2022 TuTagata Festival

This year will mark 44 years since the TuTagata Polynesian Festival started. Ten secondary schools in Wellington will take part in this annual event on Wednesday 27 July at the TSB Arena, Queens Wharf, Wellington Central. TSB is a new venue to cater for the sell-out audiences each year.

The TuTagata groups from Rongotai College, St. Catherine’s College, St. Mary’s College, St. Patrick’s College Wellington, Wellington College, Wellington East Girls College, Wellington Girls College, and poly groups from the three included schools, Scots College, Taita College and Bishop Viard College will present 12-minute brackets on the night. The Host school is Wellington College under Chair Tama Smith.

The TuTagata Festival provides a platform for the Capital to showcase the cultural and linguistic diversity of participating schools. The event brings together many Pacific parents, families, and community members to watch their sons and daughters perform the art and measina of the Pacific. Excellence in performance and in being Pacific in New Zealand.

The key objective of TuTagata is to support youth leadership with the planning and event led by students and teachers on the TuTagata Komiti. TuTagata provides a platform for student leaders to lead in their schools and in the organisation of the event. This leadership is shown in the polished, magical brackets of creativity.

Tickets for this popular event will open for sale (online and at their office) via Ticketmaster at 9.00am on Friday 22 July, $30 adults, and $15 children under 18.

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