12 Mar 2020

Canterbury Polyfest takes extra safety precautions this year

From , 5:00 am on 12 March 2020

The biggest Pasifika school dance competition in New Zealand's South Island will be taking extra safety measures this weekend.

This is following last year's Christchurch mosque shootings and the current Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Canterbury Polyfest is about celebrating Pacific cultures through song and dance.

Sela Jane Hopgood has more.

Girls' Samoan group at Canterbury Polyfest.

Girls' Samoan group at Canterbury Polyfest. Photo: Supplied / Canterbury Polyfest