Out in the sun

16 Nov 2023 • By Mary Anne Gill Share:

Romans at war provided the crowd with an opportunity to see how soldiers fought each other centuries ago.

The weather gods smiled on the free family friendly Great Kiwi Summer Festival at Lake Karāpiro over the weekend.

Highlights from the inaugural event included on-water demonstrations, adrenaline-packed displays, “have a go” sessions, the BMX Big Air demonstration plus the popular summer water-obstacle course Waterworld.

The event partnered with Armistice in Cambridge, the largest Armistice celebration of its kind in New Zealand.

The programme featured aerial displays, living military history, famous historical battle re-enactments, military vehicle parades and more than 20 interactive activities including archery, target shooting with Airsoft taggers, World War Two jeep rides, driving an RC tank and an obstacle course.

Just hanging around: One of the more popular have a go sessions for children provided by Fun Solutions.

Nitro Circus star Jed Mildon, the first in the world to complete a triple and quadruple blackflip on a BMX bike, competed in the New Zealand BMX Big Air national championships.

Waterworld, the water obstacle course, proved a popular attraction on the water at Lake Karapiro during the festival.

 

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