Pasifika festival organisers in New Zealand are to receive additional government support to adapt to the Covid-19 environment.
The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Carmel Sepuloni, has announced the newly launched Lua Wave component of the Pasifika Festivals Initiative.
She said it provides festivals with the opportunity to address immediate capability needs in the key areas of governance, leadership, digital capacity and festival teams. This initiative has not only been to support festival organisers to recover from the immediate and sustained impacts of COVID-19, but to support a sustainable Pasifika festival ecosystem that can thrive. Lua Wave is the first phase of capability support for festival organisations, as they continue to build their sustainability and resilience. It demonstrates the Government s commitment to the survival of our important and iconic celebrations of Pacific cultures.