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Sāmoan Language WeekVaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa

  • Sāmoan language activity book pages
    Sāmoan language activity book

    Sāmoan language activity book

    Celebrate Sāmoan Language by learning Sāmoan words through simple activities that kids love – word searches, colouring pages, and stories.

    Activity book

  • Siapo mamanu (tapa cloth) 1890s
    Sāmoan Language Week resource

    Sāmoan Language Week resource

    Practise Sāmoan words and phrases, and explore the Sāmoan culture for Sāmoan Language Week.

    Education resource

  • Red pandanus seed pods joined together and shown in two rows on a white background
    ‘O le gagana t ma le gagana k

    ‘O le gagana t ma le gagana k

    Mo le Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa 2020, ua fa’atasi mai Le’ausālilō Lupematasila Fata ‘Au’afa Dr. Sadat Muaiava e fa’asoa suiga ‘o le gagana Samoa mai le tausaga e 1906 seia o’o i le tausaga e 2014.

    Te Papa Blog

  • A man with Sāmoan tattoos stands with his arms crossed
    Watch: Sāmoan New Zealanders talk about their tatau (Sāmoan tattoo)

    Watch: Sāmoan New Zealanders talk about their tatau (Sāmoan tattoo)

    Five Sāmoan New Zealanders share what their tatau means to them.

  • Tapa cloth with a saltire design containing arrows within its stripes. A border around the tapa contains images of leaves
    Measina Sāmoa

    Measina Sāmoa

    From pate (cricket bats) to siapo (tapa cloth), nifo’oti (cane knives) to tanoa fai’ava (kava bowls), explore the taonga of Sāmoa.

    Collections Online

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    Online jigsaw puzzles using our collections

    Online jigsaw puzzles using our collections

    Take a moment or two to relax with online jigsaw puzzles using taonga from our collections.

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    Whānau challenges

    Whānau challenges

    Try some creative challenges at home with your whānau. Each challenge is connected to Te Papa’s collections or expertise.

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