Kawakawa Christmas Parade
Traffic on State Highway 1 had to make way for the Garden of Eden, Santa’s workshop and a group of riders who looked like they’d just galloped in from the Wild West when Kawakawa held its Christmas parade on Saturday. Following Kawakawa tradition the parade was led by the vintage steam locomotive Gabriel, while the volunteers of Kawakawa Fire Brigade only just made it on time after being called out to a car crash at Matawaia. The rain kindly held off until Santa and his many helpers had finished their loop of the main street. The winners, as judged by Far North District councillor Willow-Jean Prime and Kawakawa GP Ian Hoffer, were: Schools: 1 Bay of Islands College, 2 Kawakawa Primary School, 3 Te Mirumiru Early Childhood Education Centre. Community: 1 Te Huarahi Church, 2 Kawakawa Team Roping (horses), 3 Kawakawa Fire Brigade. Business: 1 DDF Dance Studio, 2 Ngati Hine FM. Photos by Peter de Graaf.
Image 1 of 21: Verner, 11, and Jocelyn Salu, 10, as Adam and Eve on Te Huarahi Church's recreation of the Garden of Eden. PHOTO / PETER DE GRAAF
