Kia ora! Talofa Lava! Malo e lelei! Ni sa bula vinaka! Kia orana! Fakalofa lahi atu! Kam na Mauri! Taloha Ni! Pasifika Festival is the cultural experience of the Auckland calendar. This Saturday March 11 is the only day you can visit Pacific Island villages without leaving Auckland.

Image: Pacific Xpressions fire dancers on Air NZ Stage.Kia ora! Talofa Lava! Malo e lelei! Ni sa bula vinaka! Kia orana! Fakalofa lahi atu! Kam na Mauri! Taloha Ni! Pasifika Festival is the cultural experience of the Auckland calendar. This Saturday March 11 is the only day you can visit Pacific Island villages without leaving Auckland.

Image: Pacific Xpressions fire dancers on Air NZ Stage.The Pasifika Festival is an exciting celebration of art, culture and lifestyle in the South Pacific. Pasifika Festival occurs every year in March, when it is the South Pacific's largest Pacific Islands community event.

You will see, smell, taste, feel and hear the uniqueness of Auckland's Pacific Island community. Be entertained by everything from contemporary arts and music to traditional food, handicraft and cultural performances. Immerse yourself in the total Pacific Island cultural experience at Pasifika.

Visit the festival website from full programme information.

Pasifika's New Wave, from NZ Herald - 4 March 2006