Samoan people in Wanganui have been celebrating the independence of their island nation, with song, dance, food and prayer all part of the mix.
Samoa became independent from New Zealand on January 1, 1962, but the day is always celebrated on June 1.
Born & Raised Pasifika manager Hellen Puhipuhisaid this year Samoans were invited to take the celebration to the Whanganui Regional Museum, for which she was grateful.
On Wednesday, about 90 people were in attendance, enjoying workshops on traditional language, arts and crafts. They were also entertained and had an umu meal - traditional Samoan food cooked underground.
The day finished with a massed sasa, a dance performed to the beat of a drum.
Events on Saturday night topped the week off, Ms Puhipuhi said. They were again at the museum and included singing the national anthem and hearing the story of Samoan independence.
There are 10 children of Samoan ethnicity at Wanganui's Born & Raised Pasifika early childhood centre, and some its Samoan graduates provided the entertainment on Saturday night.
They also had another umu meal, with pork, chicken, taro, palusami and other dishes.
