Workshops & Events

Whau Festival

Poly Workshops 7 and 8 July 2026

New Lynn Community Centre
7 July: 12.00pm - 1.00pm, Zone 4

Nafanua Hall, Avondale
8 July: 12.00pm - 1.00pm, Zone 1

The Whau Festival is back! A fun filled festival for children and adults to enjoy. This year’s theme is Dream. Weave. Navigate.

Kumu Aruna will teach 1-hour poly workshop to keiki (children) from 5 - 12 years old through Hawaiian hula and other pacific movement to create, navigate a tale of reconnecting using with their ancestors, journeying through time.

Kumu Aruna will be travelling with the keiki through time to the music from the film Moana.

A colorful, geometric design with the phrase 'boosted + normal' in bold, black, angular letters over a red, orange, and pink gradient background with triangular patterns.
A group of people participating in the Auckland Secondary Schools Māori & Pacific Islands Cultural Festival, with performers in traditional attire and an ornate carpet hanging, celebrating 50 years in 2025.
Colorful text promoting the Pacific Festival 2025, scheduled for March 8-9 at Western Springs Park, with the words 'Explore the Pacific' at the top.
Artwork featuring three women with traditional attire and leafy crowns, set against a fiery volcanic landscape with erupting volcano in the background, promotion for Hulu series 'Pele: Goddess of Fire,' with the tagline 'Pele's passion erupts when ignited by love.'
A group of people watching an outdoor movie in a park at sunset.
Poster for a performance titled 'Pele Goddess of Fire' featuring a woman in traditional attire and a headdress made of leaves, with two enlarged faces of a woman and a man in traditional headwear in the background. The event is scheduled for Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Te Pou Theatre, with showtimes at 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM, in Henderson.

PAST EVENTS

A poster for Whau Cultural Celebration Day featuring images of traditional dances, performers in cultural attire, and a fire dancer, promoting diverse local cultural activities from 12:30 pm to 4 pm on March 22, 2025, at New Lynn Memorial Square.
A promotional poster for the Hoʻike 2024 showcase featuring a group of performers in traditional Hawaiian attire, with a split background of pink and black, and event details including date, time, location, ticket prices, and fundraising information.
Poster advertising a Hālau Ka Waikāhe Lani Mālie event featuring a hula dancer, with tropical leaves, and a group of hula performers in traditional costumes performing on stage. The event is scheduled for Monday, December 9, 2024, at the New Lynn Community Centre in New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.
Two models wearing traditional Polynesian clothing and accessories, standing in front of a promotional backdrop for the Pacific Dance Festival 2025, featuring the festival's logo, date, and website.

Since its conception, Hālau Ka Waikahe Lani Mālie has delivered programmes across Auckland and Sydney, Australia. We have taught at University of Auckland, Auckland City Council, Auckland Museum, community centres and festivals. We have made television show appearances, performed for both private and corporate functions including team bonding workshops.

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