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COROMANDEL LIFE
SPRING 2013
FESTIVAL
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Kiwi Spring Festival, Port Charles.
Family friendly, entertainment, arts & crafts.
Tangiaro Kiwi Retreat, 1299 Port Charles Rd,
10am-6pm.
ART
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Summer Fun Exhibition, Little Gallery of
Fine Arts, 5-7pm. A Splash of Colour to celebrate
the summer. Info: 07 864 7204
THUR 31 OCT
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN
HALLOWEEN
- Halloween Carnival,
Pauanui
Club. For the kids and kids at heart.
Info: 07 864 8695,
HALLOWEEN
- Halloween House.
Whitianga’s
own, fully decorated, ghosts & ghouls, prizes.
Cook Dr, 4-9pm. Info: Fiona 07 867 1510
NOVEMBER
FRI 1 NOV
FIREWORKS
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Opoutere Extravaganza. Evening
gala, followed by fireworks. Opoutere School.
SH25, Whangamata, 6pm.
Info: James Lovegrove 07 865 9077 or
FISHING
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The Dunes Snapper Hunt, 1-2 Nov.
The Dunes Matarangi, Info: Dave 07 866 5394
or
SAT 2 NOV
SPORT
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K2 Cycle Race. Starts in a different
Coromandel Peninsula town each year,
(Whitianga ‘13). Options for various abilities. Info:
Keith & Rita Stephenson,
FIREWORKS
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Mercury Bay Guy Fawkes,
Whitianga. Grab a blanket, pack a picnic & come
to Buffalo Beach Reserve, 4pm. Info: Fiona
Kettlewell 07 867 1510
ARTS/BALLET
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The Royal NZ Ballet returns,
6:30pm, Thames Civic Centre, Mary Street.
Tickets & Info: Thames i-SITE 07 868 7284
TUE 5 NOV
DANCE
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World Dance Classes, Whitianga.
Dances from around the world. Whitianga Town
Hall, 24 Monk St, 7:30pm-9pm.
Info:
FRI 8 NOV
MUSIC
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Radiobaby Party Band, Thames. The
Junction Hotel, 700 Pollen St, 9pm–12am. Free.
Info:
MUSIC
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Beyondsemble. Eclectic and diverse
mix of songs. Coromandel Town Bowling Club,
190 Woollams Ave, 7:30pm. Info: Coromandel
Info Centre- 07-866-8598 or
SAT 9 NOV
WINE TASTING
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Pauanui Launch & Wine Trail.
16 wines from four NZ regions at four canal
properties. The Quays - Pauanui Waterways,
11.30am-4pm. Includes food & Free entry to
Coro Flavours @ the Quays (see below). Info: Paul
Schrader 027 498 8056,
or
FESTIVAL/food
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Coro Flavours @ the Quays.
Food, wine, music, produce stalls and relax to
live music, Locals followed by Paul Ubana Jones.
The Quays - Motu Hei - Pauanui Waterways. Info:
Paul Schrader 027 498 8056
or
SPORT
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Maratoto Challenge. 21k & 10k run,
walk or mountain bike. Start at Hikutaia School,
SH26, Paeroa, 8:30-11am starting times. Also
a 5km Fun Run, Walk or Bike and team events.
Sharon Austen 07 8624708,
or
FRI 15 NOV
MUSIC
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Disco Nights: The Australian Abba and
Bee Gees Tribute Show. Coroglen Tavern, 1937
SH 25, Coroglen, 8pm.
Info:
SAT 16 NOV
GARDEN TOUR
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Whangamata Playcentre
Garden Tour, 10am. Tickets- Take Note
Whangamata starting mid Oct. Info: Pat Reid
07 865 9489 or
MUSIC
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Hauraki Country Music, Ngatea War
Memorial Hall. Main Rd. Info: Ivan 07 868 5530
SUN 17 NOV
SPORT/FUNDRAISER
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Thames Save the
Children Fun Run. 5km, 10km and Half Marathon
options. Start and finish at the Thames Rugby
and Sports Club, Rhodes Park, Thames.
Info: Jim Doull 07 868 7168,
FRI 22 NOV
ARTS
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Thames Arts Festival - Beside the
Seaside, 22 Nov - 08 Dec. Three weekends
and two weeks to show off our community
art. Info: Deborah MacDonald Brown,
or
SAT 23 NOV
FISHING
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Ice Breaker
Tournament. The Mercury Bay
Gamefishing Club. Info: 07
866 4121,
or
SPORT
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The Great Cranleigh
Kauri Run, 10th Anniversary.
Off road trail runs or walks
in beautiful Northern
Coromandel. A kauri tree is
planted along the trail for
each participant. Info: Andy and Rita Stevenson,
FESTIVAL/arts
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Wearable Arts. Contestants
from home and afar celebrate their amazing
creations, Thames Civic Centre, 7pm.
Pohutukawa Event.
Info:
or
OCTOBER
FRI 25 OCT
CELEBRATION
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Tairua
Rugby 125th Jubilee, 25-27
Oct, Tairua Rugby Club.
Tonight: Registration, Meet &
Greet, 6-8pm.
Info:
See page 38 for entire schedule
SAT 26 OCT
CELEBRATION
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Tairua Rugby 125th Jubilee.
Saturday Games start at 10am, Senior game
at 1pm. Dinner, Dance & Speakers. Door opens
6pm, Dinner 7:30, music & dancing till midnite.
Info:
MARKET/FUNDRAISER
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Firemen’s Market
Tairua to help their team get to the Australasian
Waterway Championships in Tasmania. Tairua
Fire Station, 233 Main Rd, 9am-1pm.
For stalls, phone Maxine 07 864 8882.
HOME SHOW
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Mercury Bay Home & Trade
Show, 26-27 Oct. Get all those projects sorted.
Whitianga Town Hall, 10am-4pm. Gold Coin
Donation. Info: Fiona Kettlewell 07 867 1510 or
ARTS/FUNDRAISER
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ARTWaikino, 26-28
Oct. 13th annual exhibition, proceeds to the
community hall. Gold coin donation, 10am-4pm,
Victoria Hall, SH2, Waikino. Info: Helen Wilson
07 863 6974 or
FUN/RACING
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Bathtub Racing,Whitianga.
Start your tubs!! This
crazy event will once again
be hitting the Whitianga
Waterways pond, 1pm.
Info:
FISHING
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Big Catch Fishing Tournament.
All welcome. Enter at Pauanui Service Station
or Pauanui Marine. Info: 021 966 153 or
FISHING
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Labour Weekend Snapper Hunt.
Tairua Pauanui Sport Fishing Club, 11 Tui Tce,
Tairua. 07 864 8361 or
SUN 27 OCT
CELEBRATION
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Tairua Rugby 125th Jubilee.
Sunday Family Fun Day starts at 11am.
Breakfast/Brunch/BBQ, kids fun & games,
‘Team photos’, Senior men’s soccer game at
1pm. Info:
Nothern End Cook Dr,
Whitianga, Mercury Bay,
the Coromandel Peninsula
S U B D I V I S I O N
SALES OFFICE
26 Lee St, Whitianga
Sherri Simpson
- Sales Consultant
Ph
07 866 0510
Mob
027 6776 189
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