Celebrate Niue Language Week 2023

Niue Language Week runs from 15 – 21 October.

This year’s theme is Fakatūleva e Vagahau Niue mo e Tau Aga Fakamotu ma e Tau Atuhau - Sustain Niue Language and Culture for Future Generations. 

The Niue people have reached a crossroads where the status of the Vagahau Niue is considered very vulnerable.

Vagahau Niue has been registered with UNESCO as an endangered language, so one of the challenges faced is the preservation of Vagahau Niue and Niue culture.

It is vital that Vagahau Niue and Niue culture is preserved, sustained and maintained for the generations to come. Niue leaders and community groups are working hard to explore, discuss and formulate strategies to ensure that this happens.

Young, New Zealand-born Niueans have said that Vagahau Niue and Niue Cultures are avenues to stay connected with their parents and grandparents; it is their sense of identity.

Visit the official Facebook page to stay up-to-date.