Tapa

10/11/2025

🌿 Our new hub is opening soon - a space crafted for care, culture, and community at its heart. 🌺

We nurture and restore knowledge by raising a new generation of knowledge keepers responsible for a more secure future.

We’re excited to open our doors and welcome you all very soon!

Thank you to our friends at Pacific Success in Auckland Council for supporting us 💥🔊 to thrive in the space.

LIKE our page 👍 for updates and opening details.

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06/11/2025

As Tonga marks a turning point in its history, we should expect to see the production of indigenous Tongan-made Ngatu from Tonga marking this historical milestone.

27/10/2025

Now would be a great time to remind our community of the NEED to protect the National 🇹🇴 Flag from commercial negligence.

Our petition to protect the flag still remains.

Please sign the petition

Malo

01/09/2025

Latest update on Tapa Talanoa Collective's PROTECT THE TONGAN FLAG PETITION on 2nd September 2025

We are now at 83 signatories on our way to 100!

Well done to our Women Elders paving a way forward in taking action for a better Tonga tomorrow!

For groups wanting a paper based petition please email [email protected] and we will send that through for your church, community group to sign and send back to us to upload into the online platform.

Malo e ngue lahi everyone!

28/08/2025

Latest update on our Protect the Tongan Flag Petition on 28/8/25.

Thanks to our elders at Haape Mata Mei he Langi o Glen Innes, they've rallied up a whopping 30+ signatories in just 5 days. We're working with our online team to manually upload these paper signatories. So bear with us for now.

In the meantime, we can confirm that the highest voters for this petition are from Tongatapu! Malie!

Also note - Unknown voters have not disclosed where they are from in Tonga or are non-Tongans! Malo 'aupito for voting :)

We are now at 71 voters so far to reach 100!

Well done, everyone :)

20/08/2025

Malo e tau ma'u kihe he pongipongi ni,

Thursday 21st August 2025, and our petition is tracking along..

We are at 18 signatures as of today!

Thank you to everyone who is supporting our petition and efforts. Please continue to share the petition link here and make sure you've signed it yourself! https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/protect-the-dignity-of-the-tongan-flag-stop-its-commercial-misuse

Malo 'aupito

19/08/2025

Community voices are calling for more respect around cultural identity. Hainoame Fulivai, founder of the Tapa Talanoa Collective, says the issue was raised during a women’s workshop focused on cultural heritage: “Their feelings of being hurt and shocked to see the Tongan flag being sold or printed on items such as jandals or flip flops being sold in Otāhuhu,” she says.

👇SIGN THE PETITION, PROTECT OUR 🇹🇴 FLAG👇
https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/protect-the-dignity-of-the-tongan-flag-stop-its-commercial-misuse

https://pmn.co.nz/read/language-and-culture/tongan-community-demands-respect-for-national-flag

Elders describe the commercial exploitation as stripping away pride and mana, sparking a global petition for changes to commercial use.

18/08/2025

Over the weekend we finally got to catch up with our wonderful partners Tamaki Zero Waste Hub!

Everyone is super busy and this hub is a local hot spot for preloved items refurbished. For us, it’s where rescued Koloa (Taonga) is reconnected to our indigenous owners - women collectives who champion Koloa in the community.

Thank you to Giulio and his team for the wonderful work you all do for community and our environment.

Stay tuned for our upcoming announcements!

16/08/2025

Sign the petition to protect the Tongan Flag! 🇹🇴 🇹🇴 🇹🇴