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Post by Belinda on Aug 23, 2007 3:12:03 GMT
New Zealand Festival lineup begins to take shape www.nzembassy.com/news.cfm?CFID=6331293&CFTOKEN=50214236&c=17&l=59&i=3820Wednesday, 22/8/07 We’re pleased to announce that several performers for the one-week New Zealand Festival in November have been confirmed, and this is shaping up to be one event that you’ll definitely not want to miss. Recently signed up artists for the festival include singer-songwriter Hinewehi Mohi, international recording artist Hayley Westenra, high energy percussion group Strike (pictured), R&B/rap/reggae group Nesian Mystik, eclectic collective Rhombus, Tokyo-based vocalist Kat McDowell, and local Maori performing arts group Nga Hau e Wha. You’ll be able to see all of these artists perform at a free two-day outdoor event at the Roppongi Hills Arena on the weekend of 17 and 18 November. |
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Post by Stephany on Aug 28, 2007 15:15:22 GMT
Great find, Belinda! Wow - you've really outdone yourself and found some very interesting news items  Thanks! Looks like it will another great concert in Japan for Hayley. In fact, I'm surprised that we have no Japanese fans on HWI! Stephany |
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Post by roger on Aug 28, 2007 17:36:23 GMT
In fact, I'm surprised that we have no Japanese fans on HWI! So am I, Stephany. In fact, I don't think we have never had a member from Japan. Maybe that will change when the fesitval takes place. Roger |
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Post by Stephany on Oct 12, 2007 6:09:31 GMT
You’ll be able to see all of these artists perform at a free two-day outdoor event at the Roppongi Hills Arena on the weekend of 17 and 18 November. Several other Japanese websites confirm that Hayley will be performing at the the Roppongi Hills Arena for the New Zealand Festival 2007 (eg: Arukikata.co.nz) in Japan but it is still unknown whether she will perform on both days or not. She is definitely doing a show on the 17th though. Sttephany  |
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Post by Stephany on Oct 13, 2007 22:33:57 GMT
The New Zealand Paradise Week 2007 marks the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Japan. Hayley will be performing at the Roppongi Hills complex on November 17th. More info here. Stephany  |
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Post by Stephany on Oct 29, 2007 22:22:53 GMT
Hi everyone! In addition to a performance scheduled on November 17th for the New Zealand Paradise Week, Hayley will perform at a gala dinner being held on November 16 in Tokyo by the NZ Embassy. Stephany |
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Post by thomas on Oct 29, 2007 22:42:07 GMT
Thanks for the informations! The upcoming Japan tour will be great for Hayley. Unfortuneately nobody is there to write a review  , so I hope some Japanese fans will join us. But I'm sure you'll find some articles about the festival and about the other concerts in Japan for us, Stephany. New Zealand Paradise Week is a very true name for the festival. When Hayley sings it's like paradise. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifThomas |
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Post by Stephany on Oct 29, 2007 23:06:36 GMT
Hi Thomas, I'm also hoping to see a few members from Japan joining the community after this tour. I suspect that Hayley is going to do a massive amount of interviews during her short time there and I would not be against some help  Lots of love, Stephany |
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Post by thomas on Oct 29, 2007 23:16:47 GMT
I would not be against some help I can imagine.  Translating from Japanese to English takes for sure a long time. You deserve some help at this point. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifSorry for being off-topic but I like your new avatar. Was it taken at O'Neills? Lots of love, Thomas |
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Post by Stephany on Oct 30, 2007 6:15:43 GMT
Sorry for being off-topic but I like your new avatar. Was it taken at O'Neills? Bingo, Thomas Thank you for the kind words about my avatar! Lots of love, Stephany |
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Post by Richard on Oct 30, 2007 8:23:40 GMT
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Post by Mark on Oct 30, 2007 19:21:59 GMT
Sorry for being off-topic but I like your new avatar. Was it taken at O'Neills? Bingo, Thomas Thank you for the kind words about my avatar! Lots of love, Stephany Hi Stephany Thanks for the info on this as usual - I think perhaps your Japanese translating skills will be in demand over the coming few weeks i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif. Sorry too for being off topic but I also like your avatar. Lots of love Mark x |
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Post by Stephany on Oct 30, 2007 19:32:37 GMT
Thank you very much, Mark. I can't remember who took the picture but it was definitely one of you guys There should be pictures and hopefully video interviews popping up on the net about Hayley's Japanese trip in the next few weeks. I'll make sure not to miss that! Lots of love, Stephany |
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Post by thomas on Oct 30, 2007 21:51:30 GMT
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Post by Stephany on Nov 15, 2007 22:04:34 GMT
Hi everybody! Here is a press release from Scoop.nz about the New Zealand Festival in Japan starting tomorrow. [/color]and a fashion show including fashion designers Nom*D, Huffer, Cybèle and Sabatini White. The centrepiece of the week will be a two-day outdoor festival expected to attract up to 15,000 people to Tokyo’s upmarket Roppongi Hills Arena on 17 and 18 November. Visitors will be entertained by Hinewehi Mohi, Nesian Mystik, Rhombus, Strike and New Zealand fashion shows set amongst booths promoting New Zealand’s food, wine and other produce. Following the weekend festival, from 19 – 25 November, New Zealand agencies including Tourism New Zealand and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise as well as Air New Zealand and other businesses will host events to promote New Zealand based primarily at the New Zealand Travel Café in Roppongi. A unique part of the week will be the gifting of a taonga, a miniature double-hulled waka carved by Hokianga artist Will Ngakuru, by Tourism Minister Damien O’Connor on behalf of New Zealand to the Japanese Government. The taonga, the double-hulled waka, represents the past and future connection between the New Zealand and Japanese people. The anchor for this taonga is marked by an information plaque, telling the story of the waka, at the Te Pikinga reserve in the Hokianga. The Far North District Council and Te Hua o te Kawariki Trust have agreed to work together to plant a native tree for every Japanese visitor who visits the reserve till the plot is full. Japan is currently New Zealand’s fourth largest market for international tourists with over 126,000 visitors arriving in the year to September, but visitor numbers have been in decline since June 2005. The event has been made possible with the support of the New Zealand Government through the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s Cultural Diplomacy International Programme. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise are also providing support. The week coincides with a new $1.8 million tourism campaign launching into the Japanese market. “Already we’ve seen a huge surge in interest in the Japanese version of newzealand.com jumping from an average of 9,000 visits a week to over 80 thousand in the last week.” Mr Hickton said the most effective elements of the campaign so far appear to be the television advertising and a mini book and DVD distributed with Sotokoto magazine. The DVD has interactive content such as downloadable ring tones and wallpapers. High profile advertising placements on Yahoo and Google are also driving traffic to www.newzealand.com. The campaign covering television, press, magazine, radio and online runs until the end of February 2008. There is some indication that the decline in visitor arrivals from Japan since June 2005 has slowed with a rise of 9.5% for the month ended September 2007. “We are working to make sure this is an indication of things to come,” said Mr Hickton.[/size][/quote] Stephany |
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Thanks!
, so I hope some Japanese fans will join us. But I'm sure you'll find some articles about the festival and about the other concerts in Japan for us, Stephany. 
Translating from Japanese to English takes for sure a long time. You deserve some help at this point. 
