Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand
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A participant reacts as he marches in a parade at the Steampunk NZ Festival in amaru, New Zealand, on May 30 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)Steampunk NZ Festival attendees Juliet Thorn and Greg Thorn, dressed as their steampunk personas Lady Sarsaparilla Ovabyte and Captain Bob McSpoon, pose for a portrait during the annual event in amaru, New Zealand, on May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)A participant rides a tractor during a parade at the Steampunk NZ Festival in amaru, New Zealand, on May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)Steampunk NZ Festival attendees Fiona Hilton, left, Sandy Jones and Priscilla Martin, right, pose for a portrait during the annual event in amaru, New Zealand, on May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)Participants march in a parade at the Steampunk NZ Festival in amaru, New Zealand, on May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)
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A participant reacts as he marches in a parade at the Steampunk NZ Festival in amaru, New Zealand, on May 30 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)