Story: South Pacific peoples

Tuvaluan independence day celebrations

West Auckland is a stronghold of the New Zealand Tuvaluan community. Watch footage of Tuvaluans in 1998, relaxing and celebrating 20 years of independence for their home islands.

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Carl Walrond, 'South Pacific peoples - Island groups and recent migration', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/1279/tuvaluan-independence-day-celebrations (accessed 29 April 2024)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015