SAT 19 MAR – SUN 10 APR
SPORT-
Echo Walking Festival
From
paddleboarding to geo-teering this festival
involving 40 walks has something for everyone.
Gold coin donation. Info: Julie Stephenson Ph
027 486 4955 Email
julies@sportwaikato.org. nzwww.echowalkfest.org.nzSUN 21 MAR
MUSIC-
Music Picnic @ The Point
Pleasant
Point Reserve, Pauanui. 3-7pm A fun
community gathering day for family and
friends. BYO and enjoy! Raffles and Donations
Gold Coin Entry. Info: Pauanui Information
Centre Ph 07 864 7101 Email: family-friends- fun@pauanui.co.nzWED 23 - WED 30 MAR
ARTS-
Colville Arts Festival
Colville Citizens
Hall, Colville Rd, Colville. Opens 7pm with an
exhibition of work from around 30 Artists from
the Colville area. Music, movies, kids activities,
workshops.10am-4pm daily. A community
oriented event run by Colville Social Service
Collective. Free.
www.colvilleartsfestival.co.nz/WED 23 – THU 24 MAR
FISHING-
Ladies Blue Fishing Competition
Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club, 12 The
Esplanade, Whitianga. Info: 07 866 4121
SAT 26 MAR
FISHING-
Matarangi Volunteer Fire Force
Easter Fishing Competition
Fire Station,
Matarangi Dr., Matarangi. Adults & kids comp.
Fantastic prizes & plenty of spot prizes. Fish
auction 4pm. Tickets at Matarangi Store,
Matarangi Beach Realty and at the wharf on
the day. Info: Ph Stu Arnold 027 435 2899
FISHING-
Kids Wharf Fishing
Tournament
Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club, 12 The
Esplanade, Whitianga. Info: 07 866 4121
BOAT RACING-
Thundercat Racing
Whangamata Beach Hop. High adrenaline, high
action sport with explosive wave jumping and
tight competitive surf racing in a tunnel-hulled
inflatable boat.
info@thundercatracing.co.nzTHU 30 MAR - SUN 3 APR
FESTIVAL-
Repco Beach Hop Rock ’n’
Roll Festival
Williamson Park, Lowe St,
Whangamata, 9am-3pm.
Food, craft, artwork,
jewellery, garden art, retro fashion, vintage.
Festival that celebrates the best of the ’50s
and ’60s in the beautiful seaside resort of
Whangamata. Email
info@beachhop.co.nz, www.beachhop.co.nzSAT 9 APR
FESTIVAL-
A Taste of Matarangi
Village
Green, Kenwood Dr, Matarangi. From 10am.
Festival of all day music, delicious food, tasteful
wines & locally brewed beers. Cooking shows,
a children’s fun area, roving theatre performers
with a stunning beach backdrop. Info: Bronwyn
Ririnui, Ph or text 021 158 4774
SPORT-
Hauraki Waka Ama Club Summer
Series Race.
Whangamata. Canoe &
paddleboard races. Info: Simone Hughes,
heartnoz@hotmail.com,see
www.wakaama. co.nz/racecalendar/lookup/1205APR 9-10, 16-17
ARTS-
Coromandel Artstour, the 10th year.
Studios open 10am-4pm two weekends in
April. Over 30 artists open their studios for
self-guided tours in the Coromandel Town,
Colville areas. Free, download pdf map for
location of studios and look for the Open
flags outside studios.
See page 14 for more.
Also
www.coromandelartstour.co.nz and their
Facebook page.
WWW.COROMANDELLIFE.CO.NZ53
FRI 15 - SAT 16 APR
FISHING-
Placemakers Fishing Tournament
Cook Drive, Whitianga. A great one base fishing
tournament for Placemakers account holders
held in Whitianga. Info: Ph 07 867 2000
EXPRESSION IN COLOUR
BARBARA VON SEIDA
Multi Award Winning Coromandel Artist
SOLO EXHIBITION IN ACRYLIC
Mairangi Art Centre, 20 Hastings Road,
Mairangi Bay
2 March to 13 March 2016
Mon-Fri 9.30am – 4.00pm
Sat - Sun 10.00am - 2.00pm
OPENING: 2 March 6.00pm
www.barbara-von-seida.co.nzEST
1992
See all the highlights in one hour
on this Kiwi favourite Cathedral Cove boat tour.
Departs Hahei Beach, 10 minutes from Hot Water Beach.
Phone
07 866 3910
•
www.haheiexplorer.co.nzEST
1992
CATHEDRAL COVE TOUR
Hahei, Coromandel Peninsula
THE ORIGINAL
HAHEI EXPLORER