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While WOMAD has pulled the plug because of Covid-19, New Plymouth's famous Festival of the Lights has overcome the challenges of the pandemic to put on a show.
This year, 15 brand new installations with intriguing names such as Shrooms, UV Spaghetti and Hybycozo will compete for attention alongside a busy music programme - a feature of the free council-run event since the 1970s.
Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went along to the launch last night for a sneak preview.