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TUESDAY 14 February 2012
This Week / Feature
Josh McMillan and organiser Phil Wright get ready for the annual Nelson Hospice Tug of Peace to be held in Richmond this weekend. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
Peace tug heads to Richmond Tug of Peace organiser Phil Wright is encouraging Waimea residents to rope in their friends, colleagues and team mates for the annual Nelson Hospice fundraiser. The Tug of Peace will be held in Richmond for the first time in its 13 year history, following many years on Trafalgar St, Nelson. The last Tug of Peace was held during the Rugby World Cup, which was part of the reason to situate within the Tasman region. Sundial Square will be the backdrop with teams of eight competing to see who is Nelson’s strongest. Past winners have included the Tasman Ma-
kos, fire fighters, police and forestry workers, but Phil says the competition is wide open this year. He is encouraging friends, family and sports teams to enter. “We’ve got a trophy. It’s a hand carved trophy which will be on display and the winning team will get their names engraved on it,” he says. The event is free to enter but there will be raffles to help fundraise for the hospice. To enter, fill out a registration form from Farmers, Richmond Mall or download from the event’s website www.nelsonhospice.org.nz. It begins at 12:30pm this Saturday.
An alien decade celebrated
The Wairoa Gorge hosted an alien invasion for the tenth year running over the weekend, making Alien Nation the longest running active outdoor dance party in the country. Close to 350 people of the alternative breed landed up the right branch of the valley for the tenth Alien Nation dance party. According to Moxely, a local DJ and crew member the name Alien Nation refers to anyone who has felt alienated from the norms of society, and the festival is a place where those people can come once a year and be part of a community. “If you feel like an alien, we welcome you,” she says. Unlike a number of other festivals with big name Alien Nation organisers clockwise from front left; Rosemary acts, this event is proud of Brownsett, Jackson-Maxwell Moti, Tomo Smith, Warrick Harunderground music. Psy- rington, Megan Smith and David Tait. Photo: Jonathan McKeown. chedelic trance, progressive, minimal and Techno are just some of the one of the most important components is creatgenres of dance music that featured over the four ing a safe environment to enjoy it in. The top of the south is a “perfect” place for outday event. The organisers describe Alien Nation as “a door music events, he says. “The location is a unique festival that opens new dimensions of the perfect fit for Alien. Beautiful weather and fanmind. Allowing you to see, hear, feel - experi- tastic people is the reason why we’ve been comence the primal music of New Zealand talent in ing back here for a decade,” says Warrick. a beautiful native environment along with care- Wairoa Gorge resident Peter Russ says he doesn’t fully selected Underground Producers and DJs mind having the aliens descend on the valley. “They don’t cause any trouble so I’m happy for from around the world”. Event organised Warrick Harrington says the them to get on with what they want to do. My festival is a place where people can relax and lis- daughter’s fruit stall might even get a few extra ten to some great music or dance all night, but sales,” he says.
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