Te Tiriti based Multicultural Day 2023 was held on 25th August, the  last Friday of August. Invitations were sent out to schools and organisations to participate by having a Multicultural Day at their kura or workplace. Among the schools, this year we had Mount Primary and Gate Pa school who participated and Beca & the City Council were the organisations that took part.
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In the evening, there was a celebration in the Historic Village Hall.
At this celebration the prizes of the Art Competition in schools were handed out by Mayor James Denyer. Certificates of appreciation were awarded to people who serve our migrant community in their everyday roles along with a life long contributor to the ethnic community. 

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Entertainment

Multicultural Day was a true celebration of diversity around the Western Bay community. We enjoyed entertainment from the Indonesian, Cook Island & Filipino communities.

Certificates of Appreciation

Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to Rochelle Jensen - Principal of Gate Pa School, Haidee Kalirai - Tauranga City Council , Lisda A - Shakti, Dr. Val Cheah - Tautokomai, Alessandra Tilby - Creative Officer TRMC and Olivia Hong - TRMC.
The most important person recognised was Ms. Rosa Rakoia - a past President & committee member of TRMC.

School Art Competition

Students from eleven schools participated in the School Art competition this year. The theme  was 'Awhihia Te Rito - Nurture the young.' The students did some stunning and inspiring art. Among the Primary schools, First Place - Zara Scholes, St. Mary's School, Second Place - Jasnoor Kaur, Fairhaven School and Third Place - Ayun Song, Tauranga Primary School. A spot competition announced at Te Puke Intermediate resulted in winners - Samantha, Lorella and Savannah.
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This was another successful competition run by Alessandra Tilby with our judges Rob and Katie.