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Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 11:25 am Te Ramaroa is a celebration of community, creativity and the wonder of light. In its fifth year, Te Ramaroa expanded its footprint across the city, creating new opportunities for installation sites, allowing more room for people to move, and most importantly, showing Nelson in a new light. The new-look Te Ramaroa 2021 was embraced by the crowds, with its stunning array of more than 30 light installations through Church Hill, Nelson’s city streets, NMIT, Kirby Lane and Queens Gardens. Well over 50,000 people came out on a series of clear and crisp mid-winter nights to enjoy the illuminations, take in the entertainment on the ....
“We’re so pleased that the new layout was so well embraced. The streets came alive with people criss-crossing the city to the various installation sites,” she said. She said the goal with widening the scope was “making the event accessible to a wider community, while still retaining the wonder and surprise” of the unique festival. Martin De Ruyter/Stuff Shuttlerock’s Digitised Genesis, the “slightly bonkers projections” on the Nelson Evening Mail Building, proved to be a highlight for many in the newly expanded Te Ramaroa light festival. “Te Ramaroa is a magical festival, and we’re incredibly grateful to all our sponsors and Luminaries whose support means we can present such a large-scale event, free to everyone. Our thanks go to everyone who made Te Ramaroa 2021 such a marvellous success.” ....
She said over the first two nights the festival had run there were so far some clear favourites among visitors – in particular the interactive “UV Spaghetti” installation by Angus Muir, which was a “huge highlight” among children. She said on Sunday the more spread out festival meant it was difficult to know how many people were attending, but a “conservative” estimate put the numbers in the thousands – “easily around the 12,000 mark” each night. Virginia Woolf/Stuff Nine-year-old Finn Forrester inside UV Spaghetti by Angus Muir, part of the Te Ramaroa Light Nelson festival on Saturday night at the entrance to Morrison Square. ....
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