Taste of Pasifika takes the best of the Pasifika Festival and adds an authentic Pacific twist with events happening at venues across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland for three weekends this June.

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Join our Pasifika communities at The Cloud on Queens Wharf, Vodafone Events Centre, Mt Smart Stadium and Auckland Zoo to sing, dance, laugh and learn as the cultures of 10 Pacific nations are celebrated and shared in a generous environment of whānau and festivity.

From food to performance, art, fashion, sport, and wellbeing, Taste of Pasifika showcases and applauds the unique influence and identity of the peoples whose histories, knowledge, creativity, and leadership have contributed to the unmistakable richness of Tāmaki Makaurau.

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Taste of Pasifika Auckland festival: From humble beginnings to permanent fixture

Anyone who has grown up in Auckland during the past 20 to 30 years will most likely have been to or at least heard of the Pasifika Festival.

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Pacific and Māori fashion will take centre stage in Auckland tonight, as one of the city's most well-known calendar events begins this weekend.

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Top Tips for Taste of Pasifika in June

Taste of Pasifika Festival is just around the corner, kicking off at The Cloud on Auckland’s waterfront this Friday with a winter-warming lineup of Pacific culture, kai, and plenty of soul.

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Taste of Pasifika Festival launches in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this June

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History of Pasifika Festival

30 Years of Pasifika Festival

Pasifika Festival is one of the longest standing cultural festivals in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, and in 2022 it celebrates its 30th anniversary. 

Reimagined for the current Covid-19 environment as Taste of Pasifika, this year the festival features Pasifika Festival favourites and highlights alongside new hybrid events taking place at various Auckland locations. 

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