Kharl WiRepa and Dr Ho Po Kin (front) with Rotorua Chinese Association staff and Chinese Fashion Show Rotorua participants. Photo / Ben FraserA night of fashion and entertainment is fusing Chinese and Māori culture while helping the community to celebrate the Chinese New Year in style. The Chinese Fashion Show Rotorua is being held on Saturday, February 20 at Holiday Inn. The event will showcase traditional and contemporary Chinese and indigenous fashion, and will also include Māori fashion designers from Rotorua creating Chinese-inspired looks. Rotorua Chinese Association chairman Rob Liu said they had staged a Chinese New Year celebration at the Rotorua Night Market for three years but wanted to do something different and bigger this year.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 29, 2021 19:52 UTC