2007
Programme
| 3on3 citywide basketball | |
| Potters Park, Balmoral | 22 March |
| A Question of Water and of Earth | |
| Corban Estate Arts Centre, Henderson | 1 March – 6 April |
| Art on the Beach | |
| Piha Beach, Waitakere | 1 March |
| ASB Polyfest | |
| Manukau Sports Bowl, Manukau | 12 – 15 March |
| ASB Polyfest Showcase | |
| TelstraClear Pacific Stadium, Manukau | 29 March |
| Auckland Museum Pasifika | |
| Auckland Museum, Auckland Domain | 13, 14, 15 March |
| Aute ma Fagaloa | |
| Maidment Theatre, Auckland city | 13 – 22 March |
| Birds of a Feather - Pacific accessories | |
| Mangere Arts Centre, Mangere | 28 February – 20 March |
| Celebrate Pasifika story-telling | |
| Central City Library, Auckland | 5 March |
| Come Together exhibition | |
| Artstation, Ponsonby | 13 – 29 March |
| Creative New Zealand Pacific Arts Fono | |
| Auckland Museum, Auckland Domain | 15 March |
| Flat White, Black Pearl exhibition | |
| Te Karanga Gallery, Newton | 1 – 22 March |
| From the Pacific, We Rise | |
| Fresh Gallery Otara | 29 February – 15 March |
| Little Island Press | |
| Pasifika Festival, Western Springs | 8 March |
| Maori Music at Parks | |
| Point England Reserve, Point England | 9 March |
| Mika Haka – the movie | |
| Mika Studios, Mt Roskill | 14 March |
| Open Studio weekend | |
| Various venues, see below | 1, 2 March |
| Pacific Circuit exhibition | |
| O'kaioceanikart Gallery, Karangahape Road | 7 – 30 March |
| Pacific Dance Fono '08 | |
| Metro Theatre, Mangere | 17 March |
| Pacific Living Room | |
| Karangahape Road | 3 – 28 March |
| Pacific Trade Expo | |
| Trusts Stadium, Henderson | 5, 6 March |
| Pacifica monthly arts and craft market | |
| Corban Estate Arts Centre, Henderson | 29 March |
| Pasifika Festival | |
| Western Springs Park, Western Springs | 7, 8 March |
| Pasifika on Film | |
| Four Manukau libraries | 1, 8, 22, 29 March |
| Pasifika Playwrights International Series | |
| THE EDGE, Aotea Centre | 4, 6, 7 March |
| Pasifika Touch Tournament | |
| Fowlds Park, Morningside | 9 March |
| Pollywood Six08 | |
| See below for venues | 6, 13, 15, 20 March |
| Summer Sounds in the Parks | |
| Massey Homestead, Manukau | 2, 9, 16 March |
| TOP 16 art exhibition | |
| Fresh Gallery Otara | 21 March – 12 April |
| TUTAU | |
| MAU, Corban Estate, Henderson | 7, 8, 15 March |
| Weaving demonstrations | |
| Four Manukau libraries | 4, 12, 20, 28 March |
3on3 citywide basketball
Free entry
Saturday, 22 March
12noon – 6pm
Potters Park, 173 Balmoral
Road, Balmoral
Contact Will 'Ilolahia, Tel: 09
629 0826
Email:
waiata@woosh.co.nz
www.waiatatrust.co.nz
Finals competition after four months of regional competition throughout the Auckland region. Join in with the excitement and dazzling streetball skills – loads of fun and heaps of prizes. Winning teams will be selected to participate in the inaugural streetball challenge in the Kingdom of Tonga.
A Question of Water and of
Earth
Free entry
1 March – 6 April
10am - 4.30pm, seven days a week
Corban Estate Arts Centre,
426 Great North Road, Henderson
Contact Corban Estate Arts
Centre, Tel: 09 838 445
Web:
www.ceac.org.nz
An exhibition by Neil Miller where he presents his new body of work – an exhibition of landscapes in watercolours and oils, juxtaposed with a selection of work by artists who are influenced his art practice. Neil will also give a floor talk in the Gallery on Saturday, 1 March at 11am to coincide with the Waitakere Open Studio weekend.
Art on the Beach
Free entry
Saturday 1 March
10am, 1pm, 4pm
Piha Beach, Waitakere city
Contact Lopdell House Gallery,
Tel: 09 817 8087
Email:
info@lopdell.org.nz
A fun, free family event featuring the Wild Theatre production Fishing for Shadows. This is a unique interactive theatre show and puppetry installation with performances at 10am, 1pm and 4pm. Lopdell House Gallery also invites you to come and along and take part in its annual sand sculpture competition. Cash prizes will be awarded to those that take the judges fancy.
ASB Polyfest
$3 koha
12-15 March
Manukau Sports Bowl, Te
Irirangi Drive, Manukau
Contact Craig Seuseu, Tel: 09
579 7038
Email:
craig@asbpolyfest.co.nz
Web:
www.asbpolyfest.co.nz
Experience the South Pacific at this unique cultural festival featuring traditional music, dance, costume and speeches. Held over four days, this annual event is the largest Maori and Pacific Islands' cultural festival in the world. You'll be astounded by the quality of the competitors who come from a multitude of cultures to compete in dance and speeches. It's about the passion and pride they have for their heritage, and the discipline and commitment to become the best in the country. The Festival is proudly hosted by Wesley College at the Manukau Sports Bowl.
ASB Polyfest Showcase
$15 – 25 general admission
Saturday, 29 March
6.30pm evening show
TelstraClear Pacific Stadium,
770 Great South Road, Manukau
Contact Tania Karauria, Tel: 021
031 8460
Email:
tkarauria@hotmail.com
The ASB Polyfest Showcase is about creating an iconic annual event celebrating pride and passion of Maori and Pacific Island communities. This will be done by showcasing the winning performances from the ASB Polyfest that takes place 12-15 March.
Auckland Museum Pasifika
13, 14, 15 March
Auckland Museum, Auckland
Domain
Contact Venissa Freesir, Tel: 09 306 7077
Email: vfreesir@aucklandmuseum.com
Web: www.aucklandmuseum.com
Auckland Museum celebrates Pasifika with three key events – an evening of food, film screening, and a children's workshop.
Thursday, 13 March, 6pm.
$50 including food, wine and
exhibition entry ($45 members)
South entrance, Atrium Café, Ground Floor
Mea ai taumafa Pasifika styles. Eating Pasifika styles on an interactive evening exploring traditional foods and ingredients from the tropical Pacific, matched with wines selected by hosts Virgil Evetts and Janneen Love.
Friday, 14 March, 7pm.
Free entry
South entrance, Auditorium, Level 2
The New Oceania. A rich chronicle of Albert Wendt's
life and times, directed by Shirley Horrocks. The New Oceania combines in-depth
research, extensive travel, archival footage, and the personal story of a
charismatic individual who offers a fresh perspective on this country. Wendt is
the forerunner of today's renaissance in Pacific arts in New Zealand –
represented in this document by dance group Black Grace, film-maker Sima Urale,
painter John Pule and rap artist Tha Feelstyle, amongst others.
Point Of View Productions
Producer & Director – Shirley Horrocks
Saturday, 15 March, 10am – 4.30pm.
$30 per child, ages
9-12 years. Lunch and afternoon tea provided.
Please register on 09 306 7048.
Meet in the South entrance Museum foyer.
Hinaki workshop. Join Pacific Educator Leilani Salesa to hear the story of Sina and Tuna from Samoa. Learn more about Niu, the tree of life and see, touch and smell some of the parts of the coconut tree. In addition to the gallery element of the workshop, you will get the opportunity to have hands-on experience with artist/maker Loloma Andrew in creating your very own hinaki (eel trap) using traditional techniques to take home. Your trap can be basket or a lamp stand – it's an original sculptural work, so you decide!
Saturday, 15 March, 4pm – 6pm.
Free entry
South entrance, Auditorium, Level 2
Pollywood SIX08. See Pacific short film at its best at this annual screening, showcasing Pacific Island stories and cultures. The films celebrate the talents of a range of Pacific filmmakers, and Pollywood is a fantastic opportunity to share in their visions in short film about Pacific culture and experience. See the separate Pollywood SIX08 listing for more information.
Aute ma Fagaloa
$32 plus booking fee
13 – 22 March
8pm (except for Sunday 16 March,
which starts 7pm)
Maidment Theatre, 8 Alfred
Street, Auckland city
Contact Maidment Theatre, Tel: 09 308 2383
www.maidment.auckland.ac.nz
A love story set in Samoa in 1831 in the village of Asau. Aute is the daughter of the village chief, Tufuga. Aute has developed an attraction towards one of the village warriors, Fagaloa, who has reciprocal feelings towards her. However, Tufuga has been approached by a chief from a neighbouring village for Aute to form a union with his son as a means to strengthen his position and reunite old family ties. The fate of Asau lies in Tufuga's hands. For Aute and Fagaloa, the innocence of their love is intertwined with the complexities of loyalty, responsibility and sense of duty. They must face these challenges together to see whether their love can endure.
Birds of a Feather – Pacific accessories
Free entry
28 February – 20 March
Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 9am – 3pm
Mangere Arts Centre, Shop 17,
Mangere Town Centre, 93 Bader Drive, Mangere
Contact Gabrielle Belz, Manukau
Arts, Tel: 09 275 0482
Email:
Manukau.arts@manukau.govt.nz
Web:
www.manukau.govt.nz
A group exhibition of traditional and contemporary responses to what it means to accessorise. Artists connected by their Pacific origins create items of elegance, grace and exuberance using colour and texture to celebrate and define their identity.
Celebrate Pasifika story-telling
Free entry
Wednesday, 5 March
4.30pm – 8pm
Central City Library, Whare
Wananga, Level 2, 44-46 Lorne Street
Contact Leitu Tufuga, Tel: 09
357 3090
Web:
www.aucklandcitylibraries.com
A celebration of story-telling, presenting an original children's collection of Pasifika stories. Adding their voices are some of Pasifika's finest authors Andrew Fiu and Tulia Thompson, poets Rev. Mua Strickson-Pua, Doug Poole and Cedric Mamoe, and various artists from Kila Kokonut Krew Entertainment.
Come Together
Free entry
13-29 March
Monday – Thursday: 9am – 9pm;
Friday: 9am – 5pm; Saturday: 9am – 4pm
Opening: Wednesday, 12 March,
5pm – 7pm (all welcome)
Artstation, 1 Ponsonby Road,
Ponsonby
Contact Eve Armstrong, Tel: 09 376 3221
Email: eve.armstrong@aucklandcity.govt.nz
Curated by Andrea Low.
Auckland is the nexus for a
unique collection of cultural entities. Among those entities is a diverse
range of Oceanic communities, which together help to form the largest Polynesian
city in the world. In Come Together, each of the invited artists is part of
that terrain. Each is invited as a collaborator, but who or what the artist
chooses to collaborate with is theirs to decide. The connections may be
familial, professional or even ambivalent but all are engaged in singular
explorations of this place and time.
Creative NZ Pacific Arts Fono
Free entry, please register your attendance
Saturday, 15 March
10am – 2pm
Auckland Museum, Auckland Domain
Contact Tarisi Vunidilo, Tel: 09
354 4863
Email:
tarisi.vunidilo@creativenz.govt.nz
Web:
www.creativenz.govt.nz
An opportunity for Pacific artists and interested parties to gather, discuss and exchange ideas on the relevant issues they face in their arts practice. The day will be divided into two sections – professional development sessions and interactive feedback sessions. The fono will feature guests speakers, artists, funding information and Creative New Zealand's strategic plan 2007 – 2010.
Flat White, Black Pearl
Free entry
1 – 22 March
Monday: 12noon – 6pm; Tuesday –
Friday: 10am – 6pm; Saturday: 12noon – 4pm
Te Karanga Gallery, 208
Karangahape Road, Newton
Contact Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust, Tel: 09 376 1665
Web: www.tautai.org
A group exhibition of Pacific Island artists, curated by Jim Vivieaere, who work has been selected because it is black and/or white or shades of grey.
From the Pacific, We Rise
Free entry
29 February – 15 March
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 8am – 2pm
Fresh Gallery Otara, Otara
Town Centre, Manukau
Contact Ema Tavola, Pacific Arts
Coordinator, Tel: 09 274 6400
Email:
ema.tavola@manukau.govt.nz
Web:
www.manukau.govt.nz
Thursday, 28 February, 6pm – 8pm
Opening reception
This retrospective exhibition maps the growth and success of Kila Kokonut Krew (KKK), a South Auckland entertainment company that has produced an impressive repertoire ranging from music albums, television programmes and short films to comedy and theatre productions. KKK's work also incorporates Nafanua Records and Phat Islanders (Brown & Loud) clothing, available at the Otara Markets.
From the Pacific, We Rise is an insight into KKK's contribution to the contemporary Pacific arts movement, in New Zealand and internationally. There will be special live performances by Nafanua Records artists at the opening on 28 February and outside in the Otara Community Courtyard on 8 March.
KKK is run by Vela Manusaute (Niuean/Samoan), who has received many awards for his diverse work as a comedian, musician, writer and producer of plays.
Holden Astra Summer Sounds – Maori Music at Parks
Free entry
Sunday, 9 March
3pm – 6pm
Point England Reserve, 254
Point England Road, Point England
Web: www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/mips
Maori Music at Parks celebrates and showcases the talent of tangata whenua, featuring The Kingites, Brother Love, Billy TK senior and Billy TK junior.
Little Island Press
Saturday 8 March
All day
Pasifika Festival, Western
Springs Park, Great North Road, Western Springs
Email: info@littleisland.co.nz
Web: www.littleisland.co.nz
New community-based publisher Little Island Press will be launched at the Pasifika Festival this year. Two Pacific Island books, Pacific Auckland and Polynesian Festival, will feature. Polynesian Festival covers 15 years of the ASB Polyfest. Both books are the work of Samoan photographer Evotia Tamua, a long-established member of Pacific Islands' art collective the Tautai Trust.
Mika Haka – the movie
Koha – donations to Torotoro Charitable Trust
Friday 14, March
6.30pm
Mika Studios, 111 May Road,
Mt Roskill
Contact Kasina Campbell, Tel: 09 620 7441
Since the year 2000, thousands of young New Zealanders have been involved in Mika's dance classes and/or shows. The elite made it on stage as professionally paid performers, in a show called 'Mika Haka', which travelled to six countries and appeared on television, and in film and documentaries. This is their story, Mika Haka – the movie.>.
Open Studio weekend
Free entry
Saturday 1, and Sunday 2 March
10am – 4pm
Waitakere city
Contact Julie Nash, Tel: 09 839
0400 extn 8934
Email:
Julie.nash@waitakere.govt.nz
Artists throughout Waitakere city will open their home studios or gather in cluster groups for the public to view their work, purchase art pieces and see the artists in action. Lopdell House Studio and McCahon House artist residency studio will be open both days. Pick up a brochure from any Waitakere City Library or by contacting Julie Nash.
Pacific Circuit exhibition
Free entry
7 – 30 March
11am – 7pm, seven days a week
O'kaioceanikart Gallery,
Langham Hotel Mall, Karangahape Road
Contact Marilyn Kohlhase, Tel: 09 3799 051
Email: kohlhase@okaioceanikart.com
Pacific Circuit exhibition with Pacific-based artists from Papua New Guinea, Palau, Rarotonga, Solomon Islands and Fiji, curated by Nina Tonga and Craig Marlow. The gallery will also be home to the Designer Pacific Living Room (see Pacific Living Room listing) in conjunction with St Kevin's Arcade PLR.
Pacific Dance Fono '08
Free entry, please register attendance on fono@danz.org.nz
Monday, 17 March
4.30pm
Metro Theatre, 351 Massey
Road, Mangere
Contact Iosefa Enari, Tel: 09 815 1420
Email: fono@danz.org.nz
Pacific Dance Fono '08 is for Pacific dance practitioners, featuring workshops and presentations covering topics such as funding for dance, promotion and marketing of events, professional development, education and training. Open to all Pacific dance practitioners: community to professional level, youth to established practitioners, traditional to contemporary forms.
Pacific Living Room
Free entry
3 – 28 March
11am – 7pm (excluding Sunday)
SSt Kevin's Arcade,
Karangahape Road
O'kaioceanikart Gallery,
Langham Hotel Mall, Karangahape Road
Email: margaret.farrell@xtra.co.nz
Three to four "living rooms" will be open for public viewing at sites in Auckland city. These will showcase the work of Pasifika designers, artists and furniture makers. The living rooms are aimed to appeal to the high end interior design market, and the displays will stimulate beautiful and stylish domestic or office environments. Expect new ideas for refreshing your favourite rooms. Artists include Maree Koroitamana, Christopher Fahrensohn, and Fale Paeu.
Pacific Trade Expo
Free entry, register on arrival
Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 March
Trade in the morning
Public in the afternoon
Trusts Stadium, 65-67 Central
Park Drive, Henderson
Email: Elisabeth.yearbury@nzpbc.co.nz
Web: www.nzpbc.co.nz
Pacific peoples working together to improve trade
Organised by the New Zealand Pacific Business Council (NZPBC) every two years, the Expo brings together over 100 exhibitors and buyers from a broad cross-section of industries and services from Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia and New Zealand.
Leaders from each Pacific country and territory have been invited to take part. Confirmed attendees include the Governor of American Samoa, Prime Minister of Tonga and the Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa. The New Caledonia Trade Minister will lead a delegation of almost thirty officials and private sector representatives. s.
The 2008 expo aims to promote two-way trade and investment and, in the process, maximise commercial outcomes. A special effort has been made to involve as many Pacific Island businesses as possible, and to focus on the American and French Pacific Territories. Whilst being the organiser of the Expo, NZPBC is strongly supported by three of the major City Councils in the Auckland region (Auckland, Manukau, and Waitakere), plus the Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission (PITIC), and the New Zealand Government.
Held just prior to Auckland's annual "Pasifika Festival" (on the 7th and 8th March), the Expo is an essential meeting point for buyers and sellers. It will bring together, in one place at one time, all players of the Pacific region in the fields of manufacturing, goods and services, and technology.
Besides a large number of New Zealand exhibitors, participation from a number of other Pacific nations have also confirmed their involvement, with representation from Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian countries (Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and French Polynesia).
A number of workshops have also been scheduled to discuss topics relevant to the Pacific nations, including bio security and food safety (in conjunction with MAF), new energy and environment, banking and investment opportunities in the Pacific, and marketing/branding.
Pacifica
monthly arts and craft market
Free entry
Saturday, 29 March
10am – 3pm
Corban Estate Arts Centre,
426 Great North Road, Henderson
Contact Mary Ama, Tel: 09 836
6443
Email:
mary.ama@waitakere.govt.nz
A monthly market to promote local artists and community groups in a variety of traditional and contemporary arts. Entertainment throughout the day, including workshops, plus huge opportunities for small businesses, performing arts and community groups. Stalls available at $20 a space.
Pasifika Festival
Free entry
7 and 8 March
Western Springs Park, Great
North Road, Western Springs
Contact Pasifika Festival team,
Tel: 09 379 2020
Email:
Pasifika@aucklandcity.govt.nz
Web:
www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/pasifika
Friday, 7 March, 7pm – 9pm
ACC Opening Night Concert
Saturday, 8 March, 10am – 5pm
Festival day
Pasifika Festival takes place in March every year. It is one of the largest community events in the South Pacific. It is recognised as an important celebration of the art, culture and lifestyle of Pacific Islands communities of Auckland.
Join the Pacific Island communities of Auckland to celebrate the cultures of their island nations and explore their connections to each other and to New Zealand. Ten Pacific Islands (Tangata Whenua, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tonga, and Tuvalu) will showcase their culture in a village setting.
The festival opens on Friday 7 March, with the ACC Opening Night Concert. Herbs (Unplugged), Teuila Blakely, Sunga and groups representing 10 Island nations are among those appearing. The free concert from 7pm to 9pm at Western Springs Park is a celebration of the breadth of talent among our Pacific Islands communities.
It sets the scene for Festival day on Saturday, 8 March, where the expected 225,000-plus visitors can enjoy all day entertainment, traditional Pacific foods, handicrafts, contemporary art and music, and more. The festival hours are 10am – 5pm.
A highlight of the festival will be the ten villages spread throughout Western Springs, including a new Tangata Whenua (people of the land) village. Performances will take place on two main stages (Radio 531pi Cultural Stage and SPARC Contemporary Stage), as well as in two performance areas (families area and Pacific Arts Domain) – and there will be stages in each of the villages.
This year's Pasifika Festival embraces the eel connection (Western Springs: Te Wai Orea - Lake of eels), with activities centred on this theme.
This year there is also the inclusion of a sports element; a more interactive focus for the families' area; a Niu Sila pavilion area featuring key information and demonstrations from government departments and educational institutes; an international area featuring arts, crafts and music from the Solomons and American Samoa; international Pacific artists; and Samoan traditional tattooists in the Samoa village.
Pasifika Festival is one of the largest free community events of its kind in the world – and is one of more than 60 free events provided each summer by Auckland City Council.
Pasifika on Film
Free entry
1, 8, 22, 29 March
Four Manukau libraries (see
below)
Contact Elenoa Mo'a Sili-Mati,
Tel: 09 262 8900 extn 8697
Email:
elenoa.moasilimati@manukau.govt.nz
Saturday, 1 March, 2pm
Papatoetoe Library, 30 Wallace Road, Papatoetoe
Saturday, 8 March, 11am
Otara Library, Otara Town Centre, Otara
Saturday, 22 March, 2pm
Mangere Town Centre Library, Bader Drive, Mangere
Saturday, 29 March, 2pm
Botany Library, Level 1, Sunset Terrace (upstairs above Whitcoulls), Botany
In collaboration with the New Zealand Film Archive. A compelling programme of Pasifika films from the New Zealand Film Archive collection. Starting with a rare film of Fiji from 1902, this programme also includes historical material from Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and the Cook Islands.
Pasifika Playwrights International Series
Free entry
4, 6, 7 March
THE EDGE, Lime Light Room,
Aotea Centre
Contact Dianna Fuemana, Tel: 021
156 9084
Email:
newwayintheatre@gmail.com
Tuesday, 4 March, 7pm
A rehearsed reading of Fragile Land by Tanika Gupta, presented by local actors. This critically acclaimed play is about what nationhood means for second-generation immigrants. The pressure to stick to their own kind proves a tough call for two teenage Asian schoolgirls in this fresh, engaging portrayal of a London very different from the one first encountered by their parents.
Thursday, 6 March, 3.30pm – 5.30pm
A Pasifika Playwrights public forum showcasing some of New Zealand's newest Pacific theatre in development and a panel that will discuss developments in New Zealand Pacific theatre writing and production.
Friday, 7 March, 5pm – 6pm
NO NAMES by Junior Williams (Cook Island/Niue).
During one diabolical weekend, the lives of the Takalo family collide through a series of secret liaisons, young betrayals, and shattered histories.
Friday, 7 March, 7pm – 8pm
O LE OLAGA (This is life) by Victoria Schmidt (Samoan/German).
The story of a young Samoan man, Pati, and his four friends. Pati has big dreams but very few people understand his passion for music, or they choose to ignore it.
Pasifika Touch Tournament
Please register your interest at bringit@woosh.co.nz
Sunday, 9 March
8am - 5pm
Fowlds Park, 50 Western Springs Road, Morningside
Contact Toe Gagamoe, Tel: 021 188 1388
Email: bringit@woosh.co.nz
One day Touch tournament. A great family day.
Men's and mixed open grades - see some of New Zealand’s best club teams and players in action.
Social grade - Touch competition for family and friends.
International test matches - between the Pasifika nations, see the very best of Pasifika Touch in action.
Plus food stalls, live music, and safe fun activities designed for kids.
Pollywood SIX08
6 – 20 March
Contact Craig Fasi, Tel: 021 217
0878
Email:
pollywood@orcon.net.nz
Thursday, 6 March, 7.30pm premiere.
$5 per person.
MIC Toi Rerehiko / Galatos, Galatos Street, Newton
Thursday, 13 March, 7.30pm.
Free entry.
Corban Estate Arts Centre, 426 Great North Road,
Henderson
Saturday, 15 March 4pm.
$5 per person
Auckland Museum, Auckland Domain
Thursday, 20 March, 7.30pm.
Free entry
Otara Music and Arts Centre, Cnr Newbury Street and
Bairds Road, Otara.
Nurturing our natural story-telling traditional, using film as the platform
Pollywood SIX08 is a Pacific Island based short film programme celebrating, promoting and sharing stories from the eyes of our very own Pacific Island directors, writers and actors.
Curated by Craig Fasi, each screening will feature:
- Nice Jacket, by Mishelle Muagututi'a and Pos Mavaega of Pacific Underground
- Matto Saina ta As Hurao (the return of our Elder Hurao), by Alex Munoz
- Laga Meke: The Koro Island Meke competition, by Kate Stevenson
- Love Struck, by Jane-Anne Akamoeau
- Te Okianga O Te Vaerua, by Itiri Ngaro
- Tau'olunga, by Evanjica Isoa-Pau'u
- Taualuga; the last dance, by Shigeyuki Kihara
- Dream Centre Auckland, by Olivia Muliaumasealii
- Uso & Sole, by Neru Aliki, Aleni Tufuga, Grayham Hall.
Summer Sounds in the Parks
Free entry
2, 9, 16 March
4pm – 6pm
Massey Homestead, Massey
Road, Mangere
Contact Chantelle Whaiapu, Art
Events Manager, Tel: 027 274 8347
Email:
Manukau.arts@manukau.govt.nz
Web:
www.manukau.govt.nz
Summer sounds in the Parks is a brand new free concert series organised by Manukau Arts and Parks, where Massey Homestead lawn and gardens will host great music and entertainment every Sunday afternoon from 2 March – 16 March. If wet, the concert will be cancelled.
Sunday, 2 March
Soul in the Park with Betty-Anne & Friends. Betty-Anne & Friends are old skool funksters, set to deliver an afternoon of summer bliss, with classic songs from the 70s through to the present day.
Sunday, 9 March
Rhythm in the Park with Oceania Storm. Oceania Storm is an eight-piece band with a unique style, playing popular rock, reggae, funk and some real Pacific Island flava songs.
Sunday, 16 March
Pacific Sounds in the Park with The Aggressors. Blending Pacific sounds and pop music, The Aggressors play a wide range of hits and classic songs that are sure to get you up and grooving.
TOP 16
Free entry
21 March – 12 April
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 8am – 2pm
Fresh Gallery Otara, Shop 5,
46 Fairmall, Otara Town Centre
Contact Ema Tavola, Tel: 09 274
6400
Email:
contactus@manukau.govt.nz
Web:
www.manukau.govt.nz
Opening: Thursday, 20 March,
6pm – 8pm
Artist Floor talk: Saturday,
22 March, 12.30pm
Panel discussion, Bebo - the
Social Phenomenon: Saturday, 29 March, 12.30pm
TOP 16 refers to a popular application amongst users of the web-based social media network, Bebo. Auckland-based video artist Janet Lilo turns her inspiration of this virtual space into a template for her installation-based works. In TOP 16, the gallery becomes a physical space for viewing and commentary as well as exhibiting virtual (internet) profiles of real Bebo members.
TUTAU
Free entry
7, 8, 15 March
MAU, Corban Estate, 426 Great
North Road, Henderson
Contact MAU, Tel: 09 836 9345
Web:
www.mau.co.nz
Friday, 7 March, 2pm – 7pm:
Pacific Thought Symposium
Saturday, 8 March, 2pm –
late: Sovereignty Symposium and Performances
Saturday, 15 March, 7.30pm:
Performances from Kiribati and Solomon Islands
TUTAU is a forum curated and hosted by Lemi Ponifasio and MAU. TUTAU involves performance, discussion and demonstration of traditional knowledge and practice of Pacific rituals, philosophy and arts.
Weaving demonstrations
Free entry
4, 12, 20, 28 March
Four Manukau libraries, see
below
Contact Elenoa Mo'a Sili-Mati,
Tel: 09 262 8900 extn 8697
Email:
elenoa.moasilimati@manukau.govt.nz
Weaving demonstrations by the Te Au Vaine Takitumu weaving group.
Tuesday, 4 March, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Pakuranga Library, Westfield Shoppingtown (off Reeves Road), Pakuranga
Wednesday, 12 March, 3.30pm – 4pm
Papatoetoe Library, 30 Wallace Road, Papatoetoe
Thursday, 20 March, 11am – 12noon
Te Matariki Clendon Library, 17 Palmers Road, Clendon
Friday, 28 March, 10.30am – 11.30am
Mangere Town Centre Library, Bader Drive, Mangere
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