Festivals - New Zealand - Wellington Region

Date: 1990

By: Tolan Print

Reference: Eph-C-ETHNIC-Chinese-1990-01

Description: Poster shows a stylised crested bird and stylised clouds. The small print lists the events that will take place: Lampen Dragon Boat races, food fair, martial arts demonstrations, Hong Kong style night market, Dragon Boat Parade, lion and dragon dances, Chinese photographic display, bonsai exhibition, calligraphy and oriental art exhibition, classical dances, school poster competition. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 423 x 210 mm.

Date: 15 January - 27 February 2019

By: Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: ATL-Group-00590

Description: Twitter crawl conducted by staff at the Alexander Turnbull Library relating to the Te Matatini kapa haka festival held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) from 21 - 24 February 2019. This dataset contains 5,581 tweets related to the Te Matatini festival. They were collected between 15th January-27th February 2019 from the public Twitter API using Twarc. The Te Matatini Society promotes Māori performing arts, including a biennial National Kapa Haka Festival. The 2019 festival was won by Ngā Tumanako of Tāmaki Makauru, with Te Pikikotuku o Ngāti Rongomai, and Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui placing second and third, respectively. Quantity: 1 data set(s). 668 digital image(s). 5 Electronic document(s). Processing information: The data from the crawls was combined and deduplicated. Images in the dataset were harvested separately by the Library using a Python script. The Library unshortened shortened URLs in the Tweets, and conducted a WARC crawl to captured HTML pages referred to in the Tweets.

Date: 2011

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to gay and homosexual people, issues, events and organisations in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-B-GAY-2011-01

Description: Booklet containing the "Sports program" (events included badminton, bridge, dancesport, diving, hockey, football (soccer), golf, lawn bowls, mountainbiking, running, squash, swimming). Introduces the conference purpose with photographs of the speakers, advertising for events, film festival and theatre productions, listings of arts and culture of interest to the gay community, women's social events via Pinksofa.com, queer beauty pageant (QWU - Queen of the Whole Universe), parties and other social events. Contains advertisements for Club Ivy (gay night club and bar complex). Two copies held. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 40 pages, 300 x 212 mm. Provenance: Donated by Michael Pringle, Wellington, in 2011. Processing information: Subject headings updated in February 2024 as part of reparative description work.

Date: 2011

Reference: Eph-A-GAY-2011-AP

Description: Includes: Queertangowellington.com postcard (Experience the intimacy and sensuality of Argentine tango...) You are invited to the Pink Ball 2011. Chateau Tongariro Hotel, Mt Ruapehu, 21 May 2011. Card GayStay New Zealand. www.gaystay.co.nz. Card (2 copies) 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames. Women's social events, 13-18 March 2011. Brochurel produced by Pinksofa.com 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames. Wellington 2011. Arts & culture, 12-19 March 2011. Brochure Police and you. Card (to be folded) The Homophones present "Sing out!". Flier, programme and 2 tickets Swim T3. 2011 event merchandise. Flier (2 copies) "Confessions of a drag queen". Back by popular demand. Bats, 18-19 March 2011. Flier Quantity: 12 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset and digital prints on fliers and brochures, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Joan McCracken, Wellington, 2011. Processing information: Subject headings updated in March 2024 as part of reparative description work.

Date: 2004

By: Genesis Power Ltd

Reference: Eph-D-RECREATION-2004-01

Description: Shows photographs of balloon festivals by day and by night. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 595 x 420 mm. Provenance: Donated by Sticky Fingers Ltd in March 2004.

Date: 1980, 1982

From: Creative New Zealand: Collections relating to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Creative NZ

Reference: PA12-5848

Description: Crowds listening to a concert performed from a barge in Wellington's inner harbour during the Summer City Festival of 1982. People attending the Sweetwaters Festival of 1980. Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1997

By: Brierley Investments Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-FESTIVAL-Wellington-1997-01

Description: Describes and gives a programmes for the projected events of the wind festival: One metre radio yacht class 1997 world championships Hutt News windsurfing harbour blast Wind music and dance performances Winsor and Newton Air Gallery Wellington International Airport indoor flight competition Streets Icecream Birdman competition Battle of the Organs with Carlo Curley Flagmakers flag day Johnsonville Shopping Centre international kite festival Wellington Newspapers multicultural festival Johnsonville Shopping Centre night kite flying Shepherds Arms Dash for Cash NZ Wind Energy Association Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on folded pamphlet.. Physical Description: Photolithographs on folded pamphlet, 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 1981

From: Creative New Zealand: Collections relating to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Creative NZ

Reference: PA12-5837

Description: Photographs of people and activities associated with the Summer City Festival, Wellington. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1979

From: Creative New Zealand: Collections relating to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Creative NZ

Reference: PA12-5827

Description: Photographs of people and activities associated with the Summer City Festival, Wellington. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1986

From: [Posters and ephemera relating to festivals and competitions in Wellington. 1980-1989]

Reference: Eph-D-FESTIVAL-Wellington-1986-01

Description: Shows an arrangement of text in a handwritten cursive style. Colour scheme is pink, yellow and black on blue. Two copies held Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Screenprint, 640 x 450 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MSI-Papers-8941-01.

Date: 1982-[1987]

From: Creative New Zealand: Collections relating to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Creative NZ

Reference: PA12-5845

Description: Photographs taken of people at the Newtown Festival, Wellington, 1982. Dancers at the Hawke's Bay Summer School. Quantity: 19 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1959

From: [Ephemera of octavo size, relating to festivals in Wellington. 1959]

By: Wellington (N.Z.). Public Relations Office; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-A-FESTIVAL-Wellington-1959-01

Description: A booklet containing the programme and many supporting articles and photographs. The festival featured drama, sports, music, variety, processions, art, opera and ballet. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 64 pages, each 243 x 184 mm.

Date: 1979, 1980

From: Creative New Zealand: Collections relating to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Creative NZ

Reference: PA12-5828

Description: Photographs of people and activities associated with the Summer City Festival, Wellington in 1979 and 1980. Quantity: 20 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1980, 1981

From: Creative New Zealand: Collections relating to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Creative NZ

Reference: PA12-5833

Description: Photographs of people and activities associated with the Summer City Festival, Wellington. Quantity: 19 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1996 - 2013

By: Wellington Fringe Festival

Reference: Eph-A-FESTIVAL-Wellington-Fringe

Description: Programmes listing events during the Wellington Fringe Festival held in March each year, initially in conjunction with the biennial International Arts Festival. The 1992 festival was organised by Bats Theatre. Includes a set of 8 postcards issued for the 2002 Wellington Fringe Festival, 14 February - 16 March 2002 Quantity: 14 programmes. Physical Description: Booklets Provenance: 2002 cards donated by Kathy Palmer, Christchurch, in 2014

Date: Ca 4 January 1985

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1985/0078-F

Description: Jason Bell, a member of Southside Home Boys, breakdancing in The Dell at the Botanic Garden, Wellington, during the Summer City Festival. Photographs taken ca 4 January 1985 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 1982

From: McLeod, Jennifer Helen, 1941-2022: Collection

By: McLeod, Jennifer Helen, 1941-2022

Reference: fMS-Papers-7349-21

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) [1] 22 pages, [1] 5 leaves. Physical Description: Holographs, typescript

Date: 1980, 1981

From: Creative New Zealand: Collections relating to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Creative NZ

Reference: PA12-5838

Description: Photographs of people and activities associated with the Summer City Festival, Wellington, 1981. Photographs of people and activities associated with the Festival of Plentitude, Charleston, 1980. Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1981

From: Creative New Zealand: Collections relating to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Creative NZ

Reference: PA12-5836

Description: Photographs of people and activities associated with the Summer City Festival, Wellington. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1997

From: [Ephemera and posters of around A3 size relating to ethnic communities and cultures in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-C-ETHNIC-1997-01

Description: An arrangement of text on a poster advertising the events of the 1997 Irish festival in Wellington. A map shows the route of the St Patrick's Day Parade, and times are given for the Parade, the Green Tie Ball, the St Patrick's Concert, and the Waiter's Race. There are logos of the advertising sponsors: Guinness, Molly Malones Irish Bar, Alan Bennett, Projex, E N Ramsbottom, Regan Bros Ltd, Armstrong Downes Ltd, Air New Zealand, Rose & Crown, Higgins, James Smiths Corner, Newstalk ZB, The Dominion, The Evening Post. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 415 x 297 mm.