18/08/2026
🌺 A BEAUTIFUL WEEK OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE & CELEBRATION AT TORU FETU 🌺
It may have been a couple of weeks since Te Epetoma o te Reo Māori Kuki Airani – Cook Islands Language Week and Te Kiwa Nui, but our hearts are still so full as we reflect on what was such a beautiful and memorable time for our Toru Fetu family. ❤️
We want to acknowledge our amazing children, teachers and families for all the commitment, time, patience and support that went into making these celebrations so special.
To our beautiful tamariki who represented Toru Fetu on the Te Kiwa Nui stage — we are incredibly proud of you! 🌟 To stand on such a big stage takes courage and bravery, and you represented not only yourselves, but your friends, your families, your teachers and our whole Toru Fetu village with so much pride. You were our little stars shining brightly! ✨
And to our tamariki who may not have had the opportunity to be on the stage this year — you were just as much a part of our journey. ❤️ You practised alongside us, learnt the songs and dances, encouraged your friends and shared in our excitement. Your opportunity will come again, and we cannot wait to see more of our little stars take the stage next time. 🌟
Alongside Te Kiwa Nui, we were also celebrating Cook Islands Language Week, filling our kindergarten with our reo, songs, dance, stories, culture and the beautiful values of our Cook Islands people. 🇨🇰🌺
And what better way to finish such a busy week than with our very special Vouvou Day – Grandparents Day. ❤️
Amongst all the busyness, practices, preparations and organised chaos 😂, Vouvou Day gave us a beautiful moment to slow down and spend precious time with our grandparents and elders. Our Vouvou are our holders of knowledge, language, stories, culture and love, and having them with us made our celebrations even more meaningful.
It was also such a special opportunity for our tamariki to showcase to their Vouvou and families some of what they had proudly shared on the Te Kiwa Nui stage. 🥹❤️
What a beautiful week it was — celebrating our language, our culture, our children, our families and our Vouvou.
At Toru Fetu, these moments remind us that our children do not stand alone. Behind every child is a family, a teacher, a Vouvou, a community and a village cheering them on. 🌺
Meitaki ma’ata to everyone who helped make these celebrations possible. Most of all, meitaki ma’ata to our beautiful tamariki — you represented Toru Fetu with courage, joy and pride, and we could not be prouder of you all. ❤️🌟
Kia vai māro’iro’i tō tātou reo, peu e te akono’anga — may our language, culture and traditions continue to live strongly through our tamariki and generations to come. 🇨🇰❤️
Toru Fetu — our little stars, shining together. ✨🌺
