About us – Te Kiwa Nui Festival

About Te Kiwa Nui

Te Kiwa Nui celebrates Pacific languages and culture through powerful oratory, song and dance. This year’s programme continues to build up the mana of cultural creativity and identity.and dance.

The festival brings together spectators and performers from a variety of pacific cultures including:

Samoa
Tonga
Tokelau
Cook Islands
Niue
Fiji
Tuvalu
Rotuma

The festival is targeted at bringing together our Maori and Pasifika community to create a platform and a learning environment for our New Zealand born Pacific and Maori students to be confident in their culture and their identity. The festival continues to create strong leaders and stewards of our culture for future generations.

Our Host

Bishop Viard College is proud to host this year’s event. With a multicultural presence amongst our students, we are excited to open our arms and welcome everyone to this magnificent event.

Participating Schools

This 2024 festival includes the following performers:

Aotea College
Bishop Viard College
Mana College
Newlands College
Onslow College
Porirua College
Tawa College
Whitby Collegiate

Location

Conveniently located in the heart of Porirua, Te Rauparaha Arena is the ideal place to gather a diverse and multicultural group of performers and visitors.