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4 August, 2021

Lights, sabre, action… in weekend of colourful fun

Flagstaff Team

Bright idea… Five-year-old Logan Nicholson’s father works in Takapuna and brought him across from home in Grey Lynn to join in the fun at the Winter Lights event.

Thousands of people came out in the dark to see the lights in Takapuna. The Winter Lights event (30-31 July) saw installations set up around Hurstmere Green, with dancers in neon suits slinking through the crowd.

Work by light designer Angus Muir, whose pieces included green UV spaghetti and alternating coloured bobble poles and triangles, also stood out. “UV spaghetti is probably one of our most popular pieces.” Muir said there was not a lot going on in light art in Auckland this winter, so it was good to be involved in a festival. “Hopefully it can grow in the years to come.”

Terence Harpur, chief executive of the Takapuna Beach Business Association, said the event was hugely successful, but declined to say what it cost. “There were thousands of people there from all over Auckland.”

This is the event’s second outing after it was cancelled last year due to Covid-19. Harpur said the plan was to definitely run it again.

Weekend wonderland… From Vospertron’s illuminated robots to brightened buildings and spotlit trees on Hurstmere Rd, the Winter Lights event was a crowd pleaser

  • Clara Winstone, 4, with Alexia Rosie, 3
  • Darius Hunt, nearly 2
  • Nella Kovachev, 4

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