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Where to celebrate Waitangi Day: It s going to be an amazing day : 5 Feb, 2021 04:00 AM 3 minutes to read Paepae in the Park always attracts a good crowd. Photo / File Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui [email protected] A day of song in Pātea, free kai and kōrero in Taihape or commemorations with family in Whanganui are the region choices for Waitangi Day on Saturday. The weather is looking good and all the organisers are taking Covid-19 precautions. Pātea will again be holding its Paepae in the Park music festival, organising committee chairwoman Melva Tucker said. ....
Musical Waitangi Day planned in Pātea but no event in Whanganui 29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Paepae in the Park will offer a full day of musical entertainment again this year. Photo / Bevan Conley Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui [email protected] Whanganui s usual Waitangi Day commemoration event won t be held this year but the annual Paepae in the Park in Pātea is all set to go ahead. A full day of music is planned for Waitangi Day on February 6, organising committee chairwoman Melva Tucker said. It begins with a haka pōwhiri in the town s Centennial Park at 10am. ....