Pacific at AUT

Noi ia e Mauri! Ḁlalum ˈäe ˈe gasav ne fäeag rotuḁm teˈis! - Happy Rotuman Language Week!

The theme of Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta 2026 is "Ȧf'ȧk, putua, a'pumuạ'ȧk ma rak'ȧk 'os fäega ma 'os ag fak Rotuma, la se maoen 'e 'os tore" - treasure, nurture and teach our Rotuman language and culture so it may live on through generations.

These four AUT students represent something bigger than themselves — a community keeping its language and culture alive, here in Aotearoa.

"Tokelau, Puaki mai ko tau aganuku mo fanau i te lumanaki"
"Tokelau, unleash your culture for future generations."

For Tokelau Language Week, we visited Mataliki Tokelau Akoga Kamata and connected with AUT alumna Estella Rimoni from Fakaofo, Tokelau. Estella shares her hope for the next generation — that Tokelau youth continue to carry their culture with pride, taking it with them into every space and place they journey across the world.