I’ve spent the week at Te Matatini in New Plymouth. It’s the biannual Kapa Haka festival/competition and this year it’s the biggest ever, 55 teams competing for 12 places in the finals. It’s been epic and today, the last day, is shaping up to be the same. We got here super early by our standards and joined the queue.
It’s been a week of appointments and lots of just the usual but it’s a calm space before next week which will be full on, in a good way. I’m gearing up for a trip to Taranaki for Te Matatini, the biannual kapa haka competition/festival and can’t wait. It’s going to be massive!
The Petone Fair was on yesterday and while I did my best to support local traders and makers it was a smaller haul this year. Still super happy and it was a glorious day.
Thursday was Waitangi Day and Wellington put on one of its famous Good Days.
We’ve actually had a string of good days so there’s a quiet feeling of optimism that summer might have arrived.
First fry bread of the festival season at Te Rā o te Raukura. All the food groups covered; carbs, sugar (golden syrup) and a nod to nutrition in the form of calcium aka a proper wodge of butter.
This is a warm up for the Petone Fair, Te Matatini and Womad, all nicely spaced out between now and mid March.
Last weekend was a long weekend and our annual weavers trip away. We were back to our original venue and had some new people with us for the first time which was great. Lots of work done and conversations had.
After an eventful 2024 it’s been a nice quiet start to 2025 to the point of not having any photos to share. The weather has been changeable and is currently blowing a cold southerly. I’ve gotten various little jobs done mainly focused on making spare rooms habitable for guests later in the month.
