Press Release – ASB Polyfest
Aorere College Tongan Group
After two years of disruption, ASB Polyfest will complete a four day festival today, and celebrate its 45th anniversary in style.
Last year’s festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the final day of the 2019 festival cancelled following the Christchurch mosque tragedy on March 15. But this year, ASB Polyfest is back, and set for a huge day of traditional performance.
In looking ahead to the final day of the 2021 festival, ASB Polyfest event director Seiuli Terri Leo-Mauu says “the public will see amazing Pacific Island performances, and kapa haka at its best with the Division One groups battling it out not only for the title, but for places in the national kapa haka competition.”
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 1:14 pm
Aorere
College Tongan Group
After two years
of disruption, ASB Polyfest will complete a four day
festival today, and celebrate its 45th anniversary in
style.
Last year’s festival was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and the final day of the 2019 festival
cancelled following the Christchurch mosque tragedy on March
15. But this year, ASB Polyfest is back, and set for a huge
day of traditional performance.
In looking ahead to
the final day of the 2021 festival, ASB Polyfest event
director Seiuli Terri Leo-Mauu says “the public will see
amazing Pacific Island performances, and kapa haka at its
Press Release – ASB Polyfest
The ASB Polyfest, Auckland Secondary Schools Maori & Pacific Islands Cultural Festival, is back in 2021. The iconic festival will celebrate its 45th anniversary this year, after this milestone was put on hold last year due to the initial COVID-19 outbreak, which banned large events.
The 2020 event was cancelled two days before the opening powhiri, causing a significant financial loss for festival organisers. After spending a great deal of last year focussing on a financial rescue package to cover this loss, the Polyfest Trust are delighted to announce that the festival will return in 2021 with revised dates and format, but the same pride and passion that the festival is famous for.