An exhibition exploring historical and contemporary photographic portraits of Samoans has opened at The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata.
Titled, Then and There, Here and Now: Samoan Portraits, the exhibition is curated by Dr Annika Sippel.
It explores how traditions of presentation and Samoan values from the past have continued - or changed - in Aotearoa New Zealand in the present.
Dr Sippel said Samoa's relationship with Aotearoa is unique, complex, and deeply entrenched in a shared colonial history that began with the New Zealand Administration of Samoa from 1914-1962.
She said Samoan New Zealanders continue to stay connected to their heritage and explore their identity through a variety of ways.
The exhibition is on until December.