Help Yves Get to Italy for a Cultural Kite Festival

Kia Ora Whanau,

Myself and several other youth from around Northland have been selected as ambassadors of New Zealand to represent our country in Cervia, Italy at an International Cultural Kite Festival. We will be performing our own Kapa Haka bracket and will be demonstrating Traditional Māori games such as Ki-O-Rahi, Ti Uru and Hakariki to promote Māori culture through dance, haka and games. We will also be exchanging cultural knowledge between ourselves and 48 other countries involved.

We will be performing everyday over the 10 day Festival as Guests of Honour and performing at an ANZAC commemoration at the San Marino Cemetery to commemorate the New Zealand (Māori Battalion) and Italian soldiers who fought along side each other in WWII.

As part of this team I must raise funds to cover travelling costs (airfare), performing gear (Kapa Haka uniform), and travelling shirt.

All donations are greatly appreciated and gets me one step closer to having an amazing cultural experience in Cervia, Italy.