Waitangi Park
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Te Aro
Te Aro is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, 1 km from the centre. It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace and Cambridge Terrace at the base...
, Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, dates from 2005. It lies near Te Papa
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is the national museum and art gallery of New Zealand, located in Wellington. It is branded and commonly known as Te Papa and Our Place; "Te Papa Tongarewa" is broadly translatable as "the place of treasures of this land".The museum's principles...
(the National Museum of New Zealand), Former Post and Telegraph Building and Courtenay Place
Courtenay Place
There are numerous city squares and streets around the world named Courtenay Place. Among them are the following:-In New Zealand:*Courtenay Place, Rotorua in Rotorua*Courtenay Place, Wellington, one of the main streets in Wellington-In the United Kingdom:...
. The facilities include a waka
Waka (canoe)
Waka are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes used for fishing and river travel, to large decorated war canoes up to long...
-launching area, a children's playground, a skateboard-zone, and a large grassy space.
Events
Numerous events have taken place at Waitangi Park, these include:- In early 2006 the Earth From Above exhibition occurred at Waitangi Park. The exhibition consisted of a series of photographs by Yann Arthus-BertrandYann Arthus-BertrandYann Arthus-Bertrand is a French photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist.- Early life :Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born in Paris on March 13, 1946 in a renowned jewellers' family founded in 1803 by Claude Arthus-Bertrand and Michel-Ange Marion. His sister Catherine is one of his...
and raised questions about sustainable developmentSustainable developmentSustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
. The Daily MailDaily MailThe Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
described the portraits as "[t]he most amazing pictures you’ll ever see". - During the 2006 International Festival of the Arts a series of live performances, both by local artists (such as Salmonella DubSalmonella DubSalmonella Dub are a Dub/Drum n Bass/Reggae/Roots band from Kaikoura, New Zealand. They were formed in 1991 by Andrew Penman, David Deakins and Mark Tyler...
, The WarratahsThe WarratahsThe Warratahs are a band from Wellington, New Zealand.-Early line-ups :* Barry Saunders * Wayne Mason * Nik Brown * John Donahue * Marty Jorgensen * Clint Brown * Rob Clarkson...
, The Phoenix Foundation, Fat Freddys Drop) and by international acts selected from the festival (such as Antonio Forcione from Italy and The Sharon Shannon Band from Ireland)
Regular events
- Waitangi Park Market. Fruit and vegetable market. Open hours: Sunday 7am - 12pm.
- Petanque
- Skateboarding
- Waka-launching