Police have confirmed overnight that they made the decision to evacuate Waitangi Park where the Homegrown Festival was held last night.
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Hundreds form human chain to protect Kilbirnie Mosque worshippers
Hundreds formed a protective human chain of unity outside Welligton’s Kilbirnie mosque to protect those praying inside and also commemorate those lost in the Christchurch mosques attack.
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NewsHuman chain to protect Friday prayers at Pōneke mosque
Muslims worshipping at the Kilbirnie Masjid in Wellington this Friday will be shielded by a human chain surrounding the mosque complex during their Jumu’ah (Friday) prayers.
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2019 Bunnings National Touch Champs, Open Men: Wellington vs Te Tai Tokerau
The 2019 Bunnings National Touch Championships.
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NZDF parents' Wgtn to Ak hikoi for son's therapy
In a bid to raise $56,000 to pay for their three-year-old son’s therapy, two parents from the New Zealand Defence Force are about to embark on a 700km hikoi from Wellington to Auckland.
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Te Matatini- more than a biennial haka festival
Wellington City is still recovering from a huge weekend of kapa haka madness. Te Matatini ki te Ao proved itself as one of the most significant cultural events in Aotearoa as more than 60,000 people attended the four-day event at Westpac Stadium. But now Te Matatini has moved away from being just a biennial event and are now working on more community initiatives throughout the year.
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60,000 attend Te Matatini 2019
Despite the rainy weather, the Greater Wellington Regional Council says more than 60,000 people headed to Pōneke for the four-day event.
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Māori Market celebrates unique taonga Māori
Coinciding with Te Matatini is the bi-annual Māori Market at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke. The exhibition by Toi Māori Aotearoa features traditional and contemporary Māori art, giving Māori artists the opportunity to show their skills to the masses.
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Absolutely positively Matatini
Haka on red, pukana on green! The wero has gone out from those loving the new haka-themed traffic lights installed in central Wellington to celebrate Te Matatini ki te Ao 2019.
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Te Ātiawa ‘Māui Tikitiki’ and Te Matatini ki te Āo
This year Te Matatini has a new theme inspired by the legend of Māui's fish, whose head comprises the Wellington region in Māori mythology.
