Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy

06/06/2026

A glimpse into Lagi-Maamas work with Falemata’aga Museum of Samoa 🌺🇼🇸

🎵 Song Credit: Kelemete and Kiligi Ta”ale ft Julie Ta’ale

04/06/2026

“Taimwanuokai: Forget Me Not” 2.0 opened last year on Tuesday 18 November 2025 as part of WIPCE (World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education).

Today, we concluded the exhibition with a special knowledge and practice exchange between Louisa Humphry MNZM and members of the Marewen Kiribati Youth (MKY) group.

Kam Rabwa MKY, for sharing your passion and love for Kiribati performing arts! Check out MKY’s upcoming performance “The Voices of Our Ancestors” next Friday 12 June as part of the PDNZ 2026 festival!

To our Dear Hearts Louisa and Jack, thank you for filling the last two days of the exhibition with warmth, laughter and making. As always, we miss you both Kaetaeta and John.

Fa’afetai tele lava to Fay Nanai and the team at Herenga Mātauranga Whānui, the General Library at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland for hosting this exhibition for the past six months.

Mālō ‘aupito to The Tindall Foundation, Next Gen for supporting the final two days of the exhibition, which included weaving workshops and the beautiful performance by 🇰🇮❤️

02/06/2026

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02/06/2026

Lagi-Maama May 2026 travels and blessings 🌺🤍

🔹Grateful for progressing the journey of our two Samoa projects with Falemata’aga Museum of Samoa:
1) Samoa preservation container project and 2) November exhibition.
- Vinaka vaka levu to the Falemata’aga team and for the safe transfer of measina for pest management.
- Fa’afetai lava to the support of MEC (Ministry of Education and Culture), Samoa; Swire Shipping; The Tindall Foundadion, Next Gen; and MFAT.

🔹Mālō ‘aupito to our knowledge holders and exhibition team - all collectively working towards different components of “Our Ocean of Islands” exhibition at Hui Te Ananui A Tangaroa NZ Maritime Museum.
Scheduled to open in August this year

🔹Together with Molima Molly Pihigia QSM & Falepipi He Mafola Niuean Handcraft Group we shared an emotional and fulfilling day with the opening of “Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aotearoa: Niue Heritage Journey In Aotearoa” 4.0.
⁃ Ngā mihi to Matua Raniera for leading the opening, then a warm welcome by Echo. Huge thanks to Theresa, Paula and wider team at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, Auckland Central City Library. And to the awesome Art Corp team - Joe, Gene and Claudia!

🔹Honoured to be part of our dear heart Whina Te Whiu’s whānau for her Mihi Whakatau into her new role.
And the farewell for Dr Sione Faletau from his role at Māngere Arts Centre Ngā Tohu on Uenuku.

🔹We concluded our May month on a high with welcoming and spending time and space with Drs Kalei Nu’uhiwa and Dr Hinanui Cauchois.

🔹Our heartfelt thanks to JR McKenzie Trust, Foundation North, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Council, and The Tindall Foundation, Next Gen for enabling Lagi-Maama to do us.

01/06/2026

As part of the upcoming 🔹Our Ocean of Islands🔹exhibition, Lagi-Maama in partnership with Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa NZ Maritime Museum recently hosted two knowledge holders:

⁃ Dr Kalei Nu’uhiwa from Hawai’i &
⁃ Dr Hinanui Cauchois from Tahiti.

They both travelled to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, with support from Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa to bring their Taonga for the exhibition.

Fa’afetai tele lava Julia, Mali, Salevasa, Jaqui, Hūfanga-He-Ako-Moe-Lotu, Tiare, Hikule’o, & Akesiumeimoana for sharing a meal with our visitors.

Tenkyu tumas Julia for hosting Drs Kalei and Hinanui as guest lectures for your classes @ Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland.
And to the support of Drs Emalani and Gordon.

Mālō ‘aupito to our co-hosts Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa:
- Alison and the wider team for organising and hosting the talk at Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa.
- Emily for your travel logistics skills.
- Mina and Laura for ensuring our Taonga on loan are well looked after.
- Vincent for making the time and space to meet with our guests.

Tēnā koutou to Milly, Karena and the Māori Cultural group whānau at Tāmaki Paenga Hira for your reciprocal gift of Taonga to Dr Kalei.

Mahalo nui loa Dr Kalei & Māuruuru Dr Hinanui for gifting your knowledges and practices with us all in this part of our Moana Oceania region.🌺🤍

26/05/2026

21/05/2026

Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aotearoa / Heritage Journey in Aotearoa 4.0 is now open!✨🌺

If you’re out and about in the city, pop into Level 1 @ Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero - Central City Library!

Fa’afetai tele lava to our install team: Joe, Gene, and Claudia from Art Corp; the amazing Theresa, Echo, Paula; and the wider Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero aiga! Auckland Libraries

Our heartfelt aroha to Matua Raniera and Wiremu for leading our tikanga. And Matua’s closing words of the importance of reo - language, tikanga - protocols, and ahurea - culture!

Fakaue Lahi Mahaki 🙏🏽🌺 to Molima Molly Pihigia QSM and Falepipi He Mafola Niuean Handcraft Group, past and present, for gifting us with tāoga, treasures of your collective minds, hearts and hands.

‘Ofa atu fau moe manatu ma’u ❤️

11/05/2026

Please join us for the exhibition opening of “Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aotearoa / Niue Heritage Journey In Aotearoa” 4.0 at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero - Central City Library. 🇳🇺

We acknowledge and say a HUGE Fakaue Lahi to ALL of the minds, hearts and hands that contributed to the journey to date:

1.0 🔸from 1 April to 20 May 2023: hosted by the team at Māngere Arts Centre Ngā Tohu o Uenuku. Huge thanks to the village of supporters:
▫️Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture & Heritage’s Ngā Kaiwhakaoho Ahurea Cultural Activators Pilot fund;
▫️Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board’s, Māngere Ōtāhuhu Arts fund;
▫️Alt Group & Toaki Okano;
▫️Moanaroa Pacifica Arts Centre;
▫️Manatū Aorere Ministry for Foreign Affairs & Trade; and
▫️the team at Māngere Arts Centre Ngā Tohu o Uenuku.

2.0 🔸from 18 Nov 2023 to 11 Feb 2024 - hosted by the team @ Pātaka Art + Museum.

3.0 🔸from 10 Oct 2024 to 20 Mar 2025 - hosted by Fay Nanai and the team at Herenga Mātauranga Whānui, General Library (Level 1) at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland.

Fa’afetai tele lava Echo, Paula, Theresa and the wider Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero team for hosting this 4.0 exhibition.

And our heartfelt thanks to J R McKenzie Trust, Foundation North and Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Council for enabling Lagi-Maama to do us.

11/05/2026

ARTS OF ROTUMA FROM A ROTUMAN LENS

As part of our Arts of Moana Oceania series initiated in early 2020, Lagi-Maama posed the question - What is art? from the perspectives of all the island nations across Moana Oceania.

In August 2020, Fesaitu Solomone shared “Arts through the lens of a Rotuman” - You can read her paper on our website - https://www.lagi-maama.com/rotuma-page

Illustration by Cecelia Faumuina

01/05/2026

Lagi-Maama April 2026 travels and blessings 🌺🤍

🔹Grateful for the journey of our two Samoa projects with Falemata’aga Museum of Samoa: 1) Samoa preservation container project and 2) November exhibition.
- Vinaka vaka levu to our dearest Nirmala Balram for all your hard work.
- Fa’afetai lava to the support of MEC (Ministry of Education and Culture), Samoa, Swire Swipping, Container Shop, The Tindall Foundation Next Gen and New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

🔹Mālō ‘aupito to “Our Ocean of Islands” knowledge holders and team - all collectively working towards the exhibition at Hui Te Ananui A Tangaroa NZ Maritime Museum New Zealand Maritime Museum this year in August 2026.

🔹Tūhonohono Ingā Taonga-Ā-Iwi blessings and catch-ups.

🔹Together with Veronika and Katja we shared an emotional and fulfilling day with the closing of “Noken / Men: String Bags of the Muyu Tribe in Southern West Papua”.
- Ngā mihi to Matua Raniera for leading the closing and the support of Echo, Theresa, Paula, Pamata and Nia at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, Auckland Central City Library.
- We also connected with people and institutions to confirm the next venue for “Noken / Men”. this space.

🔹We always treasure our te maroro with our Kiribati family - Kaetaeta, Louisa and Jack.

🔹We concluded our April month on a high with our talanoa with Faipule Kelihiano Kalolo and Fatu Tauafiafi.

🔹Our heartfelt thanks to J R McKenzie Trust, Foundation North and
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Council for enabling Lagi- Maama to do us.