Fashion

Lakei Tokelau Fashion Charity Event

In early April 1999, 17 determined young Tokelau women from Wellington, New Zealand, united with one vision in mind, to celebrate Tokelau culture through the medium of fashion and design.

Rev Tui Sapuaga is handed $10,880 by a member of the Lakei Tokelau committee Alisa Veniale for the Bible Translation project.

The Lakei Tokelau Group was born and seven gruelling months later their dream realised on 24 November 2000. The Lakei Tokelau Fashion Charity event was staged at the Akapuanga Hall in Cannons Creek, Porirua.

More than 600 people, including the Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark attended the fashion event, which was a first for the Tokelauan community in New Zealand. It was the first Tokelauan event that Helen Clark had attended as Prime Minister of New Zealand.

The audience was treated to a spectacular show of creative garments by gifted Tokelau designers, and were also entertained by talented entertainers including Te Kaha from Auckland and the St Bernard's College band Soljahs Clucha.

Lisa Gaualofa (left) models one of two designs by Ssafata Lapana (right) winner of the lakei Tokelau Overall Designer Trophy.

The Overall Designer Trophy (a beautiful mother of pearl shell mounted in Kanava wood) was awarded to Safata Lapana, the garment modelled by Lisi Gaualofa was intricately woven fibre attained from the Kanava Tree, a native plant of Tokelau.

The event also raised more than $10,800 for the Tokelau Bible translation project which is currently underway in New Zealand.

Fakaaliga Lakei Tokelau mo he Hakiliga Tupe Fehoahoani

Ia Apelila I te tauhaga taluai, e toka-hefulufitu ia teine talavou hogahoga mai Ueligitone, Niuhila, na kaufakatahi I he moemitiga e fokotahi, ke fakataua ia aganuku a Tokelau e ala I na itukaiga lakei, I te fuaga ma te teuteuga.

I te fanauga o te Vaega mo na Lakei Tokelau na feagai ma ni mahina faigata e fitu, ma, na taunuku to latou moemitiga I te aho 24 o Novema I te 2000. Ko te hauniga o te Fakaaliga a te Lakei Tokelau na fai I te Akapuaga Hall i Cannons Creek, Porirua.

E hilia I te 600 o tagata na auai ki tenei fakaaliga lakei, e aofia ai ma te Palemia o Niuhila, ko Helen Clark ma, ko he fakaaliga muamua tenei I na itukaiga fakaaliga venei, kua fai e he fakalapotopotoga Tokelau I luga o Niuhila. Ko te taimi muamua tenei kua fakatahi atu ai ia Helen Clark ki he mafutaga ma ni tino Tokelau.

Na fakamatamata lelei te kauauai ki he fakaaliga maoake mai ni tino Tokelau e talenia I te fuafuga o na lakei, ma na fakafiafiaga a na faili talenia e aofia ai te Te Kafa mai Aukilani ma te faili a St Bernard's College, Soljahs Clucha.

Ko te fakailoga na maua mo te hili aoao I te peleniga ma te fuaga o na lakei (he tifa e fatu ki luga o he taiuli) na maua e Safata Lapana, ko te lakei na kofu e Lihi Gaualofa ma nae lalaga I ni kilikanava, e lakau e lauolaola I Tokelau.

Na maua foki he tupe e hilia I te $10,800 mai te fakaalialiga lakei mo te galuega fakaliliu Tuhi Paia a Tokelau e fai I Niuhila I te vaitaimi nei.