Africa Day Bay Of Plenty

31/05/2026

Thanks for coming to Africa Day BOP Tauranga 2026. We’d love your feedback to help plan Africa Day BOP Tauranga 2027 better.

Tell us in the comment section
what was your highlight of the event ?
What can we can do differently next year?
Thank you for your honest feedback.

Photo credit
Romelyn Fernandez Ybanez Garde

25/05/2026

The history of the African national Athem that was sung at Africa Day Bay Of Plenty Tauranga 2026.

God bless Africa, Nkosi sikelela Africa. Ishe komborerai Africa is hym written in 1897 by Enoch Sontoga who was South African. 1897 . The hym was later adopted by most Southern African countries a their national and African national Athem. Some Southern countries has gone to create their own national anthems.

About the South African national anthem

South African national Athem was created in 1997 by combining two historically anthems into one. A combination of Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" (The Call of South Africa): Written as an Afrikaans poem by CJ Langenhoven in 1918 and Nkosi sikelela hym written in 1897 by Enoch Sontoga.

23/05/2026

Ubuntu African Society B.O.P. AGM 2026 is on the 30th May 2026 at St John’s Presbyterian Rotorua. The Society is recruiting its next Governance team and here are the reasons why you should consider joining the team.

Serving on a community group's governance committee builds leadership skills expands your proffesional network and allows you to drive meaningful local impact. It also sharpens expertise in stragetic planning, compliance and risk management, which boosts your resume and overrall professional credibility.

Specific benefits include:
Skill Development: You gain hands-on experience in high-level problem-solving, succession planning, and policy development, all of which are highly transferable to corporate, business, or government board roles.

Community Impact: You get to shape the long-term vision of causes you care about, ensuring the organization uses resources efficiently and stays true to its mission.
Network Expansion: You engage directly with influential community leaders, local government officials, and fellow professionals whom you might not otherwise cross paths with.

Understanding Governance: You learn how to distinctively separate day-to-day operations from high-level strategic oversight, which provides a holistic understanding of how organizations function and achieve success.

23/05/2026

Africa Day NZ Auckland.

23/05/2026

23/05/2026

Africa Day NZ Auckland

22/05/2026

The setup for tomorrow's Africa Day NZ Auckland is underway. Hope to see you in Auckland tomorrow.

21/05/2026

Good morning family,
we in desperate search
for passionate BOP African community individuals to join our community group (Ubuntu African Society BOP Inc ) as committee members for the upcoming 2026 - 2027 term.

The committee plays a vital role in governance and some operational duties, e.g., organising Africa Day events, managing or budgeting for events/ activities .

What is involved?

1. Time commitment, 1hr meeting every month
2. Willingness to upskill, take governance training paid by the society or online free training.
3. Involvement in decision making for the best interests of our African community.
4. Conflict resolution
5. Overall Governance role

Once we receive your interest we will send you all the relevant nformation and the Society's constitution.

Key roles open: President, Secretary, Treasurer, General Members, Youth representatives for Rotorua. Tauranga and Whakatāne.

Term length: 18 months
You do not need previous board experience to serve your community. We just need your unique perspective and a willingness to be a team player and make a meaningful difference in our community. All new committee members will be well supported to settle in their new roles.

Please reach out to Faustinah Ndlovu
email [email protected] for any further enquiries before the 28th May 2026

Phone: 0212143452

21/05/2026

All roads leads to Auckland Silo Park on Saturday 23rd May. See you there.

20/05/2026

Hi Everyone

Its nearly two weeks to come down from the amazing high we had, celebrating together at Africa Day Bay Of Plenty Tauranga.

On behalf Ubuntu African Society BOP Inc Committee we would like to extend a massive thank you to everyone who attended our event on the weekend.

You brought Colour, Energy, Vibes, Laughter, Dancing, Singing, the Essence of Family, Culture, Delicious Food. “I am because We are”

To our funders, tinotenda ( Thank you)
Ministry for Ethnic Communities
Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council



Danke ( thank you) for fueling our mission with your support and generousity.

To our partners zikomo (thank you)
ORIKoL DJ
The Historic Village, Tauranga
The Incubator Creative Hub What's On Tauranga
The K Collective
Go Media
The Beacon Whakatane.

Siyabonga ( thank you ) to all our
Service providers and vendors.

To Sam Uffindell MP and
Kaumatua Tamati Tata melesi ( thank you) for gracing us with your presence.

To our energetic and entertaining MCs Marla Gava, Denue Senelwa and our performers Shukran ketir ( thank you) for setting the Historic Village on 🔥.

To our volunteers Ke a lebonga ( thank you) for being the back the backbone serving as the frontline face of our event.

To Romelyn Fernandez Ybanez Garde Tankio (thank you ) Aleyna Martinez and Michelle Cutelli for capturing the moments, emotions, and narratives of our event

To all who attended the event and made Africa Day Bay Of Plenty a great success. Thank you, Ngā mihi nui
Tinotenda, Siyabonga, Danke, Murakoze, Shukran ketir, Daalu, Zikomo, Ke a leboga, Melesi, Asante, ndo livhuwa, Tankio
Hope to have at Africa Day Bay Of Plenty 2027.

Photo credit Cutelli