

Omar Arekatera Te Ra (11) leads the Balaclava School haka during the 2016 Polyfest. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years
Omar Arekatera Te Ra (11) leads the Balaclava School haka during the 2016 Polyfest. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years


Kiringaua Cassidy (8) was still recovering from surgery when he took part in Polyfest 2012. Photo: Gerard O'Brien : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years
Kiringaua Cassidy (8) was still recovering from surgery when he took part in Polyfest 2012. Photo: Gerard O'Brien : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years


Pippa de Boer (2) represented the Dunedin Community Childcare Association at the 2014 Polyfest. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years
Pippa de Boer (2) represented the Dunedin Community Childcare Association at the 2014 Polyfest. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years


Manawa Enterprises student tutor Danya Kerr (17) gets a Kaikorai Primary School pupil ready for this year’s Polyfest. Photo: Rewa Pene : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years
Manawa Enterprises student tutor Danya Kerr (17) gets a Kaikorai Primary School pupil ready for this year’s Polyfest. Photo: Rewa Pene : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years


Dunedin primary school pupils from Grant Brae’s School take to the stage at Polyfest 2016. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years
Dunedin primary school pupils from Grant Brae’s School take to the stage at Polyfest 2016. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : Polyfest still going strong after 25 years
Polyfest still going strong after 25 years
The Otago Early Childhood and Schools Maori and Pacific Island Festival (Polyfest) is preparing for its 25th event. Elena McPhee looks back over...
