First Kiribati Language Week in New Zealand

I-Kiribati diaspora communities in New Zealand collaborated with the New Zealand Ministry for Pacific Peoples in the framework of the first Kiribati Language Week, which was launched on Kiribati Independence Day in 2020 under the theme ‘Ribanan te Taetae ni Kiribati e Kateimatoa ara Katei ao Kinakira’, meaning ‘Nurturing Kiribati language promotes our Cultural Identity and Heritage’. The event was accompanied by the publication of Kiribati language cards, animated videos and a bilingual children’s book