekela-Smith)