Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy

Co-founded by Toluma'anave Barbara Makuati-Afitu & Kolokesa Māhina-Tuai
Daughters of the Moana via 🇼🇸 & 🇹🇴 based in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

[Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy @LagiMaama_]

Season 2 kicks off TONIGHT 7pm at Māngere Arts Centre! Don't miss out on Pō Hiva Tu'ufonua FakaTonga A Night of Tongan Classical Music🇹🇴

There are LIMITED tickets available for TONIGHT and plenty available for TOMORROW. Get yours now⬇️
https://t.co/ymAe5wvy1S

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Tautoko to the mahi and excellence of @LagiMaama_
Always looking up and out for the people of the solwara!

[Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy @LagiMaama_]

This concert takes the beauty and utility of Tongan music in kava collectives to a whole new level - by moving from garages, community and church halls to the theatre space.

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Tokelau Tō ‘i Muifonua composed by Her late Majesty Queen Sālote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tupou III and sung by Kalapu Feohi'anga Ālonga 'ia Kalaisi at Pō Hiva Tu'ufonua FakaTonga A Night of Tongan Classical Music🇹🇴

Season 2 kicks off TOMORROW get your tickets https://t.co/7DlaTh5B5M

[Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy @LagiMaama_]

A spectacular night of Tongan classical music featuring the best of OLD and NEW Tongan songs performed by Feohi'anga Ālonga 'ia Kalaisi kava. An evening extravaganza, exhibiting a selection of refined works of music and sung poetry, by renowned Tongan artists.

[Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy @LagiMaama_]

Aso lua at @aucklandmuseum . Fulimalo Pereira took us on a tour of Pacific Lifeways & Pacific Masterpieces Galleries. Dr Andrea Low took us through Tāmaki Herenga Waka - Tāmaki Stories. Juliana Satchell-Deo then showed us the Pacific Store & some Samoan measina🙌

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Aso Tasi at @aucklandmuseum
Mihi whakatau led by Matua Bobby and a speech by Museum Director Dr David Gaimster😊 Session 1 & 2 at Natural Sciences in the Land Vertebrates and Invertebrates sections. Session 3 down at the photography studio with the Photographers😎

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Pre-workshop day. Team Lagi-Maama met with Sharon & Feagiai from Falemata’aga and had lunch & meet and greet with Felicity Bollen from @MFATinAuckland - We then visited the @AucklandUni Archives and Cultural Collections to see our Samoan Measina😊🇼🇸

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Lagi-Maama is very excited to be hosting the ladies from Falemata’aga Museum of Samoa for the next 2 weeks, 2 at a time for an intensive Museums workshop. Fa'afetai tele lava @MFATinAuckland for supporting us to bring Team Falemata’aga to Aotearoa 😊🇼🇸

[Katerina Teaiwa🔥🚣🏿🌊 @KTeaiwa]

It’s been amazing working these last months with the Pasifika team from @austmus on a new gallery conceptualised collectively by an all-Pacific “curatorium” coordinated by @LagiMaama_ & the leadership of Melissa Malu & Director First Nations @wailwancurator + community
😍🌊🌺

[Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy @LagiMaama_]

Team Lagi-Maama is spending the day with Mama Molly Molima Pihigia as she shows us some of the Falepipi he Mafola Inc groups objects for their upcoming exhibition 😍🇳🇺

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Happy Birthday to us🥳🎉🎂
4 years ago, these 2 ladies took one hell of a chance and stepped out on their own. With our ancestors, elders & communities guiding us, we started this incredible journey! Championing our peoples and communities & privileging Indigenous ALWAYS 💪🙌

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Feohi'anga Ālonga 'Ia Kalaisi 🇹🇴💪 they'll be in concert 16th & 17th of September at Māngere Arts Centre 😎

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@isoakavakardash working on a project to bring back the lost sounds of Tonga.

This is what the singing potentially would’ve sounded like. So enchanting and hypnotic 🙏 have a listen 😊 thanks Isla for sharing

[Saia @saia_f_t]

Another one.

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#ThrowbackThursday - Team Lagi-Maama attended the opening of Whiria: Ngā Manu Rere - Hokianga Traditional Māori Kites by our talented friend Ruth Woodbury🥰 last day to view her amazing Manu is tomorrow (22.07.22) down at the Auckland Maritime Museum

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Spent the day here with our Kiribati Mamas Louisa and Kaetaeta at their weaving workshop with the Kiribati community here in Porirua 🇰🇮💙

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Lagi-Maama was lucky enough to have an audience with Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban 😍🥰 - Very excited for one of our upcoming projects #WatchThisSpace😎

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Team Lagi-Maama has touched down in Windy Wellington 😍😎 Head over to our IG to keep up with our adventures this week 💪

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Shoutout to our dearest Nigel who also got honoured today as well 😍🥳💕

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The Ladies of Lagi-Maama @Kolokesa_MT @barbsafitu at Government House for the investiture ceremony where Kesa recieved her Queens Honours medal today 😍🥰 Newest Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit 🥳🙌 So proud 💕