Tālofa, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kia orana, Talofa lava, Mālō e lelei, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Noa’ia, Mauri, Tēnā koutou katoa and greetings to you all!
When Pacific languages are heard, spoken and celebrated, Pacific communities thrive and when our Pacific communities thrive, Aotearoa is a better place for all of us. Use of Pacific languages is in decline, and many are in danger of being lost. However, Aotearoa New Zealand, as the home to one of the largest Pacific populations in the world, is well placed to reverse this trend and to support Pacific languages to thrive.
Hon Aupito William Sio, Minister for Pacific Peoples, announced the Pacific Languages Strategy 2022-2032 at Parliament on 23 September 2022. Read the Minister’s Press Release on the Beehive website.
Pacific Languages Strategy 2022-2032
The Pacific Languages Strategy 2022–2032 is the first of its kind in Aotearoa New Zealand. It takes a long-term approach to coordinating our support for Pacific languages across government, communities and other key stakeholders.
The Strategy is founded on the vision that “Thriving Pacific languages build a prosperous Aotearoa” and its three key objectives are to:
- recognise the value of Pacific languages in Aotearoa
- strengthen pathways and resources for learning, and learning in, Pacific languages
- create environments for Pacific languages to be used more often and in more spaces.
The Strategy will be implemented through a Pacific Languages Government Action Plan and ethnic-specific Community Language Action Plans. Progress will be monitored through the Leo Moana o Aotearoa project.
