The festive season for the Indian community is on and it is reflected almost every weekend in Auckland. The ATEED Diwali at Aotea Square two weeks ago of which Indian Weekender was a proud media partner and the Manukau Diwali organised by Humm FM and The South Trust Diwali.
Vodafone Event Centre in Manukau housed another Diwali celebration with hours of live DJ music, fun activities for children, lip smacking Indian delicacies, fashion and performances at the end.
Mayor of Auckland Len Brown, National List MP Kanwaljit Bakshi, MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar, Sunny Kaushal and President of Auckland Indian Association Harshad Patel attended the event.
Held on Sunday 25 October the event started at noon, people kept flocking the event centre through the day till 9 pm in the night. The fashion show organised by Khazana set the ramp on fire followed by dance performances.
Face painting, Mehndi, bouncing castles and kids rides entertained the visitors and their children until the evening.
Mayor Len Brown acknowledged the Directors of HummFM 106.2 Mr Satyan Prasad, Mrs Roshila Prasad & Kal Khullar, Chairwoman of South Trust.
RJs from Humm FM kicked started the evening by entertaining the crowd followed by performances that ignited the whole arena. The show concluded on beats of bhangra followed by fireworks and open dance session by HummFM DJ.
Auckland until the middle of November is going to be the hottest place in New Zealand with a number of celebrations lined up and Halloween this weekend.