This free, family-friendly event will certainly go back to Auckland’s Western Springs Park for its 24th version Saturday, March 12, 2015 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm as well as Sunday, March 13, 2016 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Site visitors to Pasifika 2016 will certainly appreciate:
– Festival premises consisting of villages, each representing a different Pacific Island country consisting of the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Aotearoa, Hawaii, Kiribati, Samoa, Tahiti, Tuvalu, Tonga as well as Tokelau;
– Traditional as well as contemporary efficiencies, market delays supplying delicious food as well as hand-made crafts offered for acquisition and also tasks for youngsters as well as grown-ups alike at each town;
– For the first time this year, Auckland’s Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), will host the Pan-Pacific town with authentic Pacific Island products that are not specified to any kind of one particular village.
According to Mayor Len Brown, Auckland is renowned for its Pacific influences, due to its huge Polynesian and also Pacific Island population. “New Zealand is a Pacific nation, and also no place in New Zealand is that even more highly expressed than in Auckland. Pacific Island Aucklanders are an important as well as reputable part of our varied populace, which is mirrored in Pasifika being just one of our longest-standing and also most enjoyed yearly celebrations, giving all Aucklanders and site visitors to the region the opportunity to share this celebration.”
Getting to New Zealand is easier than ever with direct trips readily available to Auckland from Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles as well as Houston on a number of global airlines.
For additional information regarding Pasifika Festival 2016, go to: www.aucklandnz.com/pasifika
Added info about what to do, see and also consume while in Auckland, please go to: http://www.newzealand.com/us/auckland/
