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Fun At The Fiesta

As part of the harvest fiesta programme, the Motueka Jaycees held a Mardi-Gras in the main street. Seasonal harvest workers helped swell the crowd to around the 2500 mark and everyone had a great time. Many were in costume and some of the get-ups were first class.

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Whose closet did they come out of?

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"And what am I offered for this eastern beauty" - John Shearer conducts his slave market.

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Two happy revellers

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The eastern group which won the group award. Wonder where he acquired his harem?

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Three cuddly cuties - Suzanne Shuker, Erin Grooby, Dianne Penkeph

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A mandarin and his missus

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The girls from St Trinians

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A general view of the festivities

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Five Waltzing Matildas - another outstanding entry

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Scottish dancing in progress further along the street

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Coal Black Mammy and a shriek of a sheik - Miss L. M. C. Ingram and John Penketh - winners of the pairs event.

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A tremendous amount of food, cooked in Maori ovens. disappeared very quickly. The chefs rest from their labours.

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