Post-Event Report
Event Name
Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival 2023
Estimated
3486
attendance (or
actual, if available)
Audience
A large proportion of the audience was made up of Māori, Pacifica and European, with
demographics
a small number being from other ethnic groups.
(e.g., age, visitor
As this was targeted at families we had a large number of people attend from the 20-
vs resident if
50 age group with children’s age ranging from 0-14 years. The 50-75 age range was
known)
also well attended.
General audience
The return of the Festival after the Covid affected date last year was enormously
feedback
successful. There was an energetic vibe and was a great family fun day out.
Unfortunately rain impacted on the afternoon attendance but by midday attendances
were almost level with numbers for the full day recorded in 2021. The festival has truly
become the flagship Waitangi Day event in Tauranga Moana.
Some highlights for attendees were performances by the Arataki Primary School Kapa
Haka Group who kick started the entertainment, the Chinese Cultural Group and
who engaged with the children during his performance and had them
up dancing with their whanau in front of the stage.
Other highlights were the free Toi Māori Workshops where the team offered Koru
Sand Art, Fun with Flax Raranga, poi making, and
gave demonstrations
using his Taonga Puhoro instruments. The workshops were a highlight with attendees
with engagement in each workshop at full capacity.
Any significant
SUCCESS:
successes and/or
This year we introduced the Treaty Storyboard trail. 12 Storyboards were created by a
learnings?
local historian and each one had a whakatauki by
of Ngai Tamarawaho.
The story boards have a predominant focus around the signing of the Treaty in
Tauranga Moana.
Business Solutions created a Children's Workbook for each of the 12 storyboards
where children and their parents could learn more about the Treaty and do some fun
activities. Over 500 workbooks were distributed to families on the day.
The children got to rate each storyboard and enter into the prize draws. We had 12
very happy children when they won their prizes. The feedback from the storyboard
trail was really positive and attendees enjoyed learning more about the Treaty in
Tauranga Moana and having a fun interactive activity to do with their tamariki.
One of our other initiatives was to provide people the opportunity to seek health
advice, be it physical, mental or spiritual health without the cost barrier.
Te Manu Toroa, Huria Trust and the NZ Heart Foundation had stalls at the event and
offered a range of services including; promoting Whanau Ora services as well as
providing rongoā Māori based therapies, clinical based health assessments, Mirimiri -
Tauranga City Council Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143, New Zealand +64 7 577 700
0 [Tauranga City Council request email] www.tauranga.govt.nz
short 10minute seated massage, Concession Bee Card assessments, Total mobility
scheme assessments, Tytocare, Blood pressure checks & heart checks.
All providers gave us positive feedback about attendees numbers and feedback they
received from their customers and clients.
IMPROVEMENTS:
There were a few minor issues around allocated stall holder spaces but we will
mitigate this next year by placing laminated numbers on each site.
The other issue we had was at the gate entry, we offer a free event to attendees so
there is no barrier to our community being able to attend the event.
We also allow a registered charity to collect a koha if the attendees wish to give one
and the charity hand out the programme for us. This year Tauranga Rotary Sunrise
collected on behalf of The Graeme Dingle Foundation. There seemed to be confusion
amongst some of the volunteers about whether a koha was required to enter the
event. We dealt with this immediately and plans will be put in place for next year to
provide a better way to distribute programmes without attendees feeling like they had
to offer a koha.
How did your
Safety: (Delivering a safe environment for participants and spectators)
event deliver on
Detailed plans were submitted to The Historic Village Manager Blair Graham, and his
the Values and
feedback is below.
Priorities outlined
‘Another highlight for me was your event plan and supporting documentation. Very
in your
comprehensive, great job.’
application?
We had a large team of security personnel in and around the village, Te Manu Toroa
and other health providers were present to administer First Aid as well as a hired First
Aid contractor. There were no injury incidents reported and we had one child who
couldn’t find her parents, and the lost child policy was followed, and the MC reunited
her with her parents within 5 minutes.
Inclusivity: (Encouraging social inclusiveness and accessibility for our
diverse communities)
There were designated facilities such as accessible toilets, designated parking spaces
and drop off zones near the entrance. We had a number of attendees with disabilities
attend the event this year and they were up dancing with the crowd.
All nationalities and ethnicities are welcomed, and we had performances by the
Arataki Primary Kapa Haka Group, Tauranga Chinese Cultural Arts Group, Indian
performance group and a warm welcome from
, kaumatua of Ngai
Tamarawaho hapu.
Environmental Kaitiakitanga: (Demonstrating the importance of protecting
and enhancing our natural environment) We engaged Waste Watchers to complete a waste minimisation plan. They provided
the plan to Council and provided staff throughout the day to facilitate rubbish sorting
into appropriate recycling categories and to clean the site during and after the event.
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Relevant Event Funding Framework Priorities:
Kaupapa Māori
Early involvement in the planning was provided by representatives of Ngai
Tamarawaho,
and we encouraged health engagement through Te Manu
Toroa and Huria Trust. The MC
referred to the principles of
the treaty throughout the day.
Arts and culture
We recruited
and
on to the organising committee to assist
with managing the Toi Māori workshops. We had Koru Sand Art, Fun with Flax
Raranga, poi making, and
gave demonstrations using his Taonga Puhoro
instruments. The workshops were a highlight with attendees with engagement in each
workshop at full capacity.
What other
Local small business owners benefited greatly from the event, positive feedback was
benefits did your
received about how they traded.
event deliver for
Tauranga?
Educational:
Over 500 children and their families learned more about the Treaty and its relevance
to Tauranga being fully engaged with activities at each story board.
Opportunity for young performers from Arataki school to be proud performers.
Economic:
Direct economic impact on the day included an estimated $70,000 spent on food and
merchandise at the Festival as well as associated expenditure at other Village
businesses.
This is addition to the $84,218. costs of the festival. Every supplier is based in the
Western Bay of Plenty so these funds stayed local.
Anecdotally we spoke to people who had come from as far away as Katikati and Te
Puke and others that were in Tauranga for the weekend looking for something to do.
Media coverage
Please see the media report attached.
and publicity
summary (if
applicable)
Event financial
Attach as an excel document when you submit this post-event report.
position (profit and Please see attached.
loss summary)
High resolution
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images from the
Please see attached.
event
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