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Organisers are calling this year’s Pasifika Festival the best yet, after about 600 people headed to the event on Saturday November 28.
Event organiser Neville Johnson says the event was strongly supported, as more people want to experience the myriad of cultures represented in Mahurangi.
“The crowd was about 100 up on last year. The highlight of the day for me was the performance by the Ni-vans [Vanuatuans] who performed a song acknowledging the importance of the different cultural groups coming together.”
There were four hours of performances from groups representing Kiribati, Tuvalu, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. The Leigh kapa haka group also performed. Mr Johnson hopes to encourage more performances from school kapa haka groups next year. It is the seventh year the event has been held but the first time at Mahurangi College.
“Having the extra space was excellent and we are incredibly grateful to the college for providing facilities free of charge.”
Warkworth Lions Club donated $750 to the Mahurangi Vision Community Trust for the Pasifika Festival.
