Aotearoa s Rotuman community is excited to celebrate their language and culture together this year.
Last year s Rotuman language week, New Zealand s third, was forced online because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fiji s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and his wife Mary are welcomed to Rotuma in a traditional ceremony during Rotuma Day celebrations.
Photo: Facebook/Fiji govt
This year s theme for
Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuman Language Week - is
Tutur häk ne måür lelei - the four pillars of life and wellbeing:
Måür Fak ata (spiritual - a place of solace that gives meaning to life).
family life. ed lav an. did era, reminiscent of the nation s good-bye to john mccain, just a short while ago. in just hours the 41st president will lie in state, an enormous honor. phil mattingly is there with more. good morning, phil. not many folks get that honor, to be there in the rotunda, to lie in state. of course, we saw that for john mccain recently. tell us about preparations there on the hill and what you re hearing from folks who served with this president before. yeah. as you note, it s a very limited number, fewer than 35 have been able to lie in state or in honor in the rotu in. da. recent memories, senator john mccain. if you track back through the last prominent government officials to lie in state, daniel inouye, president ford and president reagan as well. we have president bush, who is expected to arrive later this afternoon, a ceremony will then