KAIPARA LIFESTYLER OctOber 9 - 2012
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Historic Kaipara Party time for Paparoa VOL : XX
DARGAVILLE N.Z. WEDNESDAY, 9 1912
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Accommodation providers in the Paparoa area are ‘chock full’ as the district prepares to host celebrations at Labour Weekend, to mark the arrival of its founding families with the Albertlanders wave of immigration 150 years ago The northern Kaipara was parcelled into 70,000 hectares of grant land, attracting some 3,000 settlers from Britain, back in 1862 and the following decade. The anniversary is being marked from October 18 to 21, by a series of events, including the stage production of Allen Adair, a play based on the novel, by the late Jane Mander, about early Paparoa. The play will feature four performances at the Otamatea Repertory Theatre in Maungaturoto and it has been scripted by local identity George Skelton, who is also the 150th event treasurer. “Everything is filling up rapidly,” he said. “The bus tours of local historic sights and attractions are full, so we may have to lay on extra services. There are still seats for the play performances, and most accommodation is full. But we have a number of private homes offering accommodation for those in need.” Formal registrations for the 150th anniversary activities will take place on Friday, October 19 and open at 9.00am on Saturday with a powhiri featuring 70 children and a re-enactment of the early settlers arriving by boat at Pahi. This will be followed by by a grand parade in Paparoa, with a road closure on SH12 through the village, and diversions in place for traffic. “This will be a major event with Battensby’s Bullock team, brass and pipe bands, early period dress, vintage cars and machinery, hunt horses and more,” Mr Skelton said.
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by a Bush Dance at the Paparoa Hall, with participants asked to wear dress of the settlers era. A thanksgiving service will be held at the Paparoa Community Church at 10.30am on Sunday, with lunch in the church hall afterwards, before a variety of afternoon activities. Weather permitting the sea scouts will be sailing/rowing their cutters up to Paparoa on the tide in the early afternoon and the final performance of Allen Adair will be on at 2pm. In the evening the weekend high point is expected to be the celebration banquet of locally produced food. Photo courtesy of the Albertland and District Museum
The parade ends at the Paparoa Showground with displays of early sports events, followed in the evening
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