A pioneer of the ASB Polyfest can't believe an event that started with just four schools, has grown into the world's biggest secondary school cultural competition.

Nominations for the 2024 Pacific Music Awards have officially opened. This year’s awards will mark the 20th anniversary of the event which honours and celebrates the vibrant Pacific music community, past, present, and future.

An Auckland councillor is calling on people to support the world's biggest secondary school Pacific and Māori performance festival when it gets underway from Wednesday.