Katikati kite flyer John Russell with his Gibson Girl box kite from World War II. Photo/George Novak A steady breeze bouncing off a high tide at Fergusson Park made this year's Matariki Kite Day a ...

The 'Gibson Girl' is a WW2 box kite nicknamed for its distinctive hourglass shape. Folding up like an umbrella it was standard issue on aircraft lifeboats during the war.