Kaitūao and Kaihāpai - Our Support Crew

Kaitūao and Kaihāpai - Our support team

Every Film Festival in the world relies on volunteers to assist with managing the big crowds as they arrive for screenings. It’s not just a matter of making sure people have tickets for our various events. The safety and security of all our audiences is important. It’s the best way to ensure our festival-goers have a great time. Our support crew volunteers are the Kaitūao and are identified by their red t-shirts. Their efforts to run the venues and ticket sales are as valuable as what they do to look after our guests. We admire their commitment.

Our Kaihāpai also wear red t-shirts. They are rangatahi from the schools in our community. They are charged with looking after the needs of the audiences in all our venues. We remain grateful to these young people who give of their precious spare time to serve our kaupapa. We respect our Kaitūao and our Kaihāpai. They represent our community with pride and work for your benefit. Feel free to ask them anything about Ōtaki or the festival. Tēnā hoki koutou rangatahi mā, kua riro koutou hei taituarā mō te kaupapa. E mihi ana.