April 8, 2025 | Paakiwaha
As a Māori student at Rutherford High School in the early 1970s, Huhana Watene witnessed the formation and growth of a kapa haka group that led to the establishment of the first official Secondary Schools Cultural competition, now known as the ASB Māori and Pacific Island Polyfest.
April 7, 2025 | News
Manurewa MP Arena Williams says Polyfest is a powerful platform for South Auckland youth to lead and shine.
April 2, 2025 | News
ASB Polyfest Event Director Seiuli Terri Leo-Mauu says the pōwhiri highlighted unity as Polynesian cultures reflected on 50 years of the festival.
March 26, 2024 | News
Manurewa MP Arena Williams says Polyfest is a valuable sounding board for politicians.
March 21, 2024 | News
The director of the ASB Polyfest says there is an amazing energy at the Manukau Sports Bowl.
March 19, 2024 | News
Host Ngā Puna ō Waiōrea has held a pōwhiri for the other teams competing against it at Polyfest, which starts tomorrow in Manukau.
March 15, 2024 | News
Thousands of rangatahi around Tāmaki Makaurau will spend their weekend in final rehearsals for PolyFest.
April 4, 2023 | News
The organiser of Polyfest says it's great having the Māori stage as a single event after last year's Covid-driven experiment of streamed performances.
March 11, 2023 | News
ASB Polyfest will complete a four day festival today, and celebrate its 48th anniversary in style.
March 9, 2023 | News
A chemical explosion couldn't stop Tamaki Makaurau's much anticipated, much delayed, annual secondary schools' cultural festival coming back.
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