Cook island Language week

       Cook Island Language week Celebrations in School

Cook Islands Language Week is held annually to celebrate the culture and identity of the Cook Islands. It also promotes the rich and distinctive language of Cook Islands Māori.

Cook Islands Language Week explores the values of diversity and respect. It encourages New Zealanders to share and understand other cultures by learning a new language, set of beliefs and cultural practices. From this, there is the possibility to see things from a different perspective and embrace other cultures.

Learning a new language gives us insight into new ways of thinking and to different beliefs and cultural practices. Everyone who learns the words of the Cook Islands helps to preserve them.

"Understand and recognise the unique status of Tangata Whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand."