By RNZ
Today will be the 30th outing for one of New Zealand’s biggest street fairs and free music festivals.
Newtown Festival associate director Anna Kemble Welch said the free event grew from small beginnings in 1995 with the opening of a neighbourhood park.
It is now the biggest free musical festival and street fair in Aotearoa, with 16 outdoor stages and more than 1000 performers.
Tens of thousands of people from around the region were expected to attend this year’s event, she said.