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See you at Whau Pasifika Festival 2024
Sione Monū
SATURDAY 6 JULY, 3PM - 5PM
Moana Fresh
64 Rosebank Road, Avondale
Moana Fresh supported artist, Sione Monū (they/them) offers up a special workshop in this Avondale central shop setting.
Sione is an artist of the Tongan diaspora. They live between Canberra Australia and Auckland and work across the mediums of photography, moving-image, fashion and adornment, performance and drawing exploring identity, family and pasifika queer experience in the diaspora.
Bookings essential, limited Capacity 20 people
Aua e te Tagi
SUNDAY 7 JULY, 5PM - 6PM
Blockhouse Bay Community Centre
524 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay
'Aua e te Tagi' comes to West Auckland for one last show.
Fresh from its Pacific Dance Festival premiere and northland tour, 'Aua e te Tagi' is about a journey through the rollercoaster of emotions we experience as human beings.
Taking you on a journey of dance and original music composed by Samoan-born/NZ based composer and conductor, Dr. Opeloge Ah Sam.
This FREE performance features a live band and seven young dancers.
NO BOOKINGS REQUIRED. WALK IN AND ENJOY!
POLY WORKSHOPS:
AVONDALE
MONDAY 8 JULY, 9AM - 3PM
Avondale Community Centre
99 Rosebank Road, Avondale
Enjoy 18 workshops on Pasifika dance and movement, craft and arts, spoken word and storytelling, and caring 4 creation.
There is something for all aged whānau - from 2yo to 82yos to experience, and maybe try out for the first time. Come and give it a go.
MOVE YOUR BODY
AktiveZone : Siva Afi & Drum line
Saint Dance Academy : Hip Hop Dance
Te Kura Maninirau : Circus Skills
MAKE & CREATE
Ava : Get your hair braided
Ava : Hair braiding for Dads
Faafetai Sosene : Valu popo
Hiria : Pacific poi making
Marlene & New Windsor Hub : Weaving
Michel Mulipola : Comic Drawing Superheroes!
Nela Tuakalau : Wood Carving
Ngametua : Learn to face paint. You do it!
Pacific Vision Aotearoa : Repurpose with PVA
Troy Jackson : Skin tapa & block printing
WORDS & SOUNDS
Action Education : Our Sea of Words
Ligi : Ukulele (byo uke or use one of ours)
Return tomorrow to finish your work, or try something new @ New Lynn Community Centre.
BYO Good vibes, water bottles, keep cup for Koko Samoa and food on sale!
POLY WORKSHOPS:
NEW LYNN
TUESDAY 9 JULY, 9AM - 3PM
New Lynn Community Centre
45 Totara Ave, New Lynn
Enjoy 18 workshops on Pasifika dance and movement, craft and arts, spoken word and storytelling, and caring 4 creation.
There is something for all aged whānau - from 2yo to 82yos to experience, and maybe try out for the first time. Come and give it a go.
MOVE YOUR BODY
AktiveZone : Siva Afi & Drum line
Saint Dance Academy : Hip Hop Dance
Te Kura Maninirau : Circus Skills
MAKE & CREATE
Ava : Get your hair braided
Ava : Hair braiding for Dads
Faafetai Sosene : Valu popo
Hiria : Pacific poi making
Marlene & New Windsor Hub : Weaving
Michel Mulipola : Comic Drawing Superheroes!
Nela Tuakalau : Wood Carving
Ngametua : Learn to face paint. You do it!
Pacific Vision Aotearoa : Repurpose with PVA
Troy Jackson : Skin tapa & block printing
WORDS & SOUNDS
Action Education : Our Sea of Words
Ligi : Ukulele (byo uke or use one of ours)
THE WHAU SCHOOLS DEBATE
WEDNESDAY 10 JULY, 6PM - 8PM
Kelston Boys High School, Library
78 Archibald Road, Kelston
Welcome back to the Whau Schools Debate - the second year of our annual inter-schools debate for local college students.
Thanks to mentoring inspiration from The Malosi Project, students from all Whau high schools will debate the crunchy issues for our Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa, 2024. Good luck to students from:
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Avondale College
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Green Bay High School
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Kelston Boys High School
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Kelston Girls College
Debate, Discussion and Dinner provided.
Thanks to Nela for creating the Whau Schools Debate trophy, The Malosi Project and venue hosts Kelston Boys High School
NO BOOKINGS REQUIRED. WALK IN AND ENJOY!
Play Along, Sing Along
THURSDAY 11 JULY
2.00PM - Rehearsals
6.30PM - Public Sharing
Avondale College Auditorium
Sistema Aotearoa, Avondale College Orchestra and the Auckland Gospel Choir invite young and young-at-heart musicians and singers to create the coolest community choir and orchestra - West Side!
A free learning and performance (unpaid) gig for those who love to sing and play an instrument.
The first of its kind in West Auckland, register so we know who to expect and we can send you all the information and your parts to practise before we rehearse!
12HR PolyFilms Marathon
FRIDAY 12 JULY, 9AM - 9PM
The Hollywood Cinema
20 St George's Road, Avondale
Pacific Island Screen Artists (PISA) have curated this year's
12HR PolyFilms Marathon - 10 films screening from 9am to 9pm.
The films are by, for, and showcase Pasifika in front and behind the screen. This year's selection celebrates young film-makers, indigenous spirits, colonial stories, wannabe ninjas and love stories, from the school yard to the womb. All are free and in the most beautiful cinema in West Auckland, The Hollywood.
NO BOOKINGS REQUIRED. WALK IN AND ENJOY!
12HR POLYFILMS MARATHON
9.00am - 9.30am - Doors open, Short films and Dance numbers
9.30am - SESSION 1
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Hounga'ia (4mins) 2023, Aotearoa
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Lilo & Stitch (1hr 30mins) 2002, USA
11.30am - SESSION 2*
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Soli Bula (7min) 2022, Fiji
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Take Home Pay (1hr 44mins) 2019, Aotearoa
2.00pm - SESSION 3
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Liliu (17mins) 2019, Aotearoa
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Inky Pinky Ponky (1hr) 2023, Aotearoa
3.30pm - SESSION 4
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Hiama (12mins) 2021, Solomon Islands/Aotearoa
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Legend of Baron To'a (1hr 45mins) 2019, Aotearoa
5.30pm - PASIFIKA FILM MAKER PANEL INVITATION
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Join hosts Pacific Islands Screen Actors (PISA), for this special event as they discuss the current state of filmmaking in Aotearoa with creators across the film production line.
7.15pm - SESSION 5
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Ma (15mins) 2016, Aotearoa
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Pacific Mother (1hr 28mins) 2023, Aotearoa
*Session 2 films are audio described **Films and times may change.
Vinaka Vakalevu to the following writers, directors and creatives for gifting us their time, films and permissions:
Pacific Island Screen Actors (PISA) I Pacific Kids Learning I Mele Tupou, Year 8, St Pius X School I Esera & Tupe from Poporazzi Productions and the Pacific Youth Short Film Competition I Christopher Sanders & Dean DeBlois I Tumeli Tuqota Jr I Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa I Jeremiah Tauamiti I Damon Fepulea’i and Ramon Te Wake I Lisa Taouma and The Coconet TV I Matasila Freshwater I Kiel McNaughton I Nikki Si'ulepa I Katherine McRae I and all cast and crew - past and present - of these glorious films.
Fakafetai lahi to event supporters Billie et al @ The Hollywood I Nicola and Paul Owens @ Audio Described Aotearoa I Fatima Akehurst @ Blind & Low Vision NZ I I Talei @ Disney I Andrew @ Madman I Migiwa @ Pacific Mother I Ahutoa Lanefale and Lana McFall @ Hanga Studio for all design and Abba-Rose @ PISA for this special colab.
POLYX NIGHT MARKETS & FIAFIA NIGHT
SATURDAY 13 JULY, 4PM - 9PM
New Lynn Community Centre
45 Totara Ave, New Lynn
There is no better way to end the Whau Pasifika Festival than with food, fashion, dance and song. Support our local food vendors at the PolyX Night Market and our craft makers, weavers and dreamers. Bring your money, empty bags, and full hearts.
PolyX Night Markets
4.00PM
Support our 30 food and craft stalls. BYO cash and an empty stomach
Fiafia Night Performances
6.00PM
We celebrate the different Pacific Island cultures, dance and fashion. BYO loud hands and louder chehooooo!
No Bookings Required. First in, best dressed
Thanks to,
Artists:
Ahutoa Lanefale, Ululau Ama, Nunu Ama, Tim Danko, Paul Walsh, Pusi Urale, The Malosi Project, Kelston Boys High School Students, Kelston Girls College Students, Avondale College Students, Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa, Taniela Tuakalau, Vea Mafile’o, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, Sima Urale, Kasi Valu, Halaifonua Finau, Nicola Kawana, Audio Described Aotearoa and Craig Fasi, Iefata Tuialii, Abhi Chinniah, and many more to come...
Supporters:
Whau the People, All Goods, I Love Avondale, Rosetta and Pepe (Whau Local Board Staff), Auckland Council Venues and Library Programmes Team (New Lynn/Avondale), Cynthia @ Avondale Business Association and About Us Magazine, PolyX Night Market, Kelston Boys High School, Hollywood Cinema, Moana Fresh and Pollywood Pasifika Film.
Funders:
Lottery Grant, Whau Local Board, Eke Panuku, The Trusts