Waitangi Day Family Celebrations
Presented by Toi o Manukau, the 2010 Waitangi Day Family Celebrations will carry a theme of celebrating family diversity.
The celebration is Auckland region’s largest Waitangi Day event, and the second largest commemorative event in New Zealand, with 40,000 people attending each year.
The event aims to raise awareness and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi through the sharing of arts, crafts, music and food. Come along for a day of ceremony, education, culture and entertainment.
2010 programme
ATEA - Ceremonial Welcome
WHAKANGAHAU - Performance Stage with live New Zealand music. Headlined by Kora, Maisey Rika, J Williams and Erakah, Sweet & Irie, 2010 World breakdance champions ReQuest plus many more.
TAMARIKI ZONE - Children’s Area
Free children’s rides and activities, traditional Maori pastimes and area for the under 5s.
NGA TOI - Arts Area
Exhibition, workshops, interactive art making and demonstrations of weaving, ta moko, carving and painting.
TIRITI KORERO - Treaty Education
Information and discussion forums with guest speakers will cover current Treaty issues.
MARKETPLACE - Shopping Village
A variety of stalls selling healthy kai, arts, crafts, clothing and merchandise, including information stalls.
Important information for visitors
- People attending for all or most of the day are advised to be sun smart and bring their sun block and sun umbrella
- The event is alcohol, smoke and drug free
- Free parking is available at the Chapel Road entrance to Sancta Maria College and three designated parking areas on the Stancombe Road side of the park. All parking areas will be clearly identified. 'No parking' areas will be enforced and cars in breach may be towed away.
Barry Curtis Park | Chapel Road | Flatbush | Manukau
Nigel Borell, Kaiwhakahaere Manager Maori Arts, ph 09 262 8900 x8241 or email nigel.borell@manukau.govt.nz
Member Profile
Arts Auckland SouthArts and Culture South is a unit of Auckland Council. We run arts centres, exhibitions, events and classes through Auckland South.
Our centres include Nathan Homestead (Manurewa) Otara Music Arts Centre and Fresh Gallery Otara, Mangere Arts Centre - Nga Tohu o Uenuku, Metro Theatre (Mangere), Papakura Gallery and Hawkins Theatre (Papakura).
Our Arts Centres run a busy schedule of community arts activities including exhibitions by local artists, classes, holiday programmes, concerts, competitions and events.
We have two arts co-ordinators devoted to Maori Arts and Pacific Arts. Nigel Borell, Toi O Manukau Kaiwhakahaere - Maori Arts Coordinator, runs Toi o Manukau's Waitangi Day Family Celebrations and coordinates Matariki events in South Auckland. Ema Tavola, Pacific Arts Coordinator and Manager of Fresh Gallery Otara, runs the annual Pacific Arts Summit and associated events. Both coordinators play an active role in the arts community as artists, mentors and supporters of the arts.
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