13 Mar 2020

Pop-Up Pasifika in the wake of cancelled Festival

From Lately, 10:20 pm on 13 March 2020

The two-day Pasifika Festival has been cancelled due to fears participants and visitors could spread coronavirus to Pacific Island nations.

As a results hundreds of stall holders have had their plans thwarted, and alternative arrangements are springing up all over Auckland for the food stall holders who were prepared for the Festival.

Karyn speaks with Zeprina Fale from the Pacific Business Hub in Manukau about their Pop-Up Pasifika.

The 2020 Pasifika festival has been cancelled due to concerns over the Covid-19 coronavirus.

The 2020 Pasifika festival has been cancelled due to concerns over the Covid-19 coronavirus. Photo: RNZ / Amy Williams