Balloon Festival this weekend - look up for all the fun!
The much-loved Wairarapa Balloon Festival kicks off this Thursday, for five days of sky high entertainment from 13 balloons, from all over new Zealand, over the extended Easter break
Watch for morning lift offs from Carterton and Masterton: from Carterton (Carrington Park) on Thursday and Saturday morning, and Masterton on Friday and Sunday morning (Wairarapa College). Ascensions are very weather dependant. Watch for updates on take-off locations and flight directions through the Festival’s Facebook page at 8pm the night before, and on More FM Wairarapa 89.5.
There is also a “Meet the Pilots” on Saturday afternoon from 4pm at Carrington Park. get up close and personal with the balloonists, at Carrington Park from 4pm on Saturday. This will be a relaxed and informal afternoon for families, where they can bring a picnic, and kids can do a balloon walk-through and talk to the pilots.
Easter Monday will see balloons taking off from locations across Carterton and Masterton, creating a scattering of balloons across the skies above. Head to the locations where the balloons take off from 6.30am each morning, to see the impressive displays up close.
For the full event programme head to: www.nzballoons.co.nz...
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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73.3% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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15.9% Hmm, maybe?
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10.8% Yes!
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