Wellington celebrated the Chinese New Year with a roar yesterday.
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A Chinese New Year parade threaded its way through central Wellington yesterday afternoon before reaching TSB Arena on the waterfront.
Hundreds lined the city’s streets for the annual celebration, which also heralded the beginning of the year of the pig.
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Elise Huang, 8, of the Luo Chen Dance Academy.
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A troupe of dragon dancers from the Wellington Chinese Sports and Cultural Centre delights crowds in the inner-city as the capital honoured the Chinese New Year at the weekend.
Four-year-old Jason Lam waits for the parade to reach Taranaki St.
Lucas Zhao, centre, enjoys the spectacle on Courtenay Place.