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New Streets - Auckland Fa'a-Samoa

New Streets - Auckland Fa'a-Samoa
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New Streets - Auckland Fa'a-Samoa
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This 1982 Lookout documentary charts Samoan novelist and poet Albert Wendt’s personal view of Samoans in Auckland. Set mainly in what was then predominantly Samoan Grey Lynn, Wendt looks at how New Zealand-born Samoans maintain the traditions of their homeland. He also examines the close ties between those in New Zealand and the wider aiga, or extended family, back home. The church’s role in the community is highlighted, along with sports. Wendt also addresses what he sees as the double edged...

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Date created
1982
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/new-streets-akld-faa-samoa-1982
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albert wendt / elizabeth yandall / ma'alofo solomana / agnes tuisamoa / factory work / matai / tatau / church / remittance / samoa / polynesian / tattooing / rugby league / kava ceremony / siva samoa / gangs / king cobras / boxing / marriage / education / pacific centre / jimmy yandall / pi / grey lynn / aiga / ainga / 1980s / 80s / eighties / new plymouth boys high school / taranaki / queen street / migration / community / palagi / k road / karangahape road / nalla fashions / newton / south pacific / religion / pastor / deacon / woven mats / wedding / fine mats / wedding reception / siva / grey lynn post office / donations / pe'a / boxing ring / richmond road rugby league club / pacific islanders / multiculturalism / kick boxing / grey lynn park / tug-of-war / three-legged race / cricket / auckland town hall / master of laws / pālagi / papālagi / multicultural / school hall

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