Waitangi Day with The Yoots

Come sing along with the Yoots at Kāpiti's Waitangi Day commemoration in full view of the island where the Treaty was signed by Te Ati Awa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Ngāti Raukawa.

Everyone is warmly invited to the powhiri which begins at 10am followed by a complimentary cuppa and speeches from Mayor Jenny Rowan, Labour MP for Mana Kris Faafoi and Green MP Jan Logie.

There's a historical iwi exhibition and Ta Moko demonstration at the adjacent Paekakariki Memorial Hall, a waka on display, kapa haka, ti rakau (stick game) competition for newbies and old hands alike, and craft/community stalls.

Kapiti teenage jazz sensations The Singh Brothers will perform a set before the high energy calypso ska sounds of Wellington supergroup The Yoots and their much-loved take on classic waiata. Giant song sheets on the stage will help you sing along.

Food stalls include hangi, paua, mussel, pipi, whitebait fritters, chowder, wraps, organic salads,Thai curries, sushi, biltong, paella, organic Harringtons bacon sammies, hotdogs, burgers, chips, ice cream sundaes, shaved ice, doughnuts, baked goodies, juice bar, coffee.

Sideshows include laughing clowns, a petting zoo, inflatable slide, kiddypillar, miniature train, and a merry go round.

Paekakariki Scout Group will run fun sack, lemon and spoon, and three legged races with the.

The Kāpiti Coast Youth Council are bringing pro skaters to share tips and show off a few tricks at the skatepark in upper Campbell Park. They will also run a cultural mural painting session in a chill-out zone near the Scout Hall overlooking action in the lower park

Hosted by Kāpiti Coast District Council in partnership with Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Paekakariki hapu Ngāti Haumia, and Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti.

Contact: Helen Keivom 0272 584251
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“Toru, wha!” someone yells, as though counting off a kapa haka group. But instead of the expected chorus of te reo, in comes a brace of horns and a rocksteady rhythm, tracing the familiar melody of the World War II standard Nga Iwi E in a raw and spirited approximation of a Jamaican ska band. And that is essentially the formula for Sing Along With the Yoots (Economy), the debut of sprawling Wellington-based ensemble the Yoots, who include members of the Black Seeds, Twinset and the Phoenix Foundation, pulled together by Fat Freddy’s Drop’s ebullient trombonist Joe Lindsay. A dozen more popular Maori singalong tunes receive similar treatment, with the odd one arranged as African highlife (Hoki Mai) or swing (A,E,I,O,U). But if the whole thing conjures images of a Maori showband swept ashore on a Caribbean island, or a Ratana group reorganised by reggae producer Clement Dodd, there’s more than mere novelty to this inspired and often virtuosic set. - Nick Bollinger, The Listener

Event listed by Helen K

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