Matariki Kite Day

[vilakins]

Yesterday as part of the Maori midwinter festival Matariki, there was a Kite Day held on Bastion Point which belongs to the local iwi (tribe), Ngāti Whātua. As it was a stunningly beautiful winter's day, we decided to go. There were some amazing and huge kites, all based on sea creatures.

Comments

[van]

What a gorgeous bunch of pictures, and an amazing collection of kites. I've never seen anything like them. So creative and colorful and neat. :D And against such a vibrant blue sky!! I love that your grass is all green still, despite it being winter. And all those sailboats!! Just amazing. I'd love to see more photos of those. GO BACK AND TAKE MORE! Ahahaha.

THanks for sharing these, what a treat :D

[vilakins]

I hadn't seen kites like those big ones before either! We have a standard delta wing each, like the Maori ones, but we didn't take them as there was hardly any breeze.

But now is when the grass is so green! It can get very dry and brown in summer.

You want photos of yachts? I can get plenty in Auckland, esp on Regatta days. I used to go sailing with a friend on hers a lot too, but she sold it.

[kindkit]

Gorgeous--both the kites and the landscape.

[vilakins]

It was am amazing day, both for the kites and the weather! I'm very pleased with the photos as I could hardly see the viewer in the bright sunlight.

[jhall1]

Stunning photographs! Thanks for sharing them.

[vilakins]

:-D I'm glad you liked them. I was very pleased with them.

[nautile26]

Wow, what a perfect day for the festival. The kites are amazing and your pics are just great. :)

[vilakins]

It was almost windless so a little more breeze would have made it perfect. It was like that again yesterday and is today; I wouldn't mind winter so much if this was more common.

[kernezelda]

Beautiful pictures! What neat kites, and what a gorgeous land/seascape.

[vilakins]

Thanks! It all looks its best in this weather.