Niueans of Ariki Street | Still Here | Season 2 Episode 1

“When we come to this house [Ariki Street], it’s like the whispers of our ancestors are in the walls” - Leki Jackson-Bourke

The Fineone Hakupu community house has proudly sat at the top of Ariki St, Grey Lynn, for over 50 years. Tucked under the shade of the large apartment complex, the house serves as space for generations of Hakupu members to meet, sing, celebrate, and practice their culture.

In this episode of STILL HERE we met Leki Jackson-Bourke (28, Niuean, Samoan, Tongan), a multidisciplinary creative and teacher at Marcellin College fighting alongside his family and community to revitalise the endangered Niuean language and culture.