Welcome to a new era
Welcome to the official blog for the recently formed Kapiti Creative Industries group. A space to expand on hot topics on the Facebook page , share news and projects, and tell our stories. 2019 promises to be an exciting year for lots of reasons, including the launch of real time networking events for our group! Diarise 5-7pm on March 13th as a placeholder (more information coming soon). A chance to meet fellow designers, artists, writers, performers, artists, film makers, musicians in our district and to hear a couple of guest presentations too. Here's a snippet of how 2019 is shaping up: The 6th Maoriland Film Festival will take place next month, showcasing 138 films, 62 events from 94 indigenous nationals and injecting $1.3 million plus into our economy. And did you know, it is already the largest indigenous film festival in the Southern Hemisphere? The Kapiti Performing Arts Centre will inch closer to completion (having achieved 90% of the $10 million funding requiremen