--- title: 'Mālō e lelei!' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/malo-e-lelei' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/malo-e-lelei.md' date: '2026-08-18' description: "Tongan Language Week (Uike Kātoanga'i 'o e Lea Faka-Tonga) The official 2026 theme is Ko 'etau hiva, ko e fe'unu mahu'inga ia ki he mo'ui 'a e Tonga, which translates to \"Our music is a vital strand of our Tongan culture\". To celebrate Tongan Language Week, GBHS's Cultural Council organised some f…" --- Mālō e lelei! Tongan Language Week ![TLW 2026](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/5/1/f/4/951f4dfecb933a57c87e62a9b93e446e04c4546f-tlw-lunchtime-performance.jpg "TLW 2026") # Mālō e lelei! Tuesday, 18th August 2026 at 11:20am #### Tongan Language Week (Uike Kātoanga'i 'o e Lea Faka-Tonga) The official 2026 theme is Ko 'etau hiva, ko e fe'unu mahu'inga ia ki he mo'ui 'a e Tonga, which translates to "Our music is a vital strand of our Tongan culture". To celebrate Tongan Language Week, GBHS's Cultural Council organised some fun events: 🌺Tuesday lunchtime - Netball 🌺 Wednesday interval - pronunciation workshop during interval, for anyone who would love to learn some basic Tongan words, names and phrases, and practice pronouncing them correctly + a keke isite competition! 🌺Thursday lunchtime - Heilala making in the Auditorium foyer. Make your own Sei - a Polynesian traditional flower. 🌺Friday - students wore traditional formal Tongan dress. And spectacular lunchtime performances in the auditorium ended the week with passion and pride! Mālō 'aupito Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 3 2026](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026.md) - Previous: [Making Connections](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/making-connections.md) - Next: [Math Help](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/math-help.md)