Te Puke O Tara Community Centre

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

One of the highlights of last week's Samoan Language Week celebration, Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Middle School's So'otaga Manuia and their beautiful singing and dancing! 🎶🎉🌺🇼🇸

Thank you again to the staff and tamaiti for proudly sharing their Samoan heritage with us here at TPOT.

08/06/2026

Every Monday night here at Te Puke o Tara! Come get yourself a feed whānau 🥰

04/06/2026

🎨 Arts and Craft Club 🎨

Happy Samoan Language Week! Art club’s activity applies a Samoan twist to the classic paper snowflake. Learning about a prevalent siapo motif, our tamariki will be able to explore concepts of symmetry, and apply their personal creativity to make the motif their own.

📍 Ōtara Library
🎨 Samoan “Snowflakes”
🗓️ Saturday 6th June
⏰ 11am - 12pm
🧑‍🎨 Free art activity for kids aged 5-12

04/06/2026

💙❤️ Manuia le Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa! ❤️💙

Fa'afetai tele lava to everyone who joined us at Te Puke O Tara Community Centre to celebrate Samoan Language Week 2026! This year's theme: "E afua mai i mauga tetele manuia o le nu'u - From the high mountains are the blessings of the village"

Having the presence of family, friends, community members and leaders reminds us of the mountains that continue to serve and bless our Ōtara village!

Special thanks and acknowledgements:
🌺 Auckland Councillor Lotu Fuli Fuli ForManukau, Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Members Li'amanaia Lorenzo Kaisara, Topou Folau and Jeet Singh.
🌺 Guest speaker- former professional rugby league star, Ali Lauiti'iti. A special thank you to the Ministry for Pacific Peoples also for joining us as well as our Lead, Richie.
🌺 So'otanga Manuia, Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Middle School's first Samoan billigual unit for their wonderful performance and energy!

Thank you also to our volunteers behind the scenes who helped make our intimate Samoan Language Week celebration possible!

Fa'afetai tele lava! 🇼🇸

02/06/2026

📚🌺 Samoan Language Week Competition! 🌺📚

Come through and celebrate Samoan Language Week with us 🎉

Take part in our “Take Two Books” Competition — simply borrow two books from our Samoan section and go in the draw to win a prize! 🏆

The best part? You can enter as many times as you like! 📖✨

📍 Only at Papatoetoe Library 💙❤️

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

Tālofa lava! Try these phrases in Gagana Samoa - the Samoan language - to celebrate Samoa Language Week 🗣️

Visit to our website for more language resources and ways to celebrate 🎉 https://bit.ly/4jwdKhR

01/06/2026

Talofa lava and Happy Samoan Language Week TPOT aiga! 🇼🇸❤️

This year's theme:
"E afua mai i mauga tetele manuia o le nu'u." - From the high mountains are the blessings of the village. Learn some new phrases using the resources linked below!

It's Samoa Language Week!
Join the celebrations with language guides, graphics, posters and more resources on our website: https://bit.ly/4jwdKhR
This year's Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa theme, chosen by our community, is: ‘E afua mai i mauga tetele manuia o le 'nu'u
From the high mountains are the blessings of the village ⛰️ ❤️

20/01/2026

Drivers License classes are back for 2026!

Every Tuesdays here at Te Puke Community Centre!

6pm-7:30pm.

See you tonight!