Pasifika Festival 2020 to go ahead despite coronavirus concerns
A minute's silence will be observed at festival on anniversary of Christchurch attacks.
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Diversity Festival and the Auckland International Cultural Festival to go ahead
Fun for fans as city pumps with action
Hundreds of thousands of people will be flocking to events in Auckland this weekend.
How to eat your way through Pasifika 2018
At this year's Pasifika festival there are fantastic flavours to be discovered.
Pasifika says aloha to Hawaiian group
About 80 hula dancers from Hawaii will perform at this weekend's Pasifika Festival.
Get ready for the Pasifika beat
The Pasifika Festival is marking its 26th birthday with a later date and longer hours.
Auckland City goes green for St Patrick's Day
The Vector Lights will go green from 8pm on Saturday night.
Adele likely to set fire to rain tonight
It could be a wet send-off at Mt Smart tonight as Adele wraps up her 15-month world tour.
Thousands turn out for Pasifika
Thousands have flocked to Western Springs Stadium for this weekend's Pasifika Festival.
Pasifika's joy will shine in any weather
Western Springs Park will come to life with the sounds, smells and sights of the Pacific.
It takes a village - or 11 - to have a festival
There is something for everyone at the 24th Pasifika celebrations this weekend.
Pacific beats and Pride rule on big day out
Thousands soaked up all the action at two events celebrating culture and community.
Pasifika artists off to Guam
Creative New Zealand spent $650,000 to ensure the country is well-represented.
Pasifika Festival 2016
Festival returns to Western Springs for two-day showcase of Pacific Islands food, culture and entertainment.
Springs ring to the sounds of the Pacific
Aucklanders were out in force yesterday, soaking up the sights and sounds of the Pacific at the Pasifika Festival and the glamour of Auckland Cup Day.
Fijian tattooing makes mark at Pasifika
Festival returns to Western Springs for two-day showcase of Pacific Islands food, culture and entertainment.
Pasifika Festival returning to Western Springs
Auckland's Pasifika Festival is returning to Western Springs next year, after this year's event was moved to South Auckland for the first time.
Should Pasifika stay in South Auckland?
A community meeting with the Auckland Council tomorrow is expected to drum up big support for keeping the Pasifika Festival permanently in South Auckland.
Pasifika festival rings in 23rd year
Pasifika is celebrating its 23rd birthday at a new home, Hayman Park, after the Queensland fruit fly emergency forced it out of Western Springs.
Editorial: Fruit fly least of problems for Pasifika
Editorial: Some of those who got the Pasifika Festival off the ground all those years ago are now disenchanted with what it has become.
Pasifika too far from its grassroots
Auckland's Pasifika Festival is facing a backlash from those who pushed for it in the first place - with some threatening to boycott the event.
When Pacific Islanders were raided
The Polynesian Panthers - incensed by the police's dawn raids on Pacific Island families in Ponsonby and Grey Lynn searching for overstayers.
Taste of Pacific for thousands
Cook Island dancers thrilled some of the 60,000 visitors who flocked to the popular Pasifika Festival at Auckland's Western Springs yesterday.
Aloha! Pasifika Festival
Pasifika producer Stan Wolfgramm has helped in continuing the festivals success, with the inclusion of a Hawaiian contingent as a highlight this year. Also making a new appearance was the presence of a twin hulled vaka accompanied by historic stories of the seafaring people.
Pacific Auckland
It's one of the city's most popular festivals, but you can enjoy the Pasifika feeling any time of year, writes Catherine Smith.
Fun, run, music and races
It's shaping up as another big weekend in Auckland, with large crowds and fine weather expected for drawcard events around the city.
The real, healthier Pasifika
It's been 22 years since the Pasifika Festival introduced Auckland to the sights, sounds and tastes of the islands.
Sunday service at Pasifika
It was church with a difference at Western Springs yesterday, as 25,000 people turned out to experience the first Pasifika Festival Sunday service.
Pasifika kicks off at Western Springs
Around 100,000 people are expected at Western Springs Lakeside Park in Auckland today for the annual Pasifika festival.