This year, word of mouth and fast texting saw our stages fill up very very quickly for Whanau Day Out. It's a real priviledge to have so many local schools and local kids join us. However, what excites us more, is that these young children are growing up on our stages because they continue to join us year in year out! Whanau Day Out crowds are made up of every race, age and religion. Thousands of families gathered to celebrate the day. The diversity of crowds are indicative of the great dynamics of Waitakere City.

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Whanau Day Out 2008 Crowds

Michael Jackson - Richard Gannaway 0 gets interactive on stage

Pasifika Performing Arts Troup - Shine Bright

Colwill School Kapa Haka Team



Kaumatua John Komene

Freddy Mercury - Steve Larkins turns up the heat

Every Nation 3D Pasifika Dancing Group

Lil Saints - Big Mana

Michael Jackson - Richard Gannaway makes the crowd roar

Ngapuhi Ki Waitemata in the House

Halau Hula o Kahelelani No Aotearoa

Pasifika Performing Troup beautify the stage

Halau Hula o Kahelelani No Aotearoa

OUr wonderful community

Crowd Diversity

Every Nation 3D Pasifika Dancers

Voice Dance graces the stages with ribbon dancing

Voice Dance - contemporary dancing

Stephanie Harawira with the Bike Barn Prize Giveaway

Prospect School Pasifika Group

Voice Dance - Elegantly perform

Community Feedback- Letter to the Western Leader Friday 18th April 2008.

Thanks for great fun day I attended the Ezekiel 33 Trust Fun Day at Parrs Park on Saturday April 5, with several thousand others and what a fun day it was. Whole families were there, and there was something for everyone. The main theme seemed to be unity, and caring for each other. Everyone talked freely with people they had never met. Different cultures - Maori, Indian, Asian, European, Polynesian - all moved happily together. We were all one family and it felt so good to be a Kiwi. Local schools performed with pride on the stage. There were schools from all over the west there. Their

parents and grand parents watched with pride as the children performed. There was fine Maori art, political displays, food stalls and giant castles and slides, etc, for the hundreds of children present. The longer I live in the west, the more I am learning about the rare and special people it produces - people with real talent. My thanks on behalf of many others to Stephanie and Tai Harawira for organising this day so well. We are all looking forward to the next fun day. Well done Stephanie and Tai. We love you. Andrea Deeth Green Bay