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The prisoners she worked with made installations for the Matariki Festival in 2020 and 2021. At the Matariki Festival, a group of six prisoners carved the tail of a waka, with no experience of carving wood beforehand. Parkinson voluntarily went to Invercargill Prison after reading the Hōkai Rangi Strategy and offered her expertise for toi Māori and tikanga. “I read that, and I was like wow there is so many opportunities for growth,” she said. The Hōkai Rangi Strategy was co-designed between the Department of Corrections and Māori communities and iwi, incorporating a Te Ao Māori world view.
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“Obviously the security wasn’t up to the task, otherwise I wouldn’t have left my gear there.’’ It was believed the equipment was taken between 2am and 3am, and it had been reported to the police. Despite the thefts, the festival had been able to continue, he said. “We’ve had to be creative with the rest of the gear we’ve got. It’s not quite up to the same calibre that Friday night was, which was huge.’’ Another company, BDL Productions, had seven Chauvet Freedom Flex H4 IP lights stolen, which were bolted to stands. Event organiser Sharne Parkinson said she feared that either local businesses wouldn’t work with the festival in future, or they would have to charge an entry fee to cover the costs of having more security.