Nor'West News: February 09, 2023
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PAK’NSAVE RANGIORA FESTIVAL OF COLOUR FEBRUARY 26<br />
North Canterbury <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 9, <strong>2023</strong><br />
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Rangiora Festival atruly colourful occasion<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Rangiora’s Colour Festival is back.<br />
It will be held in Victoria Park,<br />
Rangiora on Sunday, <strong>February</strong> 26, 11am<br />
to 4pm.<br />
You can share in the fun for agold<br />
coin entrance fee.<br />
Event organiser Karl Horwarth says it<br />
is great to be back.<br />
‘‘After atwo year gap we are really<br />
excited to be able to run the PAK’nSAVE<br />
Rangiora Festival of Colour again after<br />
Covid and Mother Nature interrupted<br />
proceedings.<br />
‘‘It is such afun, colorful event, and it<br />
is so well supported by people and<br />
businesses in North Canterbury, that we<br />
had to do it,’’ he says.<br />
He says Festival of Colour <strong>2023</strong> will<br />
focus on bringing life and colour to the<br />
town, and celebrate its diversity and<br />
energy.<br />
‘‘The festival is all about bringing the<br />
community together.’’<br />
While colour is the focus, fun, dance,<br />
entertainment and food will share the<br />
spotlight.<br />
Mr Horwarth says more than 3000<br />
people are expected at the festival.<br />
‘‘Our intention is to provide an<br />
exciting community festival that reflects<br />
the multicultural nature of our North<br />
Canterbury home.<br />
‘‘It will provide opportunities for the<br />
many ethnic and cultural groups in the<br />
area to make aconnection with the<br />
wider community through food, music,<br />
and performance in an exciting and fun<br />
way.’’<br />
Along with live music, there will be<br />
bollywood dancers, kapa haka,<br />
drummers, Chinese dancers, and more.<br />
The Festival philosophy is to address<br />
the lack of any largescale event<br />
celebrating the multicultural nature of<br />
the rapidly growing North Canterbury<br />
population.<br />
‘‘We seek to recognise and celebrate<br />
not only the strong Maori and European<br />
heritage of the region, but the<br />
increasing growth of ‘‘other’’ New<br />
Zealanders as well,’’ Mr Horwarth says.<br />
He says along with fantastic food,<br />
drink, dance, music and performances,<br />
the highlight will be the ‘‘throwing’’ of<br />
vibrant colours by those attending the<br />
festival.<br />
‘‘Along with colour cannons, this<br />
throwing of colours is one of the most<br />
visually exciting, family friendly events<br />
in North Canterbury.’’<br />
Colours are on sale now at<br />
PAK’nSAVE, with adonation going to<br />
the Big Brothers, Big Sisters<br />
organisation for every pack sold.<br />
Colour and life ... The Rangiora Festival of<br />
Colour has had acolourful past, and is now<br />
back.<br />
PHOTOS: FILE
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