Tempo Dance Festival

As at September 2021 the trustees were Aaron Huata, Cathy Livermore, Jeremy Poi, Liora Bercovitch, Olivia Taouma, Piripi Morunga, Elisabeth Vaneveld, Tia Louise Reihana and Paul Lee Young.

[17] Programme again in 2012 was Tuakana: Maori Contemporary Showcase featuring work by Tia Reihana, Cat Ruka, Merenia Gray, Kura Te Ua, artists from Hawaiki Tu Productions and Nga Mana Whakairo a Toi (Q Theatre).

[2] The festival programmed 34 dance performances including Fatu Na Toto - Planted Seeds by Tupe Lualua (Le Moana Productions).

This contained four works, Bianca Hyslop's A Murmuration, Taane Mete's solo Manawa, Sarah Foster-Sproull's Sisters of the Back Crow, and Loughlan Prior's Eve (Royal New Zealand Ballet).

[23][24] Headlining the 2018 festival was Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company with ADAPTATION containing four works, EBBA, Stimulaze, FAM (duet excerpt) and Sporty.

[30] 2008     Glenn Mayo[30] 2009     Debra McCulloch[30] 2010     Douglas Wright (as a choreographer) and Tairoa Royal (as a dancer)[30] 2011     Dorothea Ashbridge[30] 2012     Mary Jane O’Reilly[30] 2013     Deidre Tarrant[30] 2014     Jacqui Cesan[30] 2015     Katie Haines[30] 2016     Lynn Pringle[30] 2018     Russell Kerr[30]