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COROMANDEL LIFE
SUMMER 2014
Visit our website for seasonal menus & specials,event schedules and more!
• Open 7 Days from 8am for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner • Licensed Bar with a selection of NZ and International Beers, Wine & Spirits
• Superb evening dining with real value for money • An abundant cabinet, full of home baked savories, sweets & freshly made salads
We look forward to seeing you at The Pepe!
222 Main Road Tairua – Ph (07) 864 7774
A fun & friendly place to be!
Contact Emma in Tairua for details on
events at 07 864 7960 or visit
govt.nz/libraries where you can subscribe
to the TCDC Libraries e-newsletter and stay
up to date with all our events and activities.
What’s happening at
Te Moata RETREAT CENTRE
February 6-9
Te Moata Womens Gathering
March 14-16
Trinty yoga workshop
April 4-6
Metta (Loving Kindness)
meditation retreat with Sister
Virinani
April 11-13
Mindfulness based stress
reduction
April 17-21
Dances of Universal Peace
April 23-25
Kids in the wild
May 1-4
Women’s Silent retreat
May 9-18
Meditation retreat with Sharda
Rogell and Jeremy Logan
07 868 8798
or for further
details and updates see
Markets
around the
CoromandEL
summer 2014
Thames Market
Every Saturday year round, 10-12pm. Produce,
local goods, fresh food & crafts on Pollen St.
Info: Angelika Poeshl or Peter Poeschl 07 868
9841 or 21 566 460,
Tairua Market Day
1st Saturday each month year round. Crafts
with goods & produce, 9am-1pm, Tairua Town
Hall, Main Rd. Info: 07 864 7575
Whitianga Craft Market
Whitianga Craft Market - Saturdays: January
through February, March 1 & 18, April 19 & 26.
8.30am-1.30pm. Soldiers Memorial park. Info:
Doreen - 07 866 5237 or 021 061 6489.
Coroglen Farmers Market
Local produce from Coromandel farms, Sundays
9-1pm, Oct - June, Coroglen Comm. Hall, SH25.
Closed Queens Birthday till Labour Weekend.
07 866 3315 or
Kuaotunu
Local & Organic Produce Market Every Saturday
–Produce from local growers. Opposite
Kuaotunu Store. 2.00pm-4.30pm
W
AIHI BEACH
Market
Every Sunday, Labour Weekend to Easter. Waihi
Beach Community Centre.
Info: Nirya - 07 863 4270
WAIHI CAR BOOT SALE
1st & 3rd Sundays, RSA Waihi. Info: 07 863 7030
WAIHI MARTHA MARKET
3rd Saturday each month, 8.30am-1pm,
Memorial Hall, Main Street, Waihi (Community
support market). Info: Jenny - 07 863 9066
Paeroa Farmers Market
Offering the best of our regions’ fare. Saturdays,
8am - 12pm, Old Regent Theatre Building,
84 Normanby Rd. Info: Norman Roderick -
Paeroa/Karangahake
2nd and 4th Sundays 9am-2pm, Stalls $10.
Paeroa Town Centre, Main Road, Paeroa. Info:
Dawn Danby: 07 862 7452
SAT 15 MAR
SPORT
- Moehau Multisport Race
,
Coromandel Town. NZ’s spectacular multi-sport
event includes sea kayaking, mountain biking
and off road running. Open to individuals and
teams up to 4 people.
Info:Andy Reid,
SPORT
- Surf 2 Firth Bush Marathon
and Half Marathon
runs over
the Coromandel Tramping trails
through DOC land. Start at
Hikuai School, finish at Thames
High School. The half marathon
designed for runners or walkers.
Info:
FISHING
- Fish & Chicks Ladies
Competition
. Tairua Pauanui Sport Fishing Club,
11 Tui Terrace, Tairua.
Info: 07 864 8361,
SUN 16 MAR
FESTIVAL
- Echo Walking Festival
- Whats Sup Whangamata
, 11am – 2pm.
Paddleboard across harbour to Peninsula
Headland, Te Karaka Point. Meet at Surfs Up
trailer north end of Beach Rd Reserve.
Info: 027 434 1565,
FRI 21 MAR
FISHING
-
Alto Tournament
, Fri/Sat
21-22 March 2014. Mercury
Bay Gamefishing Club.
Info: 07-866-4121,
SAT 22 MAR
AUTO
- Rusty Nuts Hot Rod Show
on
Waihi Beach, 3:30-7:30pm. Beach Hop event
with live music & fish’n’chips for dinner. After
7:30pm meet at Waihi Beach Hotel for a great
line up of bands to entertain until the wee hours.
Info: Graeme Watt -
SPORT
- Tairua Wet ‘n’ Wild
,
22-23 March, 9am-3pm,
Pepe Reserve. Community
event with jet ski racing
& wakeboard, flyboard,
freestyler races. Free family
fun with Wai Taiko drummers,
stalls, food, music, raffles & entertainment.
Info: 07 864 7575,
SUN 23 MAR
AUTO
- Jalopy Dust Up at the Waihi
Beach Dirt Track
, a Beach Hop event. Racing
as it should be! Practice starts at 10am & racing
from Noon. The dust will be flying!
Info: Graeme Watt,
MON 24 MAR
HEALTH/OUTDOORS -
Echo Walking Festival
- Coromandel Coastal
Walkway. Registrations essential, numbers
limited & booking for transport required- $25.
MAR
FESTIVAL/FUNDRAISER
-
Beach Hop,
Whangamata
,
26-30 March. Rock
N Roll Festival. NZ’s
biggest celebration
of the 50’s & 60’s. Proceeds donated to
emergency services in the area.
Info: Graeme Watt,
SAT 29 MAR
FISHING
-
Kids Fishing Off The Wharf,
Pauanui
. Everyone welcome to weigh in.
Prize giving at the Pauanui Club, 4:30 pm for
adult & 2:30pm for kid’s competitions. Enter
all tournaments at Pauanui Service Station or
Pauanui Marine.
Info: 021 966 153 or
SUN 30 MAR
FISHING
-
Easter Tournament, Pauanui
.
Everyone welcome to weigh in. Prize giving at
the Pauanui Club, 4:30 pm for adult & 2:30pm
for kid’s competitions. Enter all tournaments at
Pauanui Service Station or Pauanui Marine.
Info: 021 966 153 or
APRIL 2014
FRI 4 APR
FISHING
-
FC Boats Softbait Champs
.
A fun fishing tournament, using soft baits, slow
jigs and casting lures. Admirals Arms, 146 Wharf
Rd, Coromandel.
Info: Joe Dennehy 021 924 579,
