ASB Polyfest 2021

"Mā roto mai i te Ahurea whirikoka, ko te whakaora tinana, hinengaro, wairua me te ira tangata"

“Healing the body, mind, spirit and soul with the strength of Culture”​

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The ASB Polyfest, Auckland Secondary Schools Maori & Pacific Islands Cultural Festival, is back in 2021 and will celebrate its 45th anniversary this year. Like many large events last year, this iconic festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This, coupled with the Christchurch tragedy on March 15, 2019, which affected the last day of ASB Polyfest, has been a real test for everyone involved, but the event has emerged more resilient, thankful, hopeful and excited about what 2021 signifies for the ASB Polyfest community. ​

The Manukau Sports Bowl will come back to life, with the colour and culture of the ASB Polyfest. This year’s festival will also be a revised format and layout to allow more space for stallholders to spread out, and social distancing for attendees. Students will not miss any performance time with the new format seeing the Niue Stage sharing with Diversity Stage, Tongan Stage share with the Cook Islands Stage, Samoan Stage share with the speech competitions, and the Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Māori Stage hosting its three divisions over the festival’s four day duration.

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi are proud to once again support the event as the naming rights sponsor of the Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Māori Stage and we will have a promotional site at the event.

To find out more about ASB Polyfest visit their website: https://www.asbpolyfest.co.nz/