Celebration 50 years in the making

Cook Islands ex-pats celebrated half a century of independence with a three-day festival in Flaxmere, Hastings, starting on Friday. The Cook Islands Community Centre in Flaxmere came alive in a spectacular display of colour, sound, culture and food. Hawke’s Bay Cook Islands Society president Derek Te Ariki presided over the proceedings. Chief photographer Warren Buckland captured the colour.

Fun in the foam
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Fun in the foam

Primary Schools Gymnastic competition at Omni Gymnastic Centre in Napier. Photos by Warren Buckland

Hawks fly lower than expected
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Hawks fly lower than expected

Augusta Taranaki Mountainairs beat Taylor Hawks 90-84 in a nail-biting extra-time National Basketball League victory at the Pettigrew.Green Arena in Napier. Photos by Warren Buckland.

Wet, wild and windy.
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Wet, wild and windy.

Hawke's Bay and Gisborne copped the worst of a low pressure system which unleashed heavy rain with surface flooding and strong winds.

Model Railway
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Model Railway

Hastings Model Railway Club. 60 years celebration, St Andrews Hall, Hastings.

I-Spy
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I-Spy

I-SPY Challenge organised by NCC and Napier I-SITE along Marine Parade, Napier

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