Photos: Dutch Festival in Kerikeri

Preparing a tasty range of Indonesian food were, from left, Lestari Loclyer (Kerikeri), Wiwiek Rafferty (Whangarei), Heni Atkins (Whangarei) and Any Barati (Kerikeri). Photo / Peter de Graaf

Kerikeri went Dutch for a day as hundreds of Northlanders of Dutch descent — plus some from as far away as Auckland — donned their national colour (orange), competed in traditional games and tasted all sorts of Dutch and Indonesian treats. The town's first Dutch Festival was held at Kingston House on Saturday to coincide with celebrations in the Netherlands marking Koningsdag, the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. Advocate reporter Peter de Graaf put on his clogs and photographed the fun.

Twins Eveline and Julia Roosendaal, 9, from Kerikeri, sell some of their belongings in the children's fleamarket - including T-shirts celebrating the Dutch Queen Maxima.

Five-year-old Rose Pedersen did a roaring trade in home-made crafts. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Preparing a tasty range of Indonesian food were, from left, Lestari Loclyer (Kerikeri), Wiwiek Rafferty (Whangarei), Heni Atkins (Whangarei) and Any Barati (Kerikeri). Photo / Peter de Graaf

Kerikeri 8-year-old Manu Zwinkels tries his hand at sjoelen (shuffleboard) while, from left, Eva Whyman, 10, Kolya Zwinkels, 6, and Ard Zwinkels look on. Photo / Peter de Graaf

From left, Judith McCorkindale, Laura Thomson, Vanessa Riley, Carolien Posthuma and Caroleen Jonker at one of the Dutch food stalls. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Kerikeri 10-year-old Eva Whyman tries her hand at sjoelen (shuffleboard). Photo / Peter de Graaf

Jard Barendse, from Naaldwijk in the Netherlands, and Ard Zwinkels, from Kerikeri, compete in the sack race. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Chris Kuiper, from Almere in the Netherlands, makes another batch of oliebollen (Dutch doughnuts). Photo / Peter de Graaf

Five-year-old Louisa Caulton from Opua is all concentration in the egg and spoon race. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Kerikeri 10-year-olds Paige Holford, left, and Emma MacMillan compete in the sack race. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Five-year-old Maddie Hawker from Kerikeri in a traditional Dutch costume made by her Oma (grandmother). Photo / Peter de Graaf

Kamo siblings Nyree, 11, and Brendan Pol, 14, play a lawn game called kubb. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Kerikeri 10-year-olds Emma MacMillan, front, and Paige Holford compete in the egg and spoon race. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Sandy Middelburg of Auckland makes poffertjes (mini pancakes). Photo / Peter de Graaf

The stilts proved a hit with the kids. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Kerikeri's Paul Visser demonstrates the correct technique for eating zoute haring (salted herring). Photo / Peter de Graaf