Welcome to the official website for New Zealand’s
FESTIVAL OF THE ELEMENTS
Waitangi Day, Porirua City
Te Rauparaha Park & Arena, Aquatic Centre & Pataka
Welcome to another Porirua Festival of the Elements! I’m looking forward to Waitangi Day on February 6 when once again this now famous one-day festival will offer a superb programme of arts and culture.
This year we once again return to Te Rauparaha Park, and the outstanding new facility in Porirua - Te Rauparaha Arena. The festival will also utilise the Aquatic Centre and Pataka. The day starts with an opening ceremony at 11am, with a wide range of arts and entertainment programmes continuing through until 7.30 pm.
The Festival uses the arts to celebrate the cultural diversity of Porirua, made possible by the Treaty of Waitangi. The elements of earth and air, fire and water embrace concepts of significance to all cultures, concepts around which we can all unite. Tangata Whenua and Tangata Tiriti rejoice together on Waitangi Day by way of the arts.
FESTIVAL SAFETY
There are 3 community groups who enable us to deliver a safe festival to the community. They are Porirua Community Guardians, Titahi Bay Lions Club and the Maori Wardens.
ZERO WASTE
Let's make the Festival of the Elements 2012 Zero Waste! To register as a stall holder for 2012's festival you must make a commitment to use only recyclable or compostable food packaging and minimise the waste produced by your stall. For more information, view the Stallholder Information page.
STATEMENT OF VALUES
>> View the Festival of the Elements Statement of Values.
SPONSORS
The Festival of the Elements is proudly presented by the Porirua Community Arts Council (Inc). It can be provided free of charge because of support received from the following:
Major Sponsors
- Porirua City Council
- Mana Community Grants Foundation
- Wellington Community Trust
- Infinity Foundation
- Lion Foundation
- Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- Pub Charity
- Creative Communities Porirua
- Kapi-Mana News
- Wellington Electricity
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust
With Additional Assistance by
- Zero Waste and Mana Recovery
- Whitby Newsbrief
- Placemakers
- Cryovac
- Bunnings
- Petes Emporium
- Element
- DVS
- Cheapskates
- Whittakers
We thank all our Sponsors very much.
This Festival continues to be a non-profit event, organised by the Porirua Community Arts Council. I’m happy to say entry is still free.
“The Festival of the Elements just seems to get better and better. Everyone I spoke to was thoroughly enjoying themselves. We are getting national news coverage as one of the key events now on Waitangi Day in the Wellington region."
- Jenny Brash, former Mayor of Porirua City.
“I have been involved in many festivals over the years, but I wanted to put on record that the Festival of the Elements was the most relaxed, enjoyable and best organised of any.”
- Gary McCormick, Christchurch.
Bookmark this site to keep up to date with all the latest developments for the 2012 Festival of the Elements - to be held in Te Rauparaha Park & Arena, Porirua.
Photography courtesy of Kapiti Camera Club.