Photos: Wellington Sevens weekend

The Dominion Post
Last updated 10:00 08/02/2010
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Fans arrive at the Sevens

1 of 35 Fiji Sevens players (left) and fans (right) celebrate their victory in in the final of the Wellington Sevens.
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SEVENS HEAVEN: Fiji Sevens players (left) and fans (right) celebrate their victory in in the final of the Wellington Sevens.
1 of 85 Air New Zealand safety officers preparing for landing.
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Air New Zealand safety officers preparing for landing.
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New Zealand captain DJ Forbes tosses a mini rugby ball to the people.
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FAST AND FURIOUS: The Flash Gordons from Hamilton.
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David Bain lookalikes - complete with newspaper delivery bags and papers. Sent in by Dominion Post reader Judy Christian.
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SEVENS HEAVEN: Hamilton's Sheta Hall dressed as a Navjo Indian to win best dressed female at the 2007 Sevens in Wellington. Enjoy the slideshow of other fashion efforts in what is one of the biggest parties in New Zealand.
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IN DISGUISE: Sevens fan Mel Medlin with the Transformers.
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KA MATE: Zar Lawrence leads the New Zealand team in a haka after they won the Wellington sevens final.
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DJ Forbes leads the haka after New Zealand beat Fiji in the Cup final match.
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Samoa's Alafoti Fa'osiliva (R), Lolo Lui (3rd R) and Paul Tung (bottom) fight for the ball with New Zealand's Ben Souness (L) and D J Forbes (2nd R) .

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The annual NZI Wellington Sevens tournament is the capital's biggest party.

See some of the colour from this year's bash above, and relive the atmosphere by checking out photos from previous years down the left-hand side.

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