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Otaki Village Street Party schedule
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SCHEDULE
During day: Tape artists
decorating Otaki Museum/Family Hotel walls.
1600: Road
closed, setup.
1700: Puke Wara and friends on stage
outside Memorial Hall.
1730: Karakia, speeches by Acting
Mayor Roger Booth and Otaki Cr Penny Gaylor.
1740: Fairy
Trina storyteller giving a 'wish' for the 'new Otaki
Village' and ribbon cutting.
1745: Kapa haka in front of
stage.
1800 (after dark): Beginning of Matariki lantern
parade with 150-200 participants carrying lanterns.
Accompanied by special music, pois, stilt walker, fire
dancer, drummers roller derby girls.
1820-1830: End of
parade at War Memorial Park.
1830: Second kapa haka group
(about 90 participants) on roadway outside War Memorial
Park.
1830: Stage end, Henpicked perform.
1900: Park
end, Taiko drummers perform.
1915: Black Eyed Susie on
stage.
2000: Mystery Machine on stage.
2100:
Closedown.
Throughout the evening, there will be face painting, story telling, a quick fire raffle, a ukelele performance (Civic Theatre), bouncy castle and slide (Matene St intersections), impromptu giveaways and prizes, and other activities. Food will be provided by Main Street eateries, and Te Wananga o Raukawa will have a stall with kai samples and information.
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