Fia Fia 2013

Fiafia went down on the 18th of March, the last day of school. The event started of with food stalls at 4:30pm and then all of the performers going to their changing rooms at 6:00pm. And to make it even more exciting, the stage was outside on the field!

The Niuean group were held in room 13. I got changed into my costume and anxiously waited. Huelo-Ata, Ashleigh and I wanted to go on stage so badly and get it over and done with.

My group was sandwiched in between two other fiafia groups on the soft carpet that was laid on the concrete for us. It was chilly because we sat outside, on the hard-courts. There were eight groups before us and I just couldn't sit still.

First up was the Kapa Haka group and they were awesome! There were more groups after them including the Tongan boys and Girls. They were pretty cool as well.

The Uni-cyclists were up and it was time for us to line up. I was bouncing around, trying to get rid of the nerves. Their performance was done and they cleared the stage. The MC’s, Gabriel and Vivienne walked on-stage. 

“Introducing the fierce Niuean group!”

I walked on stage and was greeted by the lights. I got ready and the senior boys came through the crowd. The crowd was cheering as they walked threw, spears in their hands. Then the rest of the performance went went by really fast. They stood at the front of the stage and yelled “ the people are coming, the people are coming!” in Niuean. The girls responded with “ “Tell them to come tell them to come!” we repeated it twice and Miss Lavakula hit the drum. The intermediate boys came onstage and Kingston did his Niuean speech. Then came the Niuean dance the Hopo and we sang a song called ‘Ka Fisi Niue’ When we did the Niuean haka called the Takalo, our mission was to break the stage. Sadly, our goal was not achieved but we still had a great time.