PM Jacinda Ardern announced Auckland will go down one Covid-19 alert level on Sunday at 6am, while the rest of NZ will go back down to level 1. The two-day Pasifika Festival was scheduled for March 13, just a day before Cabinet will consider moving Auckland to level 1. READ MORE:* Covid-19: Raft of weekend events cancelled, postponed despite alert level shift* Covid-19: Auckland gearing up for big weekend, with events back on in level 1* Covid-19: Twice-cancelled Pasifika Festival hoped to go ahead in 2021In 2020, the festival was cancelled just a day before it was scheduled to take place. SUIA WESTBROOK/Stuff The last time the Pasifika Festival was held in Auckland was in 2018. “Pasifika is a much-loved festival and an important celebration of Auckland’s vibrant Pacific cultures,” Auckland Mayor Phil Goff said.

Source: Stuff March 05, 2021 22:41 UTC