A couple of weekends ago I went to the Festival of the Lights in Pukekura Park, yesterday I went out to the Parihaka Peace Festival and in March I'm going to go to Womad. I figured that if I try them all then I can work out what is worth doing again next year.
Puke Ariki had a site at Parihaka so technically I was working but it was to a backdrop of great music, food and speakers. The festival goes for 3 days and is held on the site of the original Pa (village). The reason it's a peace festival is that original community actively offered no resistance to the colonial troops who attacked and cleared the residents. If you are interested you can find our more at http://www.parihaka.com/
Anyway, I have photos. The day was incredibly windy but there were stunning views of the mountain and the countryside is full of almost comic book green hills. If you are staying at the festival you camp and some people had put their tents in the oddest places. Unfortunately the wind shut down the main stage but the music still went ahead on the second stage and in the speakers tent.
The site with the mountain in the background; the feather symbol of the festival
more banners and flags (you can see how strong the wind is)
Carving. They did 2 poles that will be put up on the Pa.
I'll definitely be back next year.
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