A damp start to the festival didn’t deter visitors from coming out to our two marquees at the Tonga stage on Wednesday, 2 April.
Kaimahi volunteers from Unitec and MIT’s Schools of Education were kept busy with a steady flow of young people and their families having a go at a range of engaging games and education-related activations at their marquee.
While over at the Tonga stage, our Floristry team was a hit with high school students, who were keen to have a go at harakeke weaving and making flower bouquets.
The black fans which were handed out at our marquees proved very popular with young visitors, who enjoyed the challenge of folding them down into their pockets.
The engagementpromoted conversations with Unitec and MIT kaimahi who were more than happy to give a demonstration and talanoa about their mahi.
The Unitec-MIT branded portrait frame was also a big hit with high school ākonga wanting their photo taken while answering questions from our social media teams.
Polyfest continues this week with school activations lined up for the Schools of Sport (Thursday), Trades (Friday) and Healthcare & Social Practice (Saturday). Players from the Northern Stars netball team were at our marquee on Thursday with an exciting activation to test the fitness rates of visitors.
Crowds are expected to top 100,000 with the majority of the stage performances taking place on Friday and Saturday, when the prizegivings will be held to officially close the event.