ne of three bonfires lit 50m apart on the Lake Wanaka foreshore in front of Pembroke Park to mark the festival opening in Wanaka last night. The Lake Wanaka foreshore was ablaze last night as bonfires, storytelling, and singing heralded the start of the 2017 Festival of Colour. Festival general manager Lindsey Schofield said the Festival of Colour featured a packed seven-day programme of theatre, visual art, dance, conversation and music from New Zealand and around the world. Deputy Mayor Calum MacLeod said too much was made of the economic benefit to the town of the festival. ''To be honest, the festival is a salve to the soul and how can you measure that?''

Source: Otago Daily Times April 03, 2017 18:05 UTC