Auckland city boasts the largest Polynesian population in the world and we are blessed to have timed our visit to the city in time for the Pasifika Festival.
The two-day party features a concert of the Pacific’s songs, dances and stories, followed by the festival day which sees Auckland’s Western Springs Park transformed into 11 villages – Aotearoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, Kiribati, Nuie, Samoa, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu.
The streets of Auckland were awash with crowds of people returning from an annual Fun Run known as Round the Bays, so the bus ride out to Western Springs saw us getting up close and personal with some of the locals.
The object was to experience the vibrant hospitality of Auckland’s Pacific culture and revel in the coming together of the Pacific communities as they celebrate their unity and diversity.
The park was set out into villages where the Pacific Island Nations shaared food and song and dance and more food!
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