This week is Niue Language Week, the latest in the series of Pacific language weeks our staff have been celebrating through 2020.
Pasifika peoples make up 6.5 percent of Police staff and this is on the rise: since 2017, nine percent of recruits joining Police have identified as Pasifika, and from June 2017 to September 2020 there was a 43 percent increase in the number of Pasifika police officers.
Whatever their heritage, our people love to celebrate it. Members of the New Zealand Police Niue Internal Support Network are attending a number of events this week – and we made this video to share.
This year the theme of the week is ‘Faliki e tau momoui he tau atuhau ke he Vagahau Niue’ which in English translates to ‘Lay the foundations - give rise to the Niuean language for generations’.
You can find more information and resources about Pacific language weeks here, and about Niue Language Week here.
Mutolu kia!