CENTRAL LAKES POLYFEST 2025
Our kaimahi are excited to announce the final Central Lakes Polyfest Programme for 2025!
Central Lakes Polyfest 2025 is on Tuesday 21st- Wednesday 22nd October, at the Queenstown Events Centre. It's going to be a jam packed two days, with performances running from 9:00am - 3:00pm each day.
All performances are live down at the Queenstown Events Centre, or you can catch the livestream on our website above.
Remember whānau, Polyfest is a gold coin entry!
CENTRAL LAKES ART EXHIBITION
We are excited to announce that our annual Central Lakes Art Exhibition is open to the public!
Entries are displayed in Te Atamira Art Gallery, Frankton. You can click here to see the gallery opening hours.
We warmly invite you to come along and see this beautiful exhibition, created by our tamariki and rangatahi. We are incredibly proud of every entry, and give thanks to our generous sponsors for their support.
RANGATAHI ARTIST SCHOLARSHIPS
Open now!
These scholarships honour our late patron, Ioane (Johnny) Reuelu Penisula MNZM, a pioneering sculptor, stone carver, and painter who has been hugely influential, both nationally and internationally. Established with Johnny’s whanau, the scholarships reflect his profound generosity in sharing his knowledge and his unwavering advocacy for the arts. Johnny’s influence will continue to guide and inspire our communities into the future.
As Mīharo Murihiku Trust, our mission is to foster a hapori where Māori and Pasifika arts and culture are visible, valued, and thriving. We are dedicated to providing rangatahi with meaningful and attainable opportunities, just as Johnny did throughout his life.
These scholarships are our way of continuing his incredible work. They are designed to support, uplift, and encourage any rangatahi with a passion for the arts, in any form. If you are a young artist looking for some support in your artistic journey, we encourage you to apply!
Applications can be downloaded here, and emailed to anjelina@miharo.org, or dropped off to Mīharo, 28 Don Street, Invercargill.
Applications close 3pm, Friday 14th November.
This scholarship is proudly supported by One NZ and Mīharo Murihiku Trust
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2025 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
We are excited to celebrate another incredible year of creativity, culture and community! Make sure you lock in each date to your calendar, we cannot wait to connect with you all very soon!
Download the save the date poster.
2025 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
We are thrilled to announce that our full 2025 Programme of Events is available now! This year promises to be an exciting one, filled with a diverse range of workshops, art exhibitions, and performing arts festivals that celebrate the richness of Māori and Pasifika cultures.
At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to uplifting rangatahi and providing a platform for the creative voices of our communities. In 2025, we will continue to nurture the next generation of artists, performers, and creatives through events. Whether you’re a creator, a performer, or an art lover, there will be something for everyone to enjoy and participate in.
Please click here to download a PDF of this programme.
Mīharo Murihiku Trust is a Māori and Pasifika cultural arts trust based in Murihiku, Aotearoa. We facilitate and manage cultural and arts events within the Southland and Central Otago regions. This includes events, workshops, exhibitions and projects with a strong focus on engaging rangatahi.
We provide meaningful and enriching opportunities for our community that are underpinned by Māori and Pasifika values.
We want to see a region where arts and culture are visible, valued and thriving. A region where young people are exposed to meaningful and attainable opportunities for their futures.
