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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
The 10th Indian kite festival was organised by Vaishnav Parivar NZ Inc. (VPNZ) on January 16 at the Avondale Racecource, Auckland to mark the auspicious festival of Makar Sankranti. The only kite festival of its kind to be celebrated in New Zealand, the event saw more than 10,000 people from all age groups and from various communities.
Apart from kite flying, there were other activities that included drawing and colour competition, face painting, heena and tattoo and cultural programmes that included garba, Marathi folk dances, bhangra and bollywood dances. For kids, there were amusement rides for entertainment along with an area for cricket net practice that was organised by Auckland Cricket. Free cycle training was organised by Auckland Transport and a health awareness campaign by Diabetes NZ.
Kite and threads were specially imported from India and were on sale at the festival. The raffle draw was a special attraction where more than 20 prizes were given away to the lucky winners. Manhar Patel, president and kite festival co-ordinator for VPNZ said that the feedback received for this year’s event was excellent and the festival was a grand success.
The 10th Indian kite festival was organised by Vaishnav Parivar NZ Inc. (VPNZ) on January 16 at the Avondale Racecource, Auckland to mark the auspicious festival of Makar Sankranti. The only kite festival of its kind to be celebrated in New Zealand, the event saw more than 10,000 people from all...
The 10th Indian kite festival was organised by Vaishnav Parivar NZ Inc. (VPNZ) on January 16 at the Avondale Racecource, Auckland to mark the auspicious festival of Makar Sankranti. The only kite festival of its kind to be celebrated in New Zealand, the event saw more than 10,000 people from all age groups and from various communities.
Apart from kite flying, there were other activities that included drawing and colour competition, face painting, heena and tattoo and cultural programmes that included garba, Marathi folk dances, bhangra and bollywood dances. For kids, there were amusement rides for entertainment along with an area for cricket net practice that was organised by Auckland Cricket. Free cycle training was organised by Auckland Transport and a health awareness campaign by Diabetes NZ.
Kite and threads were specially imported from India and were on sale at the festival. The raffle draw was a special attraction where more than 20 prizes were given away to the lucky winners. Manhar Patel, president and kite festival co-ordinator for VPNZ said that the feedback received for this year’s event was excellent and the festival was a grand success.
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