Kiribati Language Week take place from Sunday 10 July to Saturday16 July. We interviewed Baua Redfern and her grandmother Nana Noerin Redfern about what makes Kiribati and its language so special.

Pacific Cooperation Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of the first Pacific Cacao and Chocolate event this year.

Beginning on 29 July, Te Maeva Nui is a week-long cultural, dance and food festival in the Cook Islands. It is a world-renowned event and after two years of lockdowns, borders have opened up and the event is back on.

The Republic of Vanuatu celebrates its Independence Day on 30th July. It is a public holiday that commemorates the country’s independence from the United Kingdom and France in 1980 and became the free nation of Vanuatu.

Pacific Cooperation Foundation congratulates Leali’ifano Dr Albert L Refiti, recipient of the Fellow of Auckland War Memorial Museum. Born and raised in Fasito’outa, Samoa he holds the matai ancestral title Leali’ifano from Vaovai.

Applications are now open for the Pacific Languages Community Fund. The fund has been established to support the retention and revitalisation of Pacific languages in New Zealand.

On 1 June, Samoans across the globe celebrated the 60th Anniversary of Samoa’s Independence. Celebrating Samoa Language Week in Aotearoa, PCF and TupuToa held an event to showcase Samoan culture.

Over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend, as the world celebrated the Jubilee, the 2022 Honours List was made public. With eighteen Pacific people honoured this year it is an incredible example of how Pacific people serve and give back to their communities.

Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF) is delighted to announce that Aotearoa’s Governor General, Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro, has accepted an invitation to be it’s Vice-Regal Patron.

Every June 11, Hawai‘i pays tribute to a fearless leader who unified the Hawaiian islands after years of conflict - King Kamehameha. 

A report known as ‘The Pacific Perceptions Study’ has been commissioned by Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF), to deliver evidence – based critical research, that will provide an understanding of New Zealander’s perceptions of Pacific peoples and their relationship with New Zealand.

Mary Rokonadravu, a Fijian writer, is the 2022 winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Pacific region.

The program is made possible through a partnership between the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Young Pacific Leaders, and East-West Center who are now accepting applications for the Professional Fellows Program for Young Economic Empowerment Leaders.

Digital ‘Moana Nui a Kiva’ an initiative launched by Creative New Zealand in joint partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), will support Pasifika artists in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to work in collaboration through knowledge and skills sharing.

This year on 17 June Micronesia’s Northern Marianas will hold the Pacific Mini Games Opening Ceremony aptly themed Rising up to the Challenge.  

June 24th brings a sense of excitement as we move toward celebrating Matariki as a public holiday for the first time ever. 

Every year on the 8th of June, Norfolk Islanders joyfully celebrate their national day—known as Bounty Day (or Anniversary Day).

With many borders opening in the Pacific Region, several events are back on – including the famous Tahiti Pearl Regatta, now marking its 18th Edition.

We spoke with Tuiloma Gayle Lafaiali’i, CEO of Pasifika Education Centre about the importance of keeping Pacific languages alive – especially with the lens of Samoan Language Week, this month.

The Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF) will shortly release its first Pacific Perceptions Study of New Zealander’s views of the Pacific Region.