A celebration of all things Polynesian, the annual ASB Polyfest festival is set to kick-off this Wednesday.
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Egyptian, US students to compete on Polyfest haka stage
Westlake Boys and Girls High School will debut for their first time in Division 1 of the ASB Polyfest competition later this week. It's a great achievement for the team whose members come from all backgrounds.
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Tereora College from Rarotonga en-route to Polyfest
For the first time, a Cook Island high school has been invited to perform at the ASB Polyfest.Tereora High School from Rarotonga will take to the stage as special guests at the festival starting on Wednesday.
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Westlake Boys High haka competition
2,000 students from Westlake Boys High School took part in their annual haka competition between six houses today.
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A call for young people to step up
The ASB Polyfest has created a leadership event designed to empower, encourage and support students. This follows safety concerns following a series of brawls which broke out at the time of the event last year.
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Fight videos disappoint ASB Polyfest organisers
Organisers of the ASB Polyfest are disappointed the success of their four-day festival has been tarnished by videos of fights posted on social media. Shocking footage revealed girls fighting, while another shows a brutal incident outside of the festival.
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Police respond to Polyfest brawling videos
Videos have surfaced on Facebook showing a number of fights at the recent ASB Polyfest event in South Auckland.
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Westlake performance tasks mainstream to lift Māori achievement
Westlake Boys and Girls are challenging mainstream schools to lift Māori achievement. The group delivered their message at the ASB Polyfest in Auckland.
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Introducing ASB Bank’s very own kapa haka team
After 33 years of sponsoring the event, ASB has formed its own kapa haka group that will take the stage at the Auckland secondary schools' cultural competition, ASB Polyfest.
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Diverse cultures of Tāmaki Makaurau on stage today at ASB Polyfest
Auckland’s diverse cultural make-up will be on stage today at the 2017 ASB Polyfest, when performances on the NZMA Diversity Stage get underway from 9am. The NZMA Diversity stage celebrating ethnicities which sit outside the festival’s traditional Māori, Cook Islands, Niuean, Tongan and Samoan performance categories.