Images: Wellington Sevens Parade 2009
Images: Sevens Parade 2009
Photos by Lyndon Hood![nzi wellington
international rugby sevens, brazillian
drummers](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/1afd78ff58edc9142805.jpeg)
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The silly season officially returned to the capital today as Wellingtonian turned out to take lollies and trinkets from oddly-dressed strangers.
A parade was held this lunchtime in honour of this weekend's NZI Sevens, giving the city a chance to greet teams from 16 nations, as well as their bobble-headed mascots. Music, dancing and costumed tomfoolery were also a feature.
SEE ALSO:
- Scoop Images: Sevens Costumes Part 1 - Around Town
- Scoop Images: Sevens Costumes Part 2
- Scoop Images: Sevens Costumes Part 3
- Scoop Coverage: Wellington Meets The Sevens '09
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motorcyclist](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/395f43bba2063e2222ef.jpeg)
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This guy had a good policeman costume
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international rugby sevens, burlesque
dancer](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/4ac19e1a1c0678b6df63.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, french team](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/d9490161de9cb0091b48.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, french mascot,
dancers](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/29341ad05aaeb36ef926.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, miss south
pacific](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/3add4d2f423841d94135.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, south africa
mascot](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/a663c857be4f0d0530fc.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, cross-dressing nurse
costume](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/b9b0cf9996afb779034d.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, australia team and
mascot](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/a9d94faf44ef63dc670d.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, fijian warrior
costume](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/6975f852192f6b6359c1.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, tongan team](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/a7ca779c1dbf2142111b.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, police costume, prisoner,
dancing](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/c706333d2efc9c790a44.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, colonel
sanders](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/d4d2ae3319b4809b3136.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, bagpipers](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/02bd5c93b96a2492e269.jpeg)
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balcony](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/a1d37326571fc6f0b89d.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, african
drummers](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/78869056f5ae277ac0f9.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, abba costume](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/0d8b01453128f993895a.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, welsh team](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/0711fbe3711b9b20e012.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, air new zealand pilot,
stewardess costumes](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/64b56b0579d9a0906b15.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, new zealand team, tino
rangatiratanga flag](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/8852cbc157aaab15cc21.jpeg)
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international rugby sevens, crowd dispersing milling
about](http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0902/1c68c93b0da9ae9da96e.jpeg)
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