PISA - Pacific Island Students of Ara

BATTLE OF THE CAMPUSES – SPORTS DAY 🔥

Get ready to bring the heat and rep your campus with pride!

Date: Saturday 22nd November, 2025
Time: 10AM
Location: Warren Park, Oakley Crescent, Hornby

Form a team and join us for a day full of games, laughter, and good times — then kick back and enjoy some BBQ afterwards

Good food, good vibes, and even better company! Let’s end the year strong, see you all there!

Register here ➡️ https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/MnmysVGJCJ

🌺 PISA presents: Pacific Runway 2025! 🌺

Come and join us as we celebrate the beauty, pride, and vibrancy of our Pacific cultures through fashion, dance, and performance!

📅 Date: 21 November 2025
Doors open: 5:30PM | Show starts: 6PM
Location: Atrium, Ara City Campus

Bring your friends, your island flair, this is a night you won’t want to miss!

🎟️ Registrations are now open — scan the QR code or click the link below to RSVP!

https://surl.li/wgtxgr

🌺 PISA 2026 - Nominations are NOW OPEN!!! 🌺

Want to make a difference for our Pacific students at Ara?

Nominate yourself or someone you’d love to see lead in the 2026 PISA Executive Team! This is your chance to be part of shaping the future for Pacific students across our campuses!!

📅 Nominations close: Tuesday, 18th November

📍 AGM Meeting: Friday, 21st November
Location: Pacific Hub (Madras Campus, A219)
Time: 12pm – 1pm

Food will be provided!

‼️Link to nominate is in our BIO‼️

Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau - Tokelau Language Week
Celebrate: 26 October - 1 November

The 2025 theme for Tokelau Language Week is ‘Tokelau, Puaki mai ko tau aganuku mo fanau i te lumanaki - Tokelau, Unleash your culture for future generations’.

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Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week
Celebrate: 19 - 25 October 2025

The 2025 theme for Niue Language Week is ‘Fakatapunu, Ofania, mo e Fakaaoga e Vagahau Niue! - Elevate, Cherish, and use Vagahau Niue!’

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Fijian language week Day 4
|| Barbecue 🍖 & Touch-Rugby ||

Thank you all for coming ! Definitely one to remember.
The vibes were immaculate as well as the yummy Barbecue 🤤.

Vinaka Vakalevu !! 💙🇫🇯
!

YESS !! Bbq and Fijian touch today!!

⏰: 11:30am - 1:30pm
📍: South green, Madras Ara city campus
What to bring: Energy 🤗 hehe

Come down & bring your friends, come have some fun and some yummy Bbq! 💙🇫🇯

Fijian language week day 3!! 🇫🇯
|| Making Tekitekis🌺 ||

Vinaka vakalevu (thank you) to all of you who took time out of your lunch hour to come down and support us in the library making tekitekis (flowers) 🤗

Grateful for the warmth that your smiles provided us whilst being with us doing what we do best, and that’s having fun and sharing knowledge about our beautiful islands in the South Pacific 🥹.

Don’t worry, if you’ve missed us today, we still have one last event on for Fijian language HOW EXCITING ! So stay tuned for that.

Sota Tale (See you later) 💙

Join us TODAY for a special Fijian Tekiteki Making workshop!

This is a beautiful way to embrace Fijian culture and creativity — all are welcome!

Time: 12:00PM – 1:00PM
📍 Location: Library, Ara City Campus

Vinaka vakalevu and see you there!

Happy Fijian language week to you all 💙🇫🇯

Day 1 & Day 2 photos for Fijian language week, so far so good! Lots of great energy, amazing food & lots to learn about the beautiful island of Fiji!!

If you’ve missed our first two days ! Do not worry, there are more events coming this week! Stay tuned 💙.

“Sota tale” in translation
“ see you later “ 🤗.