Our Mission

FAFSWAG is a brand that celebrates and documents emerging Queer Pacific Culture within New Zealand's urban landscapes. Driven by community, we are a creative platform for connectivity amongst young gay Pacific people navigating their unique identities within NZ's urban jungles.

We exist to create space — space for expression, for visibility, and for the stories that too often go untold. Through arts programming, ball culture events, and community workshops, FAFSWAG champions the voices of Pasefika LGBTIQ artists and performers across South Auckland and beyond.

What We Do

• FAFSWAG Ball — A high-energy ball culture event with categories spanning catwalk, vogue, and runway, featuring houses from across the scene.
• FAFSWAG Arts — Exhibitions like No Fruit Without Labour (2014) showcasing emerging Pasefika LGBTIQ visual artists, plus participation in the Auckland PRIDE Festival Pasefika Youth Float.
• Workshop Series — Programs including Drag Me Out South, Hustle N Flow, The Art of Resistance, Ula, Vogue Jam, and Zine Machine.
• Video & Documentation — Capturing ball events, artist projects, and community moments for a growing archive of Queer Pacific storytelling.

FAFSWAG exists at the intersection of Pacific identity and queer expression, rooted in the urban landscapes of South Auckland. More than a creative collective, it is a living archive of stories, movement, and resistance — documenting the lives of young Pasefika LGBTIQ people navigating their place within Aotearoa. Through ballroom culture, visual arts, and community gatherings, the platform carves out space for voices often pushed to the margins. Every performance, workshop, and exhibition is an act of defiance and celebration, reclaiming narratives around faith, family, and belonging. It is a home for those building futures where being brown, queer, and Pacific is not something to hide, but something to honour.