Mahurangi Matters – Off the Record

Dancing with the stars

Audiences thrilled to see dance troupes from Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa, Kiribati and Tuvalu at the Pasifika Christmas celebration at Mahurangi College this month. But few attracted as boisterous a response as an impromptu performance by local politicians and police. MPs Mark Mitchell and Tracey Martin, Rodney Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke and Sergeant Scott Sherer were invited to show off their top Pacific dance moves. They seized the opportunity with enthusiasm and vigour. Mark Mitchell was ranked top performer – based on thunderous applause. Look out Tracey, with fancy footwork this good he might not be in opposition for long.