Tick, Tick and Tick

 Festival friendly footwear - Tick

All the food groups (fried bread, goat curry and donuts) - Tick

 Beverages - Tick

It can only be WOMAD.  Apart from the food it was another great weekend of music, dancing and thankfully fantastic weather.

Wow Factor

A bit over 18 months ago the work began on the new Len Lye Centre.  This week was the first reveal of the stainless steel facade that will grace 2 sides of the building.  Three panels on the western corner.  And?  It looks truly stunning.  Not sure how the grinches will feel about it but I think a lot of people are going to be surprised by how fabulous it looks.

The Tron and Gizzy

aka Kirikiriroa and Turanganui-a-Kiwa or Hamilton and Gisborne.  I've been travelling so that's why I haven't been writing - to the Tron for fun (an exhibition of korowai/cloaks) and to Gizzy for work although work does have an up side wne you are visiting significant sites to iwi...

 and then last night there was another concert at the Bowl, a lovely night with Sol3 Mio, 2 tenors and a baritone, beautiful music and wonderful Samoan humour.