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Future Polyfest stars dazzle audiences with a multicultural extravaganza
Waikowhai Intermediate is setting the stage on fire once again with Waifest, an annual dance performance showcasing some of New Zealand’s finest. Video / Kea Kids
Polyfest 2024 is a feast for the eyes, ears, and the stomach!
For 49 years the massive ASB Polyfest has showcased thousands of rangatahi with a school competition of cultural performances. Video / Kea Kids
Polyfest parody heading for world premiere
Behind the scenes with a new Pasifika company's debut theatre production.
Waiōrea - Western Springs College stays supreme in kapa haka
Holders retain Polyfest crown and will now prepare for next year’s national competition.
Polyfest is back with kapa haka competition
The "mini-Matatini" kicks off today in South Auckland.
Family bring traditional Polynesian drink to the land of milk and honey
Tukala and Taeao Lavelua's business made an impact with the PM at their Polyfest launch.
Sunny skies forecast for last day of Polyfest
The venue is packed-out for the final day of the hugely successful Polyfest 2023.
Polyfest has always been the spot, whether you're performing or not
Time for Pacific Island goodness, kai and inspiration.
Polyfest food stall holders happy to be back in business
The secret to great Cook Island cuisine? It's all in the hands - and heart.
Polyfest 2023: Day 1 in Photos
The Auckland Secondary Schools' ASB Polyfest kicked off yesterday, with groups taking to the Diversity Stage on Day 1 of competition.
Polyfest Day 1: 'The strength of the culture coming together is amazing'
Vibrant cultures from around the world have opened up the Polyfest in Auckland.
Pasifika Festival cancelled, PolyFest scaled back as Covid cases surge
Auckland's largest Pacific festivals are being cancelled or scaled back next month.
Auckland's Polyfest back this year after two years of disruption
The world's largest secondary schools Pacific cultural festival is back this year.
Coronavirus: Polyfest organisers cancel event, bow to public pressure
Polyfest cancelled hours after Auckland Mayor Phil Goff said it should be.
Organisers cancel Polyfest amid coronavirus concerns
One of New Zealand schools' biggest events has been cancelled.
Coronavirus: Entertainment options dwindling for Kiwis amid pandemic
Live entertainment options for Kiwis continue to dwindle amid concerns over the virus.
Coronavirus: Schools brace for possible closures
School principals seek urgent talks with Ministry of Education over contingency plans.
Mosque-attack victims remembered: 'The world weeps,' students sing in moving waiata
Manurewa school composes song for mosque attack victims.
Viewpoint NZ: Measles vs vaccinations, Rotorua is trenz-ing and a new railway crossing in Oamaru
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Diversity celebrations to go ahead: 'This is who we are'
Diversity Festival and the Auckland International Cultural Festival to go ahead
Live: She died after saving wheelchair-bound husband
New Zealand mourns after terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch leaves 49 dead.
Polyfest, Bryan Adams, Pride events cancelled after shootings
Concerts, cultural performances and parades have been cancelled around the country.
Polyfest fury: Judge calls teen dancer 'rapist'
A Polyfest judge called likened a schoolgirl's dance to actions of a rapist or thief.
Simon Wilson: Why is council short changing the arts and sport?
Why is Auckland Council downplaying the importance of the arts and sport in its new plans?
Veteran dies after being hit by car while crossing road in wheelchair
Two cars had stopped to let Bill Wiki cross the road but a third car hit him.
Police 'disappointed' at Polyfest brawls
While most enjoyed the festival, four videos of brawls at or around Polyfest have appeared online.
Auckland street brawl footage emerges
Footage has emerged of a group of males brawling, with two of them pushed onto a busy Auckland road.