Ni sa bula
Taloha ni
Talofa lava
Fakaalofa lahi atu
Malo e lelei
Kia orana
Tena koutou

Welcome to another belated after-match report from Banana Boat’s March fono in Grey Lynn.

Present were ARNETTE ARAPAI, AROHA AWARAU, DAVID MAMEA and LEILANI UNASA.

Apologies were received from a Wellington-bound JENNI HEKA, a passing-through-Whakamaru GRANT BAYLEY, an in-class(-and-writing) GERALDINE WARREN, ERIC SMITH, a Wellington-bound-also JAMES NOKISE, and a still-somewhere-on-the-Continent LOUISE TU’U.

BANANA BOAT BUSINESS

No matter Arnette and Aroha’s wiles, David refused to give any details with regard to the Enter the Banana programme.

NEWS TO USE

Update:  JONATHAN RILEY’s Makigi won Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright at the 2012 Adam Awards.

COMING UP

Massive Company’s The Brave opens in April.

GreyView’s 3Up is to open in June.

SCRIPT READING

After a brief staring competition, neither a script reading nor a writing exercise was foisted upon those present.

NEXT FONO

– will be on THURSDAY 26 APRIL, at Toi Ora Live Art Trust, 6 Putiki Street, Grey Lynn.