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</ref> AK03, the inaugural event of the “new” Auckland Festival, opened on 20 September 2003. Subsequently the dates were moved to March and festivals were held in 2005 (AK05), 2007 (AK07), 2009 (Auckland Festival 2009), 2011 (Auckland Arts Festival 2011), 2013 (Auckland Arts Festival 2013), and 2015 (Auckland Arts Festival 2015) before going annual in March 2016. The 13th Auckland Arts Festival will take place '''3-21 March 2021'''. The current Artistic Director is '''Shona McCullagh'''. <ref name="Shona McCullagh in conversation with Indira Stewart on First Up, RNZ National, 20 May 2020">{cite web
| publisher = Radio New Zealand National
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The festival celebrates the distinct and unique characteristics of Auckland and its particular Pacific style. Its main objectives are to engage Aucklanders in the arts, to support New Zealand art and artists, and to reflect what is unique about Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau.<ref name="About Us?">{{cite web|title=About Us |publisher=Auckland Festival 2007 |year=2007 |url=http://www.aucklandfestival.co.nz/AboutUs/TheFestival/ |accessdate=2008-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070720222937/http://www.aucklandfestival.co.nz/AboutUs/TheFestival/ |archivedate=July 20, 2007 }}</ref>
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