Information about the PRANA New Year Festival 2011

Your ticket information

• No access to the venue is allowed before Thursday 30 Dec. 2010 from 9am.
• Departure Monday morning 3 Jan. 2011.

 

Free Access to

• Camping site for one tent with cars parked in a free car park. (CAR PARK OR CAMPER VEHICLE TICKETS see conditions apply below under Car Parking)
• Access to all music, workshops, beach and all other program activities
• Hot showers
• The 5km pristine Opoutere beach
• Fresh Air. This is a Smoke free festival site

 

Day Tickets: (soon available online)

• 3 Day-ticket, for Friday 31 Dec. 2010, to Sunday 2 Jan. 2011.
• 1 Day-ticket Sunday 2 Jan. 2011. Your Day Ticket gives access to the Prana New Year Festival from 9am to 9am the next day and ACCESS to ALL MUSIC performances, ACTIVITIES and CAMPING. This Ticket only includes a tent campsite. Service Fee applies.

 

Car Parking

• FREE entry to the public car park and FREE shuttle service to car-free camping areas is available to all ticket holders upon arrival.

  Valley-camp CAR PARK Ticket
  

• This ticket provides:
  • Ticket holders are allowed to drive to the Valley Camp, be allocated or choose your Campsite, unpack, setup camping gear and park your car close by in a parking area approximately 10-50 metres away.
  • Service Fee applies.
  • Limited numbers.

Bamboo-grove CAMPER VEHICLE PARK TICKET


• This ticket provides:
  • CAMPER VEHICLES include campervans, caravans, house buses, house trucks.
  • Any vehicle longer than 7 metres must purchase two CAMPER VEHICLE tickets to cover the extra space required.
  • One small/medium tent can be pitched next to your CAMPER VEHICLE .
  • There is space for one car to be parked with a caravan.
    
  • Service Fee applies.
  • Limited numbers.

 

Camping

• You will need to bring a tent and all bedding
• Clean drinking water supplied from our own underground bore
• No laundry facilities available
• No camp kitchen facilities available so why not give yourself or your partner a holiday and eat at the One World Cafe or food outlets at the Global Village
• There are five main camping areas to choose from
• There are hot & cold showers, eco-composting toilets, portaloos and fresh drinkable water taps
• The Bamboo Grove is the most remote camp area, 10 minutes walk, away from the Main Festival Hub
• Panga Valley which is located in between the Valley Camp and the festival area
• Most camping areas are grassy with trees for shade
• Opoutere Beach (white sand) only a few minutes walk from your tent
• Use of gas cookers is only permitted within a restricted area  
• Bring a torch. NO CANDLES PLEASE
• No music allowed in all Camp areas after 11pm
• You can bring your own food and drinks provided they are in plastic bottles or cans. Limit your use of glass, plastic and cans
• Freezer behind Crew Kitchen for Chilly bin packs. Please name them.

 

Your survival guide needs to include

• A tent with weather proofing – e.g. extra tarpaulin
• Bring warm clothes for the nights, extra blanket, a torch, sun block, insect repellent, hat, cash, raincoat, and anything you need to have warm, safe and happy celebration
• Smiles and dancing shoes

 

Lockers

• A lock-up facility will be available at the Information-centre for people to leave valuables at $5 per locker for the full duration of the festival
• A deposit of $25 is required and will be refunded upon returning the lock.

 

Eftpos

• A transaction fee per withdrawal might apply
• We recommend that you withdraw cash before coming

 

Fires

• Absolutely NO FIRES
• This includes fire performers unless they are an official part of the Prana performance crew

 

Beach

• Gorgeous, white sand, Opoutere Beach, only minutes walk from your tent
• Prana has no jurisdiction over what takes place on the Opoutere Beach. We can only advice. Therefore please observe an acceptable social behaviour which can be accepted by many
• Swim with a friend, as lifeguards do not monitor this beach
• Parents, please be responsible for young ones on the beach

 

Alcohol, Smoking & Illegal Substances

• Illegal substances are not to be brought onto the festival site
• Alcohol is tolerated in minimum quantities at the discretion of the Security
• Intoxicated and disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated and you will be asked to leave the festival site
• We reserve the right to conduct Security searches for Alcohol and Illegal Substances
• NO SMOKING onsite. We are making this a smoke free festival site

 

Pets

• NO pets are allowed on site for hygiene reasons and to make the festival site a more child friendly area
• Only permitted crew and security are allowed to have trained dogs on the venue

 

Prana Zero Waste policy

• Clean up your camping site and take your rubbish with you when you leave. Leave no trace including cigarette butts!
• Please use recycling facilities
• Limited your glass use, please.
• The festival is aiming for a Glass Free Zone
• Limit your plastic and tin use.

 

Local Community

• Please respect the privacy and property of neighbouring residents.
• Please respect your campsite neighbours and other festival goers.
• Please observe the 50kph speed limit when driving through Opoutere Village.

 

What is Not provided

• There is no camp kitchen or power supply available for tent campers
• Limited cellular phone coverage on the site for Telecom's 027 and Vodafone's 021 network
• Please note that due to land conditions (sand and hills) we are unable to provide suitable conditions for pushchair's, wheelchairs motorised or not
• There are no facilities available for example Portaloos and Showers for disabled people due to the conditions mentioned above

 

Festival Policies

• The organization reserve the right to refuse admission to the festival at all times
• The organization reserves the right to record on film and audiotape persons who attend the festival
• The organization reserves the right to alter the program of the festival at all times
• Persons behaving in an aggressive manner will be immediately ejected
• It is forbidden to bring illegal drugs onto the festival site
• Fires, including camp fires, are strictly forbidden on the festival site
• The organization is not responsible for any damage to festival visitors or their possessions
• PRANA is not responsible for any theft or loss of property
• Participation in the festival is entirely the risk of the persons attending
• As a visitor to PRANA you accept complete responsibility for the safety and welfare of yourself and any minors in your custody and care
• The organization reserve the right to change the festival policies at any time
• Wet Weather: This Agreement remains valid and enforceable whatever the weather conditions during the Event with no refunds provided
• All tickets are non-returnable and non-refundable. No compensation, financial or otherwise, will be offered
• Currency and GST: All sums payable under this Agreement shall be paid in New Zealand currency and shall attract Goods and Services Tax
• Governing Law: This Agreement shall be subject to the laws of New Zealand

 

Conditions Of Sale - Important, Please Read

• Holders of Prana New Year Festival 2010-11 tickets are only permitted to enter the venue after 9am Thursday 30 Dec. 2010
• All tickets are non-returnable
• We do not offer refunds on the basis of inclement weather
• No overnight drumming or any other music allowed between 11pm and 10am anywhere on site without prior permission
• No animals allowed on site except guide dogs and those whom have permission
• No trading may be carried out on site except by PRANA authorised traders
• In the event of antisocial, unruly, unsafe or illegal behaviour, or in the event of non-cooperation with event officials you may be required to leave the site
• Line up is subject to change
• Ticket Holders consent to being Filmed, Photographed and Recorded
• A Prana Ltd. production

 

How to find the Prana Festival Venue

See: http://www.prana.co.nz/Route/Route.htm

In contrast to some festivals, dominated with young revelers over the New Year period, Prana caters to the more ‘alternative’ individuals who are seeking spiritual sustenance to enhance their enjoyment of celebration together. Prana Retreat remains one of the few locations in New Zealand where festival participants celebrate this special event in a natural way. Extensive planning goes into the choice of entertainment and workshops offered at Prana New Year Festival. Organisers attribute the safe, friendly reputation and atmosphere to the selectively invited audience.