A four-day Christian music festival is underway at the Mystery Creek events centre in Hamilton
The drug-free and alcohol-free Parachute Festival is in its 20th year.
Each day begins with worship and guest speakers, and finishes with live music from local and international acts, including this year a performance by American group, Switchfoot.
Manager David Curtis is expecting a sell-out crowd of 25,000, the majority teenagers having one last weekend of fun before before heading back to school.
