Individual entries: CLOSED
Group entries: CLOSED
The South Auckland Performing Arts Competition Society Inc.
The South Auckland Performing Arts Competitions Festival (SAPACS) is a major event on the Region’s Arts Calendar. It is run under the umbrella of the Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand (PACANZ).
TIMETABLE FOR 2025 FESTIVAL
Uplift Centre, 52 Franklin Road, Pukekohe:
Speech & Drama
Monday 30 June & Tuesday 1 July
Junior Piano
Wednesday 2 July to Friday 4 July
Hawkins Theatre, 13 Ray Small Drive, Papakura
Senior Piano
Monday 7 July
Junior Vocal
Tuesday 8 July to Saturday 12 July
Adult Vocal & Musical Theatre Nomination Class
Saturday and Sunday 12 & 13 July
Vocal Groups – all ages and genres
Friday 25 July – late afternoon & evening
General Acoustic Instrumental
Friday evening 18 July
Saturday and Sunday 19 & 20 July
Sunday 27 July Instrumental Groups & Regional Awards
Tap & Troupes
Saturday & Sunday 26 & 27 July
Tap Saturday, Troupes Sunday
Note that Troupes will be held at the Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau
Highland
Saturday 2 August: Note this will be held at the Karaka War Memorial Hall
Please direct all music enquiries to lynda@sapacs.nz
All other dance queries to kaylee.sapacs@gmail.com
Our Supporters for the 2025 Festival
FRIENDS OF SAPACS
DANCE
Nicola Reynolds
Emma Clelland
Wu Qiao
Olivia Duan
Chipo Chibamba
Riley Diaz Adderley
Chereen De Breche
Rochelle Browne
INSTRUMENTAL
Ethan Zhou
Dora Green
Priscilla Teh
Matt Hou
Tiffany Song
Ivy Yi Na Hou
Lucas Yanxi Li
Ashley Shin-ing Ling
Austin Huang
Avril Yi
Bayan axu
Eddie Li
Ellie Yu Xin Jia
Ethan Ni
Faith Fili
Jamie Zhang
Janice Zhou
Leon Chen
Victoria Hou
Terri YanTung Tsang
Eva Wu
Ethan Sun
Celine Liu
SPEECH & DRAMA
Hannah Liu
Elva Liu
Hugo Jackson
Madeleine Park
Trixie Easingwood
Yolanda Zhang
PIANO
Moira Moore
Adele Whitaker
Ancui Chenyi Cui
Steven Song
Charlie Gao
Chloe Shen
Eva Rao
Jamie Zhang
Mavis Kiki Chan
YoYo Zhang
Shin-Hee Jun
Zhichen Liu
Phoebe Choi
Emily Yang
VOCAL
Renée Molyneux
Ariane Cordeiro
Millicent Preece
Florence Preece
Olivia Hormes
Giada Mangal
Gia Bakshi
Isa Bains
Letizia Napoli
Naledi Mhuka
Peyton de Jongh
Stella Zhang
ADVERTISERS – Please support those businesses who support us!
Easy Store, Pukekohe
Top Notch (Engraving & Book Exchange)
South Auckland Marine, Takanini
ABRSM, Auckland
IRMTNZ (Registered Music Teachers NZ Auckland Branch)
Prestige Productions (Gina Sanders)
The Clevedon Valley Music Foundation Trust
McDonalds Family Restaurant, Pukekohe
Pukekohe South Doctors
MAJOR SPONSORS OF SAPACS ($50 or more in sponsorship and advertising)
Anonymous Supporter – Piano
Bruce & Jessie Pulman
Opera Factory Trust
The Croudis Bonniface family
Eva Rao
Fiona Ferens
David & Mary McAlister
Alex Milligan
Moira Moore
Libby McMiken
Williams Family (the late Dorothy Wiseman)
Karen Yang & Judy Zhou
Gemma Lee
IRMTNZ (Registered Music Teachers, NZ Auckland)
McDonald’s Family Restaurant Pukekohe
Phil & Delia Cook
Stockman Contractors
Marie Morrison
Janice Webb
The McDowall Family/Majors ‘n’ Minors
South Auckland Choral
Auckland Art Song & Leider (AASL)
Millicent & Florence Preece
The Bray Family
South Auckland Marine Takanini
Gowan Brae Valley Studios/Gina Sanders
Pukekohe South Doctors
Top Notch (Engraving & Book Exchange)
ABRSM
Joanne McAlister
The Clevedon Valley Music Foundation Trust
Cassandra McCowan
Easy Store Pukekohe
Patricia Appleton
The Webster Family
Charlotte McDonald
Mandy Knights
Marilyn Ryan
Ms OJ Meyer
Paul Radden
The De Meyer Family
The Reeve Family
Vast Construction
The O’Brien Family
Madeleine & Jemima Park
Ivy Yi Na Hou
The Curtayne Family
The Winstanley Family
UkuPella