On Behalf of Indian Cultural Society Waikato we would like to invite you and your family to our very first WAIKATO INDIAN NEW YEAR MELA, which will be held on 15th April 2023 at Waikato Indian Association Hall, 82 Duke Street, Frankton, Hamilton. This event is to celebrate New Year festivals of Vaisakhi, Vishu, Puthandu, Bihu, Poila Baisakh, Maha Vishuba, Jur Sital, Aluth Avurudda etc from different regions of Indian sub-continent. This event, the first of its kind in New Zealand, will showcase traditional cultural performances from around the region along with ethnic food stalls. Everyone is welcome and it is a FREE Entry event. We also have invited several other organizations and whole Indian Diaspora to come and join us on this special occasion. Indian Cultural Society (Waikato) Inc. was formed in 1990 and is one of the older organizations who initiated the celebration of Diwali festival in Hamilton and still carrying on the tradition and now we will be starting Indian New year. The aim of the society is to foster advancement of Indian tradition, language and literature and to promote and develop multiculturalism philosophy influencing activities and structures within NZ society.