Thousands try to outshine Halloween

Grants Braes School's senior kapa haka group gives a stirring performance. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH
Grants Braes School's senior kapa haka group gives a stirring performance. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH
A fun  alternative to Halloween, with a focus on family and community spirit, attracted several thousand people to Forsyth Barr Stadium last night.

The Dunedin Light Party, organised by the Acts of Kindness Charitable Trust, gave families a low-risk, affordable event and brought them together through their children, trust chairman Grant Hardy said.

``It's run for the community, by the community,'' he said.

Trick-or-treaters (from left) Anika Franklyn (7), Zak (9) and Kendra Chisholm (12), Emily (9) and...
Trick-or-treaters (from left) Anika Franklyn (7), Zak (9) and Kendra Chisholm (12), Emily (9) and Louisa Franklyn (11), and Emma Tasker (12) trawl Ravelston St, in South Dunedin, for sweets last night.
Entry was by gold coin donation, and the event sought to reflect sound, home-grown New Zealand values, as an alternative to the commercial pressures of Halloween.

More than 15 bouncy castles of various sizes, as well as a sausage sizzle, various games and a series of lively stage performances were all part of the entertainment.

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