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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Tuesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>19</strong> <strong>2017</strong> <strong>19</strong><br />
Schools showcase talent at culture fest<br />
KAPA HAKA groups from<br />
10 schools around the district<br />
travelled to Leeston to perform<br />
in a Maori Cultural festival.<br />
Ellesmere College hosted a Po<br />
Whakangahau on Thursday evening<br />
to celebrate Maori culture.<br />
The festival featured performances<br />
from schools across<br />
the district including Lincoln<br />
Primary School, Springston<br />
School, Prebbleton School and<br />
Southbridge Primary School.<br />
The evening opened with a<br />
whakatau, karakia and waiata<br />
and finished with a karakia<br />
whakamutunga (waiata).<br />
Ellesmere College year 13 student<br />
George Ward said the crowd<br />
packed the school’s Riki Ellison<br />
Memorial Hall.<br />
“This was great to see as it<br />
means the event is getting bigger<br />
and soon we may even have to go<br />
somewhere else to fit everyone<br />
in,” he said.<br />
George said he advises anyone<br />
who wants a great and cheap<br />
night out to put it in their diary<br />
now.<br />
Sheffield Volunteer Fire Brigade<br />
mud plug<br />
SEpTEmBER 24 TH<br />
no alcohol | no dogs | gumboots essential<br />
hot food and drinks available<br />
• $30 PER FAMILY • $10 ADULTS • UNDER 15 FREE •<br />
held at the property of derek bull farm -<br />
cnr of main west coast road and<br />
waimak gorge road sheffield<br />
FOR further enquiries phone nev on 021 650 554<br />
or keith on 027 229 4418
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