Wellington Vanuatu Community & Friends

Wellington Vanuatu Community & Friends Ples blo storian blo mifala ol Ni-Vanuatu blo Wellington.

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03/08/2026

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01/08/2026

Wantoks 🎶singing together 🇻🇺🇸🇧🇵🇬🥰 Vanuatu 46th Independence celebration and Closing Bislama Language week! Wellington Papua New Guinea Community.

01/08/2026

Tankyu tumas Craggy Range Te Muna Workers mo
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🥳🇻🇺 Today we closed the Bislama language week and Celebrating Vanuatu 46th Independence with our friends, families, want...
01/08/2026

🥳🇻🇺 Today we closed the Bislama language week and Celebrating Vanuatu 46th Independence with our friends, families, wantoks from Solomon Islands,Papua Niugini and the RSE workers from the Wairarapa. Kava, kaekae and singsing flo nomo! 🥰 Tankyu tumas olgeta blo kam tugeta wetem mifala blo Wellington Vanuatu Community & Friends Yumi on nomo! 🇻🇺🥳 Thank you Heidi Rarua for another amazing anf delicious cake!

31/07/2026

Last day of Bislama language. Tankyu Sarah Lini lo video blo yu.

Today we are having a lunch event to close the Bislama language week and celebration of our 46th Independence. Spose yu stap lo Wellington, reach out to us and come long.

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31/07/2026

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Thank yu olgeta wei kam lo Thursday night activities.
31/07/2026

Thank yu olgeta wei kam lo Thursday night activities.

If you haven't heard, we have activities at Pātaka tonight from 6pm. Entrance is at the carpark of Norrie Street, Poriru...
30/07/2026

If you haven't heard, we have activities at Pātaka tonight from 6pm. Entrance is at the carpark of Norrie Street, Porirua. Come along, learn with us, and check out our small pop-up market. Since it's our 46th Independence Day, we'll provide some kaekae and, of course, smol kava. Bring your friends; we look forward to seeing you tonight!! Andrina J L Abel Henzson Lini Sarah Lini Roy Stephens Nelson Rarua Heidi Rarua Geoff Boon

Today at Pātaka at the P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A inc. Exhibition Henzson Lini showcased his artistry Vanuatu Sandroing, some pictu...
30/07/2026

Today at Pātaka at the P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A inc. Exhibition Henzson Lini showcased his artistry Vanuatu Sandroing, some pictures with students from Holy Family School, Porirua.

What is Sandroing (Sandrawing):
Before Bislama was developed as a shared spoken language to bridge the gap of over 110 distinct indigenous langauges, sandrawing was the original visual language.

Sandrawing visually demonstrates how the ni-Vanuatu people communicate.

Recognized by UNESCO, this is an incredibly complex art form where a storyteller uses a single finger to trace a continuous, unbroken geometric line in ash or sand. This art form isn't just decorative - it is a sophisticated system of communication, map-making, and historical recording used across islands.

The drawing serves as a visual mnemonic device. As the storyteller speaks, the drawing unfolds to represent a turtle, a canoe, or a part of kastom or community life. It allowed people from completely different islands to sit down together and perfectly understand the narrative being shared.

Many sandrawing patterns represent elements of nature— turtles, birds, canoes, or reef systems. These patterns embody our marine life and are impacted by the realities of climate change. It reinforces the importance of the theme of lukaotem gud laef (looking after life).

​By practicing sandrawing, the Ni-Vanuatu people are not just drawing; they are accessing a thousands-of-years-old baseline of what a healthy ecosystem looks like, which helps them vocalize exactly how klaemet jenis (climate change) is altering their shores.

The impermanence of sandrawing is a powerful reflection and objective for us to endevaour to leave only footprints on the earth. Andrina J L Abel Roy Stephens Sarah Lini Nelson Rarua

🇻🇺🇻🇺Happy 46th Independence Day Vanuatu from the Wellington Vanuatu Community & Friends i! 🇻🇺🇻🇺
29/07/2026

🇻🇺🇻🇺Happy 46th Independence Day Vanuatu from the Wellington Vanuatu Community & Friends i! 🇻🇺🇻🇺

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