Press Release – ASB Polyfest
A change in Auckland’s alert levels, and students back at school, is welcome news for the organisers of the ASB Polyfest. Planning for the 2021 festival is progressing well, with school and stallholder registrations continuing to stream in.
This year’s revised format sees this year’s ASB Polyfest taking place from 14-17 April, a later date than the usual mid-March timeframe. There are also changes to the layout at the Manukau Sports Bowls with four cultural stages, instead of the usual six. This sees the Pacific Island and Diversity competitions sharing a stage, with two days allocated to each, while the Maori stage will take place over four days.
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Papatoetoe High School willing to pay the price to get rest of NZ open again
17 Feb, 2021 04:50 AM
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Auckland will move to alert level 2 at midnight tonight, the rest of the country will move to alert level 1.
Auckland will move to alert level 2 at midnight tonight, the rest of the country will move to alert level 1.
Papatoetoe High School says it is willing to pay the price of staying closed until Monday so the rest of the country can move to less restricted Covid-19 alert levels.
Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed today three members of a second household connected with the high school have been found to have coronavirus, in addition to the first student and her parents who tested positive last weekend.