13/04/2026
MANGONUI WATERFRONT FESTIVAL — THANK YOU! 🌊
What an incredible day, Mangonui! 💛🌞
A massive shout‑out to everyone who came along, supported, volunteered, performed, and helped make this year’s Waterfront Festival such a success.
This festival stands on the shoulders of the amazing crew who started it all — and we’re proud to continue what they began, bringing our community together in a way that feels uniquely us.
As the organiser of the event (Danielle Moa - Doubtless Bay Business Association - Secretary & Chair of the Festival Committee), it could not be achieved without these people on the day. Which is made up of our Doubtless Bay Business Association Committee and volunteers.
✨ Huge thanks to our on‑the‑day team:
Stalls, Entry & Setup, Gate takings, Problem Solvers: Ken Spence, Sonia & Dave Tompkins, Pauline & Barry Caley & team, Eddie Bellas & team, Kaye Robinson, Rosemary Archibald, Debra Cummings (Info centre), Jesse & Chester the masters of setup, fencing, and anything else that needed to be done!!!
Bands & Stage: Music Works - Tony & the Team - worked through the night on Friday to achieve stage setup due to delay with weather - outstanding!!!
Security, Parking & Support, Harm Reduction teams: Rodney & Team (Lions), Jeff Phillips (First Security), Cheryl Morrison & Team (Community Patrol), St Johns (Natalie Samson), Max Beckham for use of his land next to ITM and mowing & Mangonui School parking.
Waste & Cleanup: Jo Shanks & the Eco‑Solutions Recycling Ambassadors, & the Scouts for the end of festival cleanup. DBay Hire for Portaloos.
Licensing & Road Management: Tyler Moa (Duty Manager of the festival), Pene Subritzy & Team (SafeTrak), Jesse's on the Waterfront for holding the overarching license for the festival. The Old Oak providing disabled parking.
This is only to name a few that helped so to every volunteer, vendor, musician, recycler, security member, and behind‑the‑scenes helper — thank you. You’re the reason this event runs smoothly and continues to grow each year.
Mangonui, you showed up with heart. 💛
See you again next year! 🎶🍤🌞