The Walking Access Commission Ara Hīkoi Aotearoa is calling for nominations of people and groups who champion public access to the outdoors. Nominations are open until 13 December 2019. The Outdoor Access Champion Awards have been running since 2013. They recognise individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to […]
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Food festival returns with new events
Tickets for the third annual Air Chathams Sunshine and a Plate food festival are expected to be snapped up quickly when they go on sale this month. The week-long festival will run from 23 February to 4 March 2018, and will include several new events, as well as revisiting previous […]
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Dinner for 100
WhaleAid Aleppo has raised $24,000 to assist the war-torn city and are planning a spectacular end to a successful fundraising campaign. A long-table, late afternoon three-course dinner for 100 people will take place on Port Ōhope Wharf on Sunday 9th April to mark the culmination of a variety of fundraising […]
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Parks Week is almost here
Parks Week runs from 4-12 March 2017 and is being marked with some fantastical additions to some of the Whakatāne District’s public spaces. Warren Park in Whakatāne, Matatā Lagoon Reserve in Matatā and Edgecumbe Domain will all be turned into digital fantasy playgrounds with the ‘Magical Park’ mobile app for […]
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News Whakatane Christmas Light Trail
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Opotiki to star in Tauranga
Following the success of The Real Opotiki exhibition at Toi Tu Studio One in Auckland, Opotiki art will continue its tour of the country with an exhibition in Tauranga later this month. The Real Opotiki is a collection of art from new and emerging artists with strong connections to the […]
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Oxfam Trailwalker Information Evening
The inaugural Oxfam Trailwalker in Whakatāne helped raise nearly $1 million for great causes and despite some ‘challenging’ weather, was hailed a success by organisers and participants alike. Oxfam New Zealand is now preparing to do it all again in 2017 and to get the ball rolling, they are hosting an information evening […]
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Fun at the Opotiki library these holidays
The weather looks a little bleak but the school holiday program at Ōpōtiki Library is bright and bustling for the next two weeks. The popular school holiday program is in action at the library again. The theme this term is ‘migration’, with birds and insects as the basis for many […]