Pasifika

Kia Ora, talofa lava, malo e lelei, faakalofa lahi atu, kia orana, bula vinaka, namaste and greetings!! It’s Pasifika week in Aotearoa, this means it’s a week long celebration of all things Pacific. This includes the birthday dance we had with Mrs Tele’a!

 Part of the celebration is the Polyfest! This Thursday we are planning to travel to Manukau to take part in some workshops and then visit stages. The two stages we will be visiting will be the Maori and Diversity stages.

 Did you know that this event - the Polyfest celebrates 40 years since it’s beginning? Awesome isn’t it! If you think you are not telented you are telented. Polyfest is when collage people do clutter dance.

 The ASB Polyfest is the largest Maori & Pacific Island cultural festival in the world. This year’s festival is 200 groups from 60 schools. The 2014 ASB Polyfest takes place from the 12th – 15th of March at the Manukau Sports Bowl, Te Irirangi Drive, Manukau. It will feature traditional dance and speech, and will bring the pride and passion of Auckland’s Maori and Pacific Island communities to life.