Raetihi will be celebrating this weekend.
The community of 1001 will be tucking into a free hangi and barbecue at a Family Community Relief Party on Saturday. The event is a post-water crisis celebration following the pollution of the Waimarino town's drinking water after a diesel spill on Mt Ruapehu.
Raetihi Promotions chair Geoff Anderson said the celebration was to bring everyone together after the water crisis.
"The community event will celebrate the fantastic way the Raetihi community coped with no water in the taps and to all those who helped us get through."
He said that included the Ruapehu District Council and Ruapehu Alpine Lifts staff who brought water to the town during the crisis.