Bay Dreams: Festival goers dancing in the rain and looking for love
3 Jan, 2021 06:30 PM
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The music was blasting, the outfits were on point and not even a bit of rain could ruin the party at Bay Dreams yesterday. Thousands flocked to Trustpower Baypark in Mount Maunganui to see popular acts including Peking Duk, Sub Focus and New Zealand icon Dave Dobbyn at one of summer s biggest music festivals.
The atmosphere at the festival was buoyant and upbeat when the Bay of Plenty Times visited mid-afternoon.
Even when the rain arrived about 3pm festival-goers simply scrambled for plastic ponchos and carried on.
Bay Dreams aims to divert 80 per cent of waste at festivals
3 Jan, 2021 01:00 AM
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Bay Dreams Music Festival 2020. Photo / File
Bay Dreams is aiming to divert 80 per cent of all waste from its festival this summer.
The feat would be done through Closed Loop Site Services, the sustainability partner for Bay Dreams, who will manage the waste at the events in Mount Maunganui and Nelson.
Closed Loop Site Services works with events to keep the venues clean and help organisers achieve environmental and sustainability goals.
The ethos of the company is to build a circular economy, turning waste back into products that re-enter the local supply chain.
A person has sadly died at the 2020 edition of New Zealand s
Hidden Valley Festival.
Newshub reports that the deceased is
Tuitu u Junior Vaiangina, a 29-year-old man who was a member of the New Zealand Army. Vaiangina suffered a cardiac arrest before collapsing at the Matakana music festival on Sunday, December 27th, 2020. Hidden Valley Festival organizers said that he had a pre-existing heart condition.
However, according to the
the cause of death has yet to be made public. The report notes that Hidden Valley Festival representatives went on to share a public statement responding to Vaiangina s death via Instagram. As a live music festival that prides itself on providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all, we are devastated by this tragic event, they said. Our thoughts, respect and aroha remains with the family of the deceased at this time. The safety and wellbeing of our attendees, artists, staff, security and support team remains our number one priority.
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