Matariki magic

Performers dressed in illuminated butterfly costumes flew around the festival. PHOTOS: GERRIT...
Performers dressed in illuminated butterfly costumes flew around the festival. PHOTOS: GERRIT DOPPENBERG
Children were invited to make a light show of their own using neon paint, which ended up becoming...
Children were invited to make a light show of their own using neon paint, which ended up becoming an impromptu face-painting session.
Inky Eyles, 3, and Lily Hughes, 8, enjoy the lights at Kahui Whetu in the Gore Public Garden.
Inky Eyles, 3, and Lily Hughes, 8, enjoy the lights at Kahui Whetu in the Gore Public Garden.

Photos by Gerrit Doppenberg