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The town of Coromandel made winter ‘light
up and lighten up’ with their Coromandel
Illume Festival of Lights, a winter festival
held for a week in July. More than 500 people
gathered for opening night which included a
brief explosion of fireworks while historical
buildings were illuminated.
Moving projections turned some of the town’s
walls into large colourful screens – telling
stories of the town’s culture and artistic
heritage. The festival also included a lighted
parade, Lanterns in the Park and entertainment.
WINTER LIGHTS IN
COROMANDEL TOWN
Coromandel Town I Matarangi
MISS COROMANDEL
PENINSULA RETURNS
Some of you may remember the Miss
Coromandel competition during the summer
festival many years
ago (winners shown
at left).
Well it’s back!
On January 11th,
Matarangi Beach
will present the
Miss Coromandel
Peninsula 2015
competition.
Competing for the
Peninsula-wide crown will be the winning
contestants and runners up from pageants in
Whangamata, Whitianga, Waihi, Matarangi and
Pauanui.
How does it work?… “The contestants will do
three rounds on the catwalk: swimwear, day
wear and a cocktail/evening dress”, explains
Event Manager Bronwyn Burkhart (yes, it’s
Coromandel Life’s own sales & marketing
beauty). “They will then answer a number of
questions presented by the celebrity judges
who will crown their pick.” The winner may go
onto Miss Waikato (or her home region) and
perhaps on to vie for Miss New Zealand.
The winning beauty will receive a trip for two
to the Gold Coast, which includes return
airfares, three nights accommodation in Surfers
Paradise and return airport transfers from Flight
Centre Thames.
The event, part of the Matarangi Summer
Festival, has received major support from Flight
Centre Thames and Coromandel FM. For more
info contact Bronwyn on 027 221 2881.
One of the events was a double treat, a night-
time ride on the Driving Creek Railway up to the
Eyefull Tower, where our “Stargazer” columnist
Alastair Brickell lectured about astronomy and
then let folks peer through his telescope at the
Moon and Saturn.
“It was cloudy,” said Alastair, “but the 50-60
people attending did get to see them. And they
were enchanted on the trainride back by the
display of glowworms.”
To see more about July’s Winter Fest go to
DECOR