Glorious NZ

15/06/2025

Our next Glorious community event is this Saturday at the Māngere Town Centre. We are hosting free informative and interactive Matariki sessions on centre stage at 11am and 12 noon. Stop by for music, Matariki & Puanga stories and more. We are celebrating the Māori New Year in the centre of the universe. Māngere 275! ✨✨✨💫

15/06/2025

E mihi ana - thank you to those who stopped by our Glorious stall at the Tū Māori Mai Matariki Grassroots Expo at MIT Manukau on Saturday. We know our community are talented and we appreciate the brave youth that auditioned and all those who stopped by for a kōrero/conversation. We are always so grateful for all of the glorious support from our community.

14/06/2025

Stop by the Tū Māori Mai Matariki Grassroots Expo at the MIT Atrium in Manukau. We are promoting our ‘Auckland Urban Māori Experience’ Day Tours and holding auditions for ‘MANA: The Spirit of the Pacific’ - Dinner & Pacific Floor Show coming to South Auckland’s Naumi Hotel in August 2025!!!
Thanks to our sponsors ExperienceKart for always supporting us! 🙏🏽 🌈

12/06/2025

OPEN CALL FOR TALENT! We are looking for performers for our new floor show ‘MANA: Spirit of the Pacific.’ Aotearoa’s ONLY Polynesian buffet dinner and floor show coming to South Auckland in August. We are looking to cast singers, dancers and MCs - experience preferred but not essential. Haka, hula, siva - show us what you’ve got and you could be part of our show. Stop by the Atrium above Manukau Train Station and go in the draw to win Travel Vouchers and Exclusive Glorious Event tickets.

12/06/2025

Our Co-Founder Ama Mosese had the very special privilege of speaking to a beautiful group of young Samoan women from South Auckland this morning about how our cultural values can help us succeed in the corporate world! 🔑

We are blessed everyday at Glorious NZ to be our true authentic selves and share who we are with the world! Our culture, our language & our values are so unique & special. We have found a way to turn our passions and personalities into our profession & it’s something we want to pass on to all of the promising youth of our local community! 🚀

Fa’afetai tele lava mo le avanoa i lenei taeao! So lovely to meet the sisters today & we look forward to seeing them all thrive in their chosen paths! Very grateful to Dressed in Confidence, Nora Swann & the MANA program for the invite. Keep up the great work! 🤎

If you know anyone in the area that might benefit from this valuable employment initiative, please check the flyer in the comments & get in touch! 🇼🇸

07/06/2025

Samoan Language Week 2025 has now come to a close and we at Glorious Inc have been honored this week to connect visitors from around the world to local community initiatives that celebrated in South Auckland! 🇼🇸

For those of us who are Third or Fourth generation born/raised outside of Samoa, it can be hard to feel confident in your culture, language & values. So here are my top tips on ways you can build your confidence in your cultural identity… things that have worked for me! 🇼🇸

TIP #1: Song. Melodies are easy to remember and follow, songs always stick with us, you can mimic, repeat & remember the sounds you hear. Slowly and surely you can study it deeper to break down understanding each word, their meanings, sentence structure, pronunciation & phrasing. Who doesn’t love music, right! 🔑

TIP #2: Quality Time with elders. Whether it’s your Grandparents, great grandparents - or even if you can’t make those connections for whatever reason, trusted & knowledgeable community leaders, aunties, uncles, pastors, teachers etc. If you look, you will find people willing to help. Serve, learn, observe, listen & ask respectful questions. Our elders are the knowledge keepers of our families and it’s through meaningful connections with them that we can one day hold the same positions.bonus

TIP #3: TRAVEL! Take the time to go to Samoa, spend time amongst the people, the language & the land. You will learn another layer of yourself, feel confident, fulfilled & connected… once you make the effort to fully immerse yourself in the local community of our Motherland, Samoa! 🇼🇸Manuia le vaiaso o le gagana Samoa. Ia malu lou sā, folau i lagimā! 🇼🇸❤️🩸

Ama Mosese Louisa Tipene Opetaia Glorious NZ

06/06/2025

Got a last minute private tour booking so spent Friday with Pablo from Spain - connecting him to our Māori & Pacific cultures & community. Our Auckland Urban Māori Experience is available in winter & tailored to what’s happening in our meighbourhood. Haka, Hāngi (food), Hīkoi (walks), History, a local youth Art Exhibition, Samoan Language Week event, Kava session… Always timely and authentic https://gloriousnz.com/tours/

06/06/2025

We are on the look out for fresh talent - cultural dancers, singers, musicians, MCs! Show us your MANA - next Saturday in Manukau!

✨ TŪ MĀORI MAI – MATARIKI GRASSROOTS EXPO ✨

Kaihaka Collective have organised a Matariki event called Tū Māori Mai - Matariki Grassroots Expo, where Māori organisations will be showcasing their awesome mahi they do in the community.

📍 Saturday 14 June
🕛 12pm – 4pm
📌 MIT Atrium (above Manukau Train Station)

Come along and enjoy:

🔸 Tasty kai stalls & whānau-friendly

🔸 Mai FM activations

🔸 Live auditions with Glorious NZ – don’t miss your chance to get involved with their kaupapa!

🔸 Kaihaka Kapa Haka performing from 12:30pm

🔸 Hangi Fundraiser supporting our journey to Italy for the Lo spirito del pianeta Indigenous Peoples’ Festival

🔸 Taonga, tā moko, kākahu, and other kaupapa Māori on display

Huge mihi to Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board, Manukau Institute of Technology, and for making this kaupapa possible.

Bring the whānau, celebrate Matariki with us, and stand proud – Tū Māori Mai!

29/05/2025

Some more photos from our Pink Ribbon Brekky! Thanks again to all of our attendees, our sponsors and Leilani from Nui for these pix. It is not lost on us that no one who came that day had met our mum but they know her through us. At the end we shared kava and we heard stories of loss and grief. We remember your loved ones and we send strength for all who are suffering - especially those battling cancer. Kia kaha!