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La Manuia le Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa!

La Manuia le Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa!

Talofa Lava! Happy Aso Faralie! It’s Sāmoan Language Week and we’re celebrating the third most spoken language in New Zealand – Gagana Sāmoa – with some of our Programme Participants from our 2018 Cohort. Watch the full video here.

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