For people who grew up in inner city Auckland in the 1970s, there were children playing on the streets until sunset and your neighbours were from the Pacific Islands. These were the days when Ponsonby was affectionately known as Little Polynesia. Experience the Pasifika journey in central Auckland first-hand – from Dawn Raids to acceptance as part of Aotearoa's landscape.
Explore how Pasifika individuals represented themselves, through sports, music, art, poetry, academia and other disciplines. Presented by Pasifika Historian Sofi Ulugia-Pua, this discussion promises to be enlightening and thought-provoking. Multimedia presentations include archival images from the period, providing an insight into a significant chapter of Polynesian heritage in Ponsonby.
