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New Rotorua ethnic market set to start this month

By Fayzah Mohamed
Rotorua Daily Post·
9 Jul, 2024 12:28 AM2 mins to read

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The Hindu Heritage Centre Rotorua is putting on the first Rotorua Ethnic Market. Photo / Supplied

The Hindu Heritage Centre Rotorua is putting on the first Rotorua Ethnic Market. Photo / Supplied

Rotorua’s first ethnic market is set to begin this month with stallholders selling food, jewellery, traditional crafts and art.

The market is a collaboration between the Hindu Heritage Centre Rotorua and the Rotorua Multicultural Council.

The first market is on Sunday July 21 at the Hindu Heritage Centre on Malfroy Rd, with the intent of bringing people of all cultures together to admire the cultural history that makes the community unique, the Hindu Council of New Zealand said in a media statement.

Rotorua Multicultural Council president Dr Margriet Theron said she liked the idea of having the market.

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“We no longer have the Sunday Farmers Market at Te Manawa in the city and a Sunday market will not compete with the Saturday Kuirau Park Market.”

The Hindu Council of New Zealand said that this month’s market requests for those of Asian descent and in the next month it would be either Africa or South American vendors.

The Hindu Heritage Centre Rotorua is thrilled to announce the first Rotorua Ethnic Market. Photo / Supplied
The Hindu Heritage Centre Rotorua is thrilled to announce the first Rotorua Ethnic Market. Photo / Supplied

Event coordinator at Hindu Heritage Centre Rotorua, Dr Guna Magesan said there is more to the ethnic market than just being a market.

“The Rotorua Ethnic Market at the Hindu Heritage Centre is more than just a market; it’s a celebration of our community’s diversity and an opportunity for cultural exchange.

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The Hindu Heritage Centre Rotorua is thrilled to announce the first Rotorua Ethnic Market. Photo / Supplied
The Hindu Heritage Centre Rotorua is thrilled to announce the first Rotorua Ethnic Market. Photo / Supplied

“We invite everyone to join us for a day of shopping, entertainment, and community spirit.”

Guru Purnima, a Dharmic festival dedicated to respecting spiritual and academic teachers, coincides with the market and will be celebrated from 10am to 10.30am on the day of the market.

Magesan said it will be the first time Guru Purnima will be celebrated in public in Rotorua and a way for them to share their “Dharmic tradition with the New Zealanders,” through this festival.

The festival will be honouring selected teachers from schools around the Hindu Heritage Centre, with traditional music, dance and other cultural expressions.

What: Rotorua Ethnic Markets

When: Sunday, July 21, 10am to 2pm

Where: Hindu Heritage Centre Rotorua, 225 Malfroy Rd, Rotorua

Cost: Free to enter - stalls will be selling food, jewellery and traditional arts and crafts.

Fayzah Mohamed is an Auckland University of Technology journalism student.

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