2017 Mangere East Cultural Festival - 11th March, 10am - 2pm
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The Mangere East Cultural Festival is a community celebration that has been held annually in the Mangere East Village since 2008.
The event is held during the week of Race Relations Day (in March) and celebrates our community's rich diversity, with the sharing of cultures through performance, arts & crafts, foods, activities and education. We are proud to live at the gateway to Aotearoa in our 'community of communities' and we celebrate the many different ethnic groups and communities that make Mangere East such a vibrant and special place. In 2017 we are doing it again and we encourage community groups, performers, food vendors, artists, and anyone that wants to participate to get in touch and get involved. #LoveMangereEast |
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2015, Mangere East Cultural Festival
The Mangere East Cultural Festival was another awesome event held in the Mangere East Village. Light rain didn't dampen celebrations, with the famous Metro Theatre offering a fitting venue for our community to perform.
Over 2000 people participated in the celebrations with over 21 performance groups representing over 40 different cultures through exciting performance, dance and song.
Highlights of the day included a moving pōwhiri by Nga Puna o Hoturoa welcoming everyone to the Mangere East Village, the Clan Celtica group representing tribes from Scotland and Ireland on ancient-style Celtic bagpipes and drums, this really got the heartbeat going, to the inter-generational performance of the Southern Cross Campus Niuean group together with their elders from the Matukau Pulefakamotu Niue group, to the amazing youngsters from the Karen State (Burma) sharing their unique histories through song.
Other awesome cultural performances included the Indian, Samoan, Tongan, Kapa Haka groups from Mangere East Primary School, a standing ovation-performance from the Kings College Kapa Haka group (and a whole lot more!), we were spoilt for entertainment and our community pride enhanced further with the learning, knowledge and understandings of our rich diversity.
Our community enjoyed delicious foods and drinks from Tāniwha Burgers and Burmese delicacies to sweet Ethiopian coffee, Kiwiana Cupcakes, South African Bunny Chow and freshly unearthed Hāngi.
The Korowai and Tāniko classes (from the Mangere East Community Centre) shared their crafts and skills with the crowd, the Mangere East Library helped spark the kids hunger to learn more about their own, and other cultures with fun, interactive activities. Mangere East Zumba got the crowd up and moving.
Mangere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku, M.I.T. and Strive Community Trust also engaged with the younger population offering FREE and FUN arts and crafts activities, face-painting and bouncy-castles. Our waste management team were out in force too and we managed to reduce over 60% of land-fill waste!
An exciting, engaging, educational and enjoyable day in the Mangere East Village.
Special Thanks to the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board, Ohomairangi Trust, Mangere East Library, Mangere East Business Association, STRIVE, Mangere Mountain Education Centre, Manukau Institute of Technology, Mangere Maori Wardens Association, Mangere Arts Centre, Manukau City Association Football Club, Mangere East Primary School,Southern Cross Campus, Kings Collage, MEFSC Mangere East Family Service Centre and the awesome Mangere East Community!
Get involved in your community and keep in touch @www.mangereeast.org
Photos by Sarah Joyce & Reuben Mariu and others
Over 2000 people participated in the celebrations with over 21 performance groups representing over 40 different cultures through exciting performance, dance and song.
Highlights of the day included a moving pōwhiri by Nga Puna o Hoturoa welcoming everyone to the Mangere East Village, the Clan Celtica group representing tribes from Scotland and Ireland on ancient-style Celtic bagpipes and drums, this really got the heartbeat going, to the inter-generational performance of the Southern Cross Campus Niuean group together with their elders from the Matukau Pulefakamotu Niue group, to the amazing youngsters from the Karen State (Burma) sharing their unique histories through song.
Other awesome cultural performances included the Indian, Samoan, Tongan, Kapa Haka groups from Mangere East Primary School, a standing ovation-performance from the Kings College Kapa Haka group (and a whole lot more!), we were spoilt for entertainment and our community pride enhanced further with the learning, knowledge and understandings of our rich diversity.
Our community enjoyed delicious foods and drinks from Tāniwha Burgers and Burmese delicacies to sweet Ethiopian coffee, Kiwiana Cupcakes, South African Bunny Chow and freshly unearthed Hāngi.
The Korowai and Tāniko classes (from the Mangere East Community Centre) shared their crafts and skills with the crowd, the Mangere East Library helped spark the kids hunger to learn more about their own, and other cultures with fun, interactive activities. Mangere East Zumba got the crowd up and moving.
Mangere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku, M.I.T. and Strive Community Trust also engaged with the younger population offering FREE and FUN arts and crafts activities, face-painting and bouncy-castles. Our waste management team were out in force too and we managed to reduce over 60% of land-fill waste!
An exciting, engaging, educational and enjoyable day in the Mangere East Village.
Special Thanks to the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board, Ohomairangi Trust, Mangere East Library, Mangere East Business Association, STRIVE, Mangere Mountain Education Centre, Manukau Institute of Technology, Mangere Maori Wardens Association, Mangere Arts Centre, Manukau City Association Football Club, Mangere East Primary School,Southern Cross Campus, Kings Collage, MEFSC Mangere East Family Service Centre and the awesome Mangere East Community!
Get involved in your community and keep in touch @www.mangereeast.org
Photos by Sarah Joyce & Reuben Mariu and others