Saving Samoa House | Still Here | Season 2 Episode 2

“It’s important that we move quickly to restore the mana of this fale” - Bonni Tamati

Samoa House hides in plain sight on Auckland’s Karangahape Road. It was built with funds raised by the Samoa House Appeal Fund and opened in 1979 as a response to the Dawn Raids.

The site includes the first fale built outside of Samoa and previously housed the Samoan consulate. The future of Samoa House - in particular, the Fale - is uncertain as Pacific community groups no longer have direct or priority access to the space.

This episode of STILL HERE explores the future of Samoa House amid a rapidly gentrifying Karangahape road.