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Fun day a great success
By Frank Neill
Love Wainuiomata’s free fun day and barbecue at Arakura Park on 19 March was a “wonderful event,” Anaru Ryall, Love Wainuiomata’s Co-ordinator says.
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“The Wainuiomata Community energy was absolutely vibrant.”
Anaru estimates around 400 people attended the fun day.
With the free petting zoo and pony rides, provided by Farmyard Parties Wellington, and the “frisbee” golf provided by Toa Disc Golf NZ “there was something for everyone,” Anaru says.
All Blacks Peter Umanga-Jensen and Ruben Love, along with the Wainuiomata Rugby Club, inspired tamariki to give rugby a go, and handed out some awesome prizes.
The free sausage sizzle was put on by Hills NZ.
In addition Kokiri Marae Health and Social Services brought along their vaccination bus and there was a stall promoting Census 2023.
Anaru also paid tribute to Mayor Campbell Barry, Hutt City Councillors Keri Brown and
Josh Briggs, the Wainuiomata Community Board, the Wainuiomata Community Hub and Hutt City Council for all the “background work in helping us make this [fun day] a success. Your work never goes unnoticed,” he says.
This is the second free barbecue and fun day Love Wainuiomata has run this year.
“Our aim now is to have these [fun days] once a month at different parks in Wainuiomata,” Anaru says.
A venue and date has yet to be set for the next fun day, although Anaru noted that the community has been lobbying Love Wainuiomata to hold one at the park in Antrim Crescent.
Catch up with Ginny in March
