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PAKU VIEWS ISSUE 3 SPRING/SUMMER 2011-12
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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OCTOBER
22 & 23 Oct
Music -
NZ Corporate Battle of the Bands
Annual music competition for amateur & part
time professional musicians. Info: Totally
Thames: www.totallythames.co.nz
07 869 0180
Sun 23 Oct
Fundraiser -
Car Boot/Garage Sale. Tairua
Pauanui Sport Fishing Club, 11 Tui Terrace,
Tairua. Info: 07 864 8361
tairuafsh@xtra.co.nz
Fishing -
Ice Breaker Tournament, The
Mercury Bay Gamefshing Club.
Info: www.mbgfc.co.nz Phone 07-866-4121
mbgfc@xtra.co.nz
Sat 29 Oct
Sport -
K2 Cycle Race. One day cycle race,
circumnavigating the Peninsula. Options for
various abilities. Info: www.arcevents.co.nz
assay@xtra.co.nz
Festival -
Oktoberfest. Celebrate at Waitete
Restaurant in Waihi with everything German,
5pm - midnight. Info: www.waitete.co.nz
contact: 07 863 8980
NOVEMBER
Thur 3 Nov
Music -
Mel Parsons & the Rhythm Kings - Red
Grey Blue Tour. Eggsentric Cafe & Restaurant,
Cooks Beach. Admission $30 with CD.
Restricted R18.
Fri 4 Nov
Entertainment -
Fireworks Extravaganza.
Gala fun, fantastic food. Tickets $30 per car (2
adults + 4 kids), adults $10, primary age $5,
under 5 free. Start 5pm, freworks after dark.
Opoutere School, 07 865 9077
lovegrovej@mac.com
Sat 12 Nov
Sport/Fundraiser -
The Maratoto
Challenge. Off road event, mountain biking &
trail running in Southern Coromandel. Proceeds
to Hikutaia school.
Info: www.maratotochallenge.co.nz
Sharon Auston: 07 862 4777
Sport -
Coromandel Kayak Adventures Club
Event, 12 & 13 Nov in Coromandel Town. Major
prizes. Please email confrmation via our Info:
www.kayakadventures.co.nz
Sun 13 Nov
Sport -
Thames “Save the Children” Fun Run.
Great for whole family! Info: Jim - 07 868 7168
Fri 18 Nov
Sport -
Coromandel Dive Festival, 18 -20 Nov.
Celebrating scuba diving on the Coromandel.
Info: www.divefestival.co.nz, 07 8671580,
Sat 19 Nov
Fishing -
Light Tackle Tournament, Mercury
Bay Gamefshing Club, 19-20 November.
Info: mbgfc.co.nz Ph: 07-866-4121
Email: mbgfc@xtra.co.nz
Wine Tasting -
Pauanui Launch & Wine Trail,
a Pohutukawa Festival Event. Wine tasting with
Sileni Estates range at four Pauanui Waterways
homes. Launch cruises between tastings.
Tickets $95, 12.30 - 4.30pm.
Info: pohutukawafestival.co.nz Ph: 07 864 7101
Family Fun -
Picnic in the Park, a Pohutukawa
Festival Event. Entertainment through out the
day. Traditional family games & activities. Free.
11am - 3pm, Victoria Park, Thames.
Info: pohutukawafestival.co.nz
Karen Ruddock 07 868 9438
Sport -
The Great Cranleigh Kauri Run.
Off road trail run with a difference!
Info: www.arcevents.co.nz
Email: assay@xtra.co.nz (See p 9)
Music Festival -
Whangamata Jazz, Art
& Blues Festival, 19 - 21 Nov. Celebration of
NZ’s musicians & artists set in an idyllic beach
venue. Info: whangamatajazzfestival.com
Email: wjab@xtra.co.nz
Sport/Fundraiser -
Paddle for Humanity
2011, Tairua School. Meet 11am at school
grounds & paddle across estuary to Surf Club.
Prizes! $5 cost. Register at Tairua School or
email them at: offce@tairua.school.nz.
Sun 20 Nov
Music -
Soul Sax Plus at Tairua Landing, a
Pohutukawa Festival Event. Admission is free.
Info: www.pohutukawafestival.co.nz
Sat 26 Nov
Family Fun -
Fun For Families, a Pohutukawa
Festival Event. Entertainment by Hannah
White, Wayne Todd & the Sweet Basil band.
Info: Pohutukawafestival.co.nz Contact Colville
Community Health: 07 866 6618
Fashion -
Wearable Arts, a Pohutukawa
Festival Event. Six categories–open to all ages.
Thames Civic Centre, 7:00pm.
Info: www.pohutukawafestival.co.nz
Margaret Mabey 07 868 0470
Sun 27 Nov
Music -
Soul Sax Plus at Tairua Landing, a
Pohutukawa Festival Event. Free.
Info: www.pohutukawafestival.co.nz
DECEMBER
Sat 3 Dec
Music -
Picnic at the Point, a Pohutukawa
Festival Event. Afternoon of relaxing
music & room to let the kids play. Pleasant
Point Reserve, Pauanui Beach, 3pm. Info:
Pohutukawafestival.co.nz
Email: paul@theelectrician.co.nz
Sport -
Paeroa’s Battle with the Bulls. Some
of NZ’s best Bull Riders take on 1000kg
beasts! Gates open 11am. No Dogs. Paeroa
Racecourse. Info: www.bullridingnz.co.nz
Neil 07 868 1202
Sun 4 Dec
Music -
Soul Sax Plus at Tairua Landing, a
Pohutukawa Festival Event. Free admission.
Info: www.pohutukawafestival.co.nz
Tue 27 Dec
Festival -
Whangamata Summer Festival,
27 Dec - 2 Jan. Largest market in the region.
Six nights of free entertainment, plus kids
programme.10am each day. Williamson Park,
Whangamata. Info: whangasummerfestival@
gmail.com
Fundraiser -
Whiritoa Market. Fundraising
event for the Whiritoa Fire Force. Stalls $10.00:
Contact Cheryl 027-486-5997 • Josie 07-
865-9974
Wed 28 Dec
Fishing -
Snapper Classic/Fred Dickson
Cup. Tairua Pauanui Sport Fishing Club, 11 Tui
Terrace, Tairua. Info: 07 864 8361
Email: tairuafsh@xtra.co.nz
Fri 30 Dec
Fishing -
Kids Day Competition. Tairua
Pauanui Sport Fishing Club, 11 Tui Terrace,
Tairua. Info: 07 864 8361
Email: tairuafsh@xtra.co.nz
Fishing -
Kids Tournament, The Mercury Bay
Gamefshing Club. Info: www.mbgfc.co.nz
Info: 07-866-4121 Email: mbgfc@xtra.co.nz
Festival -
Peace Festival 2012, 30 Dec
- 08 Jan. Free 10-day festival for families
celebrating global unity! 10am-5pm at
Whitianga Town Hall. Info: www.peace.co.nz
Mob: 027 2929 699 Email: peace@peace.co.nz
Festival -
Prana New Year Festival, 30 Dec
- 3 Jan. Music, dance & arts festival at the
pristine Opoutere beach. Family friendly. Prana
Eco Retreat, Opoutere. Info: www.prana.co.nz
Phone: 07 865 7620
Concert -
Coromandel Gold Festival, 30 - 31
Dec. Coro Gold is back with an expanded 2 day
festival. Info: www.coromandelgold.co.nz
Festival/Fundraiser -
MB Summer
Festival. Arts & Craft stalls, activities for
whole family. All proceeds to Hot Water Beach
Lifeguards, Whitianga Fire Brigade & St Johns
Whitianga. Taylors Mistake, Whitianga, 9am -
4pm. Info: David Harvey 0274 878 363
Email: davidharvey@xtra.co.nz
Sat 31 Dec
Fireworks -
Fireworks over Tairua Bay.
The best little Fireworks display in NZ and
the world beyond. Spectacular setting. Show
starts at midnight. Please be sure and donate
to the freworks fund at the Tairua or Puanui
Information Centres.
JANUARY 2012
Sun 1 Jan
Fair -
Gypsy Fair Original, 1-5 Jan. Great day
out with the family & great shopping. Thirty
Gypsy families in interesting house trucks &
buses. Free entry. Whangamata Area School.
Mon 2 Jan
Fair -
Keltic Fair. Highlight of the Coromandel
holiday season. Info: www.kelticfair.co.nz
Tue 3 Jan
Sport -
Contact Tri Series. Races for the whole
family. Start is 8am at Williamson Reserve,
Ocean Beach Road, Whangamata.
Info: www.triseries.co.nz
Market -
Pauanui Market Day. Kennedy
Park with entertainment for the kids.
Something for everyone! Info: Amber Cordero:
admin@pauanuiclub.co.nz
Wed 4 Jan
Fundraiser -
Cooks Beach Summer Gala.
Over 100 stalls, games, rides, food, music.
Proceeds to Whenuakite School. Info: www.
cooksbeachsummergala.co.nz
Email: smorc@xtra.co.nz
Market -
Thames Gold Rush Market. Stalls,
kids amusements & great food.
Info: John 07 868 9535
Fri 6 Jan
Fundraiser -
Hahei Market. The only
fundraiser for Florence Harsant Community
Library. Info: Maggie Walker 021 045 4546
Email: library@haheicoromandel.co.nz
Sat 7 Jan
Fishing -
Tuna Top Ten Tournament, The
Mercury Bay Gamefshing Club, 7-8 January.
Info: www.mbgfc.co.nz Ph: 07-866-4121
Email: mbgfc@xtra.co.nz
Festival/Fundraiser -
Tairua Wine & Food
Festival. The major fundraiser of the year for
Tairua School.
Info: www.tairuawineandfood.co.nz
Ph: 07 864 8590
Arts Festival -
Waihi Summer Festival,
7 - 15 Jan. Well known for being the biggest
small town Exhibition on the arts calendar.
Info: www.waihi.org.nz