Koha of music for the community
The Ngāti Kuri #Hı¯koiTo100 Music Festival is on today.
Festival organisers are expecting more than 3000 people to descend on Awanui and enjoy headline acts Tomorrow People, 1814, Ladi6, Che Fu, Savage, Creative Nātives + Hāni Dread, Jackson Owens, and more.
The festival is a koha from Ngāti Kuri to the community in celebration of the efforts made over the past two years of Covid-19.
Sheridan Waitai, executive director of the Ngāti Kuri Iwi Trust Board, says the festival is, at its heart, an acknowledgement and celebration of the hard mahi that has gone into strengthening resilience.
Tickets cost just $10 with the option to koha more to a Ngāti Kuri kaupapa of your choice, with a percentage of all ticket and merchandise sales going towards environmental and community projects run by Ngāti Kuri.
To secure a ticket, visit hikoito100.com
#Hı¯koiTo100 Music Festival start and finish times
The gates to the festival will open at 11.30am on Saturday, May 21, and close at 9pm, following the final act. My Vaccine Passes and a valid form of identification are required upon entry, along with your ticket.
There will not be any gate sales of tickets.
Transport — free shuttles and free buses
The festival will be providing a shuttle service free of charge which will run throughout the day from Kaitaia to Awanui. The shuttle bus will leave from the old Pak’nSave carpark, Kaitaia at 11am and arrive at Awanui at about 11.30am. Shuttles will rotate from each location. The last shuttle will arrive back in Kaitaia at 4pm. For the protection of the community there will be police checks between Awanui and Kaitaia on State Highway 1.
For attendees coming down from the North, there will be a bus from Te Kao to Awanui. This bus will depart Te Kao shop at 10am, stopping at the Pukenui pub at 10.30am, and Waipapakauri pub at 11am, before arriving at the festival at 11.15am. This bus will leave Awanui at 9.30pm post festival to return those attendees via the same stops north.
You can secure your bus ticketsat https:// tickets. ticketspace.co.nz/event/-hikoito100
Parking
Limited parking is available on-site and there is a $15 parking fee. You must reserve and purchase your parking spot ahead from www. tickets. ticketspace. co. nz/ event/ -hikoito100
There will be a drop-off zone at the festival, however due to anticipated traffic congestion, attendees are encouraged to use the free shuttle service provided.
Drivers in cars that enter the festival grounds will undergo a police breath test.
Community support
This is a community event — and local businesses have gone above and beyond to show their tautoko of the festival and the kaupapa behind it.
Festival organisers would like to thank the following businesses: Coolstar Water — water sponsor; Kia Tūpato Security — security and traffic management sponsor; Ngāi Takoto — festival support; Oceanwater — water sponsor.