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We’re the only NZQA-registered private training establishment offering free Pacific language classes in NZ.
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About our courses

Because we’re NZ Government funded, our courses are only available to NZ citizens or holders of NZ residency visas. Unfortunately, we can’t offer international enrolments in our FREE courses.

We are an NZQA-registered Private Training Establishment (PTE), approved to offer Pacific language courses as Training Schemes. Our funding from the Government means that we can deliver these courses to our communities for free!

We offer Samoan language classes, along with Tongan, Vagahau Niue, Tokelauan, Fijian, Rotuman, and Cook Islands Māori language classes. We are in the process of developing courses in Tuvaluan and Kiribati and are aiming to have these running by 2023.

We offer short, 10-week courses taught once a week in a 2hr tutor-facilitated online class via ZOOM. Students should also do at least 1 hour of their own study and practice as they work towards comprehension and fluency.

You can join our courses across three terms per year, for a total of 30 hours (20 hours tutor-facilitated and 10 hours self-directed study) as you seek to improve your language capability.

We offer 3 levels of courses across each language, plus an additional 2 levels for gagana Samoa only.

Language Courses Pathways at Centre for Pacific Languages
Life long language learner, and Government Official lau tofa ia Tuiloma Lina-Jodie Samu on learning four languages at CPL and how this benefits her in her professional capacity working for the Ministry for Pacific Peoples.

“To respect people, and to respect communities, and to respect people’s names and languages, we’ve got to be able to correctly pronounce and to be able to spell their names, and to say their languages with correctness.“

Course Timetable 2024

Our courses work on a term-by-term basis. The date for each term this year is:

Term 1
Closed

Term 2
Opening soon

Term 3
Dates to be confirmed

Please note that some classes are extended by a week or so due to a public holiday clashing with the usual class schedule.

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Please select a language to find out about current and future free courses available at the Centre for Pacific Languages.

Introduction to te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Airani (Cook Islands Māori Language), Culture & Identity
Start date End date Enrol
10 Jun. 2024 12 Aug. 2024 Other
04 Jun. 2024 06 Aug. 2024 Other
06 Jun. 2024 08 Aug. 2024 Other
Everyday Conversation in te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Airani
Start date End date Enrol
06 Jun. 2024 08 Aug. 2024 Other
Maintaining te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Airani (Cook Islands Māori language) and Culture.
Start date End date Enrol
04 Jun. 2024 06 Aug. 2024 Other
Introduction to Vosa vakaViti (Fijian Language), Culture & Identity
Start date End date Enrol
04 Jun. 2024 06 Aug. 2024 Other
Everyday Conversation in Vosa vakaViti (Fijian Language)
Start date End date Enrol
06 Jun. 2024 08 Aug. 2024 Other
Introduction to Te Taetae Ni Kiribati
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06 Jun. 2024 08 Aug. 2024 Other
Introduction to Vagahau Niue (Niue Language), Culture & Identity
Start date End date Enrol
06 Jun. 2024 08 Aug. 2024 Other
Everyday Conversation in Vagahau Niue (Niue Language)
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05 Jun. 2024 07 Aug. 2024 Other
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Sorry, there are no further scheduled courses at this time. Please contact us enquire about future dates.

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Introduction to Fäeag Rotuḁm (Rotuman Language), Culture & Identity
Start date End date Enrol
06 Jun. 2024 08 Aug. 2024 Other
Everyday Conversation in Fäeag Rotuḁm (Rotuman Language)
Start date End date Enrol
04 Jun. 2024 06 Aug. 2024 Other
Introduction to Gagana Sāmoa (Sāmoan Language), Culture & Identity
Start date End date Enrol
10 Jun. 2024 12 Aug. 2024 Other
04 Jun. 2024 06 Aug. 2024 Other
05 Jun. 2024 07 Aug. 2024 Other
Everyday Conversation in Gagana Sāmoa (Sāmoan language)
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04 Jun. 2024 16 Aug. 2024 Register Interest
06 Jun. 2024 08 Aug. 2024 Other
Maintaining Gagana Sāmoa (Sāmoan language) and culture.
Start date End date Enrol
10 Jun. 2024 12 Aug. 2024 Other
Level 4 - Beginners
Sāmoan Fa’amatai Bi-lingual Training
Start date End date Enrol
05 Jun. 2024 07 Aug. 2024 Other
Level 4 - Intermediate
Sāmoan Fa’amatai Bi-lingual Training
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04 Jun. 2024 06 Aug. 2024 Other
Level 4 - Advanced
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Sorry, there are no further scheduled courses at this time. Please contact us enquire about future dates.

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Sāmoan Oratory
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07 Jun. 2024 09 Aug. 2024 Other
Introduction to Gagana Tokelau (Tokelauan Language), Culture & Identity
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06 Jun. 2024 08 Aug. 2024 Other
Everyday Conversation in Gagana Tokelau (Tokelaun Language)
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10 Jun. 2024 12 Aug. 2024 Other
Introduction to Lea Faka-Tonga (Tongan Language), Culture & Identity
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04 Jun. 2024 06 Aug. 2024 Other
Everyday Conversation in Lea Faka-Tonga (Tongan Language)
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10 Jun. 2024 12 Aug. 2024 Other
Maintaining Lea Faka-Tonga (Tongan Language) and Culture.
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05 Jun. 2024 07 Aug. 2024 Other
Introduction to te Gana Tuvalu
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04 Jun. 2024 06 Aug. 2024 Other

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