Chinese New Year Festival to Wellington

The street parade.

The Year of the Dragon, Street Parade.

Dragon scales, street parade, Chinese New Year Festival 2012.

The water dragon, street parade, Chinese New Year Festival.

Firecrackers waiting.

The dragon comes to rest, Frank Kitts Park.

Junior lion dancer.

A Yau Yi Yun child looks across the audience.

Rita Tom and Perry Walker, Frank Kitts park.

Waiting backstage, musicians from Wellington's sister city Xiemen.

Junior lions

Lion Heads, Chinese New Year.

Dancers from Xiemen City, China.

JDK Crew on stage, Frank Kitts Park Chinese New Year 2012.

Linda Lim and crew, Frank Kitts Park.

Lollypop.

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Yau Yi Yun children perform, Frank Kitt Park.

Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Linda Lim.

Playing drums, children at Frank Kitts Park.

Yau Yi Yun girls wait in the wings to perform, Chinese New Year Festival 2012, Frank Kitts Park.

Proud parent and child, Chinese New Year.

Junior dragons, TSB Arena.

Face Painting, TSB Arena.

Chinese Opera Singer, TSB Arena, Chinese New Year 2012.

Glorious Chinese opera singers, TSB Arena, Chinese New Year Festival 2012.

AET Stall, Stephanie Timms and daughter Sam.

Wellington's mayor Celia Wade Brown and the Asian Events Trust's Linda Lim, Stephanie Timms and Rita Tom.

Asian Events Trust, three hard working mothers; Stephanie Timms, Linda Lim and Rita Tom.

Linda Lim, Community, New Zealander of the Year Awards.