Wanganui, NZ - Opera House - UCOL graduation - I was entranced with the korowai gowns which represent the farming area where the Maoria family originates from. Now the cloaks are made out of chicken feathers but they were made out of native birds in the past. It was also fabulous to experience the karangas, where members of the audience sang out to the graduate and the graduate would reply in song always acknowledging the singer and taking pride in their culture.