Internationally renowned artists from Malaysia will be performing at the Rotorua Deepawali Festival 2011 at the Convention Centre this Saturday, October 1. The festival will be inaugurated by Superintendent Wallace Haumaha, General Manager Maori Pacific and Ethnic Services, Police National Headquarters. Samuel J Das (sitar) and Prakash Kandasamy (tabla) from Malaysia were originally invited by Multicultural... 

Deepawali (Festival of Lights) is a well known Hindu festival celebrated all over the world. This year, the Rotorua Deepawali Festival (RDF 2011) will be celebrated on Saturday, 1 October 2011 at the Rotorua Convention Centre. Entry to the festival is free. Rotorua Deepawali Festival has been celebrated successfully for the past 3 years. Each year, it has grown bigger, better and brighter. Last... 

Rotorua public got the opportunity to celebrate Holi – the Festival of Colours – on Sunday, 20th March 2011.  Both children and adults enjoyed this festival; in particular playing with coloured powder and water which was the highlight of the festival. This colourful festival, held at Rotorua Soundshell and Village Green, was organised by a committee comprising mainly of youths from various... 

‘Mehndi Moko’ – from humble beginnings to an international audience.Holi – the Hindu Festival of Colours – will be celebrated at Rotorua SoundShell (on Memorial Drive) and Village Green, Rotorua on Sunday, 20 March 2011. As part of the festival, a ‘Mehndi Moko’ workshop will be held from 9.30 AM till 10.30 AM at the SoundShell for the benefit of the Rotorua public, in particular the...