“ALIVE, INTERESTING & INVOLVED”

KEEPING IT RELEVANT

Emma WhiteAlex HoughSol Fergus

HOW WE DO IT

• UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU CAN’T DO IT ALONE

• MIX IT UP

• USE YOUR STRENGTHS

• GET INVOLVED WITH OTHER GROUPS

TAIYAKI

BRINGING THE FISH TO WELLINGTON

MOTIVATION

• IDEA FROM LAST CONFERENCE

• NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT IN WELLINGTON

• POINT OF DIFFERENCE

• NEW CULTURAL ASPECT

• APPEALS TO A WIDE AUDIENCE

• FUND RAISING OPPORTUNITY & EASY

REALISATION

• FUNDING / INVESTMENT

• PROCUREMENT CHALLENGES

• TRIALS

SUCCESS

• JETAA NAME PROMOTION & DISCUSSION POINT

• PARTICPATION WIDER JETAA MEMEBERS & JKAIWA

• REVENUE

• PEOPLE LOVE TAIYAKI

FACTS

• MOST POPULAR FOOD STALL (1 hour queue)

• 730 FISH HARMED IN THE MAKING & EATING

• SUPPLY TO THE SAKAI FESTIVAL DELEGATION

• $1,700 IN TAKINGS

GIANT KIMONO

WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL JAPAN FESTIVAL 2014

20th ANNIVERSARY SAKAI / WELLINGTON SISTER CITIES

IDEA

• JETAA ASKED TO COME UP WITH A FEATUREFOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF THE 60 M SUSHIROLL (any big ideas)

CONCEPT

• INVOLVE A WIDER COMMUNITY

• JET RELEVANT – SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT

• PROMOTE CULTURAL AWARNESS & LEARNING

• REPRESENT THE BONDS OF THE SISTER CITIES

• ONE OF A KIND

PLANNING

• KEY MEMBERS

• SEPERATION OF DUTIES

• COMMUNICATIONS

• SPONSORSHIP

KIMONO FORMING

The Cut Pattern Cutting the calico into shape Ironing the reinforcing and clean up

Eyeleting and reinforcing the top

Securing the pieces together with cable ties

Photographing the pieces

Hardcore sewing

IN HER GLORY

SUCCESS

• RECOGNITION FROM SAKAI MAYOR / DELEGATION

• CULTRAL AWARNESS

• NZ LARGEST KIMONO

• INTERNATIONAL GRASSROOT EXCHANGE

• PARTICPATION FROM A RANGE OF AGE GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES

• JETAA PROMOTION

• TAKING A TRADITIONAL ASPECT AND MAKING A RELEVANT

FACTS & MEDIADimensions

(H) 11m x (W) 9m

Materials

Calico 160m²

Cable ties 550

Paint 45 litres

Hours (approximate)

6,500