Taniwha Daffodils

Date: Open everyday in September

Venue: Taniwha

Location: StateHighway 2, Takapau Plains, south of Waipukurau

Entry: Free

Cost: 1 bunch of 30 daffodils $2.50

Beautiful daffodils, of every variety, are available for picking, with proceeds to Plunket Society. 

The daffodils at Taniwha are a truly awesome sight with the stunning backdrop of the snow covered Ruahine Range at this time of the year.

Take a picnic, take a friend and enjoy a stroll amongst the beautiful blooms.

CHB The Festival Weekend

Central Hawke's Bay 'The Festival' & Centralines Art Extravaganza
Date: 2 - 5 September 2010
Venue: Pukeora Estate
Location: Pukeora Scenic Road, Waipukurau

Entry: Adults $7.50  Children free  Unlimited entry $10
Contact: (06) 858 8388
Website: www.thefestival.org.nz

A Festival of the Arts. Traditional art, garden art, art workshops, art seminars, designer jewellery and more.

More than 90 fabulous stalls

Watch massive artwork being created with paintball guns!  Sunday afternoon.

Cooking Demonstrations

Ruth Pretty - Celebrity Chef. Friday 3 September 11am & 1pm

Lindy Roxburgh - Cake & Sugar Craft Tutor. 11am & 2.30pm saturday / Sunday

Raymond van Rik - BBQ Courses.  4pm Saturday  registration $40

London buses, Art, Wine and Food - a day to remember in CHB.

CHB The Festival Weekend

The Waratahs  - NZ Country Band

Date: Friday 3 September 2010

Venue: Pukeora Estate

Location: Pukeora Scenic Road, Waipukurau

Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: $65 per ticket

Contact: CHB Visitor Information 06 8586488

             Electra Gallery 06 8588388

Website: www.thefestival.org.nz

Well known NZ band 'The Waratahs' join in The Festival celebrations.  Their music is known to most of us, so put on your dancing shoes, it promises to be a good night out.

CHB The Festival Weekend

Great Ypuk Chilli Cookoff

Date: Saturday 4 September 2010

Venue: Northumberland St, Waipukurau

Time: 9.30 am - 1.00pm prizegiving

Contact: (06) 858 8986

to enter your team

Download an entry

Website: www.thefestival.org.nz .

Visit Waipukurau for The Great Ypuk Chilli Cook Off Day .  Teams cook the best chilli dish and judges choose the champion Chilli Cookoff Kings. 

Join in the fun down town - madness and mayhem where teams challenge your taste buds to select the best chilli dishes .  Street stalls and entertainment abound so you can shop 'til you drop in Waipukurau's main street.

A London bus is available to shuttle folk from Waipukurau to The Festival at Pukeora Estate. 

The Great CHB Spring Clean for Schools

Date: 3 - 10 September 2010

Location:  Central Hawkes Bay District

Website: www.chbdc.govt.nz

Central Hawkes Bay is having a big Spring Cleanup Week!   18 CHB primary Schools help with the clean up at reserves, parks, streets and beaches.

Get involved!  Register and receive FREE gloves and FREE litter bags to help with your clean up. The bags can be taken to any Transfer Station during normal hours FREE disposal.

Register with:

CHB District Council           06 857 8060

Competitions:

Best School Cleanup !

Centralines Wearable Trash Awards - Win great prizes!

Te Radar performing " Eating the Dog"

Date: Thursday 16 September

Venue: CHB College Hall

Location: Tavistock Rd, Waipukurau

Time: 7.00pm

Tickets: $30 single, $50 double: available from Westpac Bank Waipukurau, Super Liquor Waipawa or Dallas Manning on 858 8386

This multi award-winning show will help raise money for Waipukurau Scouts to get to Jamboree!

2 hour show + interval. Nibbles provided and drinks (Beer, wine, coffee, juice etc) available for purchase.

There will be a raffle on the night and there will be autographed copies of Te Radar’s ‘Off the Radar’ book for sale.

Carters Hatuma Half Marathon

Date: Sunday 19 September 2010
Venue: Waipukurau Racecourse

Location: Racecourse Rd, Waipukurau

Contact: (06) 858 6253 Sport HB

Entry Fee: $15 walker / runner

                 $20 per team
Get off the couch and lace up your runners!  Run it or walk it, but do it!

It's count down to this fun annual sporting event around scenic Lake Hatuma.

Start Times:

Walkers:   8.30 am

Runners:  10.00 am

Prizegiving:12.30pm

'Porangahau Spring Fair' at Chapelwick Coastal Estate.

Date: Sunday 26 September 2010

Venue: Chapelwick Coastal Estate

Location: 482 Hunter Rd, Porangahau

Contact: Raewyn 06 855 5119

Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Website: www.chapelwick.co.nz

Arts, Crafts, Wine tasting, Food, Exhibitions, Fresh Produce, Music, Licensed Cafe, Devonshire Teas.

View Porangahau Station's historic chapel!

Something for all the family.

The Spring Fair will held on the large flat area next to the Chapel and orchard.

Reserve your stall-