Alistar Kata talks to ASB Polyfest Director Seiuli Terri Leo-Mauu about Polyfest challenges and what it’s been like for her first time directing the event.

The ASB Polyfest kicked off on the Diversity stage this week, and among those taking part were Pasifika students from Mt Richmond special school in Otahuhu who entertained with their Pacific fusion set. Waitakere College’s ‘Africa’ group also featured on the stage, which celebrates multiculturalism in the city of sails.

Polyfest will see more than 10,000 secondary school students from across the Auckland region perform on stage, with a record 242 performing groups entered from 69 schools.