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It may have been wet at Waitangi but the sun was shining over much of the rest of New Zealand and many Kiwis took the opportunity to converge on local parks and soak up the sun and the music on their mid-week holiday.
Thousands packed into festivals in Te Rauparaha Park Porirua, Wellington's Haitaitai Velodrome and Auckland's Western Springs
"It's solving our problems as one nation - that's all it means to me man, that's all," said one reveller in Auckland.
See the related video for all the festivities...