NEWS RELEASE from the Hutt City Council

18 June 2007

Fireworks, Flying Trapeze And A Chilly Winter Dip In The Harbour -

The Petone Winter Carnival Hits Town on Saturday 7 July

_The inaugural Petone Winter Carnival is a major one-day festival celebrating the very best of winter on the iconic Petone Foreshore.

The Carnival will feature an eclectic programme of free live music, visual arts, daring circus acts, fun-filled family activities and the spectacular finale - the annual Pelorus Trust Fireshow, along the Petone Foreshore on Saturday 7 July from 11am to 9pm.

Building upon the success of previous Pelorus Trust Fireshows, Hutt City Council has developed this innovative and colourful programme of performances and activities, which have been designed to showcase the fantastic public spaces, harbour, and foreshore and to appeal to all ages and tastes.

Hutt City Mayor David Ogden, said: “We plan to build the Petone Winter Carnival to become one of the region’s highlights in the heart of winter. It is a family-friendly event for all communities and the range of performances and activities throughout the day and night means that there is something for everyone to enjoy. I encourage residents of the Greater Wellington Region to come down to Petone to enjoy the wonderful facilities along the Foreshore.”

Highlights of the carnival include:

-Colourful and creative chalk art drawing;

-A chilly dip in the Wellington as part of the traditional polar plunge;

-Have-a-go Circus skills workshops on the flying trapeze, juggling and unicycles

-Ice sculpting and face painting at the Petone Settlers Museum;

- Petone Storybox

- a stunning large-scale video installation from Robert Appierdo (Dnation Creative) celebrating Petone’s relationship to migration;

-Stunning aerial circus performances on an outdoor rig from some of New Zealand’s hottest circus artists;

-VJ Performances from Wellington’s top electronica musicians live to the Petone Storybox

- And the spectacular finale, the Pelorus Trust Fireshow fireworks display fired off Petone Wharf.

Petone Winter Carnival brochures will be available shortly throughout the region at libraries and cafes or by visiting

www.huttcity.govt.nz/wintercarnival.

The Petone Winter Carnival is organised by Leisure Active, Hutt City Council.

Petone Winter Carnival Programme

Saturday 7 July

Time Event Location

11am – 4pm Chalk It! (chalk art drawing) Petone Foreshore (between Heretaunga Boat Club/Regatta Restaurant)
2pm Polar Plunge Thousand Hands Park (next to Heretaunga Boat Club)
3pm – 5pm Circus Workshops Eastern end of Petone Settlers Museum
3pm – 7pm Icy Ships & Snowflakes (ice sculpture and face painting) Petone Settlers Museum
6pm – 7:15pm Petone Storybox LIVE (VJ performance) Petone Foreshore (between TS Tamatoa Building and Petone Wharf)
6:15pm – 7:15pm Circus Performances Eastern end of Petone Settlers Museum
7:30pm Pelorus Trust Fireshow Petone Wharf
7:45pm – 9pm Petone Storybox LIVE – Part 2 (VJ performance) Petone Foreshore (between TS Tamatoa Building and Petone Wharf)

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