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April

Breastscreen Aotearoa

Date: Monday 22 March - Thursday 29 April

Location : Waipukurau

Freephone; 0800 270 200

Ring now for the mobile unit in Waipukurau.

A free national breast screening programme for women aged 45 - 69

Early detection is the Best protection.

Elsthorpe Trail Bike Ride

Date: Saturday 3 April 2010

Venue: Elsthorpe Sports Ground

Time: 9.30am Assembly - 10.00am Start

Entry: $25 per bike

          $10 per pillion passenger

          $5 per child

Enquiry: Lyron 06 858 4928

Costs include BBQ lunch & BBQ snack at end of day

Spot Prizes After Ride!

Bikes must be in good order.  A can of petrol clearly marked with your name is required.

 

Mountain Bike & Running Event

Date: Saturday 3 April 2010

Venue: Ranui Farm Park

Location: 785 Nicholls Rd, Waipukurau

Cost: $5.00 p.p.

Registration: 9.00am  Start: 10.00am

Enquiries: Click here to Email

Mountain Bike, Run or both.  Team or Individual

5 Distances: 20km, 14km, 10km, 7km, 4km.

Picnic spots a plenty.  bring the family.

Toy Jet Boats, archery and Golf hole Challenge.

Fabulous coffee made fresh and yummy eats.

There will be no cancellations.

 

Central Hawkes Bay Country Market

Date: Sunday 4 April 2010   (Last Market for Season)

Venue: Madge Hunter Park

Location: Harker St, Waipawa (beside Waipawa Pool)

Time; 9.00am - 12.00pm

Contact: Louise 06 857 8558 

Email: Click here to Email

Buy fresh home grown produce and quality crafted wares !

Relax in the park where kids are free to play.

Local musicians add to the ambience.

What a great way to shop and support our communities.

Do you grow produce, flowers or plants?  Get a group and have a stall

Registration form download here

 

St Mary's MONSTER Garage Sale

Date: Friday 9 April 2010

Venue: St Mary's Church Hall

Location: St Mary's Road, Waipukurau

Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Contact for collection: Maureen 06 858 8930

This popular annual garage sale has bargains galore, sausage sizzle and refreshments.

All proceeds to St Mary's Church.

 

 

 

Waipukurau Business House Squash

Dates: Tuesday 13 April - 20 April 2010

Contact; 06 8588955

Email: Click here to Email

Spot prizes, you must be there to win!

Teams of 3 players

 

 

 

Bookarama - Waipukurau Pakeke Lions

Date:Friday 16 & Saturday 17 April 2010
Venue: War Memorial Hall
Location: River Terrace, Waipukurau,
Contact: Carol  (06) 855 8301

              Frank (06) 858 9706
Time: 9am – 4pm


Every bookworm's dream - a 2-day sale of second-hand books.

Drop off points for donated books:-

Winloves Retravision

WM Story

Waipawa Service Station

Otane Store

 

 

 

CHB Concert Choir present 'Light and Bright"

Well kniown, well loved songs from stage and screen

Date: Sunday 18 April 2010   - 2.00pm

         Saturday 19 April 2010 - 7.30pm

Venue: St Mary's Church

Location: St Mary's Road, Waipukurau

Tickets; Pre sold      $15 p.p.

            Door Sales  $18 p.p.

            Children       $5 p.p.

Songs from popular shows - Fiddler on Roof, Carousel, Les Miserable, Phantom of the Opera, Cats etc.

Conductor Kath Fletcher - Pianist Mary Davies

The debut of a special song for Anzac Day, written as a poem from Ashley Clinton's Tinker Pedersen while on his way to WWII and set to music by his sister in law, Jackie Tweedie.

 

 

  Geraldine Brophy is Coming to Town!

An Evening of Entertainment & Dinner

Date: Saturday 24 April 2010

Venue: Waipawa Town Hall

Location: Kenilworth St, Waipawa

Time: 6.00 pm

Tickets: $50 p.p.  Dinner & Show

Contact: Waipukurau Library 06 858 9154

              Waipawa Library     06 857 8123

Geraldine Brophy is an act not to be missed.  Geraldine is a highly respected NZ dramatist and director.  2008 Best NZ Actress for her role in Second Hand Wedding, the effervescent Moira in Shortland Street and is currently touring Grumpy Old Women.

Join the Friends of the Library in fundraising for interior fittings of the soon to be refurbished Waipawa Library.

 

Dry Triathlon - Ranui Farm Park

Date: Saturday 24 April 2010

Venue: Ranui Farm Park

Location: 785 Nicholls Rd, Waipukurau

Entry: $25 Individual  $30 Team

Registration: 9.00am

Start: 10.00am

Contact: Click here to Email

Road Ride 30km, Mountain Bike 6.5km, Farm Run 4kms.

Corporate Team Challenge

Spot Prizes

 

Central Hawke's Bay Anzac Day Services

Date: Sunday 25 April 2010

Waipukurau

Assemble: 5.45am Dawn Parade and Service

assemble RSA Clubrooms, then march to War Memorial, Riverside Tce.

Service: 6.00am

Waipawa

Assemble: 11.00am Civic service Waipawa Town Hall, then march Memorial Clock tower

Otane

Assemble; 5.45am Dawn Service at Hall Cenotaph

Hatuma

Assemble: 9.00am at Hatuma Road Memorial

Ongaonga

Assemble: 9.00am at Cenotaph

Tikokino

Assemble: 9.00am at Hall Cenotaph

Omakere

Assemble: 9.30am at Hall Cenotaph

Takapau

Assemble: 10.00am at Cenotaph Charlotte St.

King's Empire Veterans

Assemble: 10.00am Waipukurau war Memorial Cenotaph

Porangahau

Assemble: 10.45am at St Michaels of All Angels, followed by service at Porangahau Hall at 11.00am

 

 

 

 


Blo-karts on Porangahau Beach


Jazz at the WETA Festival

Geraldine Brophy Geraldine Brophy in Waipawa