Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 2:18 pm Press Release: Waitakere City
18 October 2005
The Waitakere Diwali Festival 'Wrap
Up'
The Waitakere Diwali Festival held at the ‘House of
Diwali’ –Trusts Stadium last Sunday was in the words of many
of those who attended, the ‘choicest’ ever.
With a variety
of performances ranging from the entertaining Bollywood
dances to the rhythmic Samoan reggae band to the awe
inspiring classical dances, the Festival brought life,
spirit and a deep sense of community to the more than 8,000
people that attended.
Ann Pala, Diwali Project Manager
said that “the overwhelming response from the diverse
communities means that New Zealand is definitely moving
ahead with multiculturalism and acceptance of each other and
Waitakere City is a symbol of this”.
Mayor Bob Harvey
opened the formal part of the celebrations supported by Hon
Chris Carter, MP for Te Atatu and Hon Pansy Wong, MP for
Auckland Central.
Along with the delectable Indian food
available, there were several stalls providing a wide range
of stunning Indian arts, crafts and fashion.
All would
agree however, that the exciting and fun-filled day was
brilliantly topped off by the spectacular night time
fireworks display by Te Rangi Huata and his Public Dreams
team from Hastings.
If you're using Scoop for work, your organisation needs to pay a small license fee with Scoop Pro. We think that's fair, because your organisation is benefiting from using our news resources. In return, we'll also give your team access to pro news tools and keep Scoop free for personal use, because public access to news is important!
Winston Peters is routinely described as the kingmaker who decides whether the centre right or the centre-left has a turn at running this country. He also plays a less heralded, but equally important role as the scapegoat who can be blamed for killing taxes that his senior partners never much wanted in the first place. Neither Ardern nor Robertson for example, really wanted a capital gains tax, for fear of Labour copping the “tax and spend“ label they ended up being saddled with anyway. Usefully though, they could tell the party faithful it was wicked old Winston who killed the CGT... More
The new coalition government of National, ACT, & NZ First will be stable, effective, and will deliver for all Kiwis. "Despite the challenging economic environment, New Zealanders can look forward to a better future because of the changes the new Government will make ... We believe in this country. We are ambitious for it. We know that, with the right leadership, the right policies and the right direction, together New Zealanders can make this an even better country," says incoming PM Christopher Luxon... More
“The new Government’s plan to expand oil and gas exploration is as dangerous as it is unscientific. We need to come together to stop them,” says Co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw... More
MFAT's decision to remove te reo from correspondence before new Ministers are sworn in risks undermining the important progress the public sector has made in honouring te Tiriti. "We are very disappointed in what is a backward decision - it simply seems to be a Ministry bowing to the racist rhetoric we heard on the election campaign trail," says Marcia Puru... More
Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Green Party: Petition To Save Oil And Gas Ban
PSA: MFAT Must Reverse Decision To Remove Te Reo
