You are invited to meet Champion for Children Norm Hewitt and discuss your ideas to help protect vulnerable children. Thursday 23 February, 2012 Wairoa Community Centre 11:30 am – 1:00 pm A green paper is a way of testing ideas, giving people and communities the chance to have their say (more…)
Learning and applying useful horticulture skills is the aim of National Certificate in Horticulture (Introductory) Level 2 programme. The learning revolves around horticultural projects, including community gardens, planting trees and shrubs, vegetable production, propagation of native tress and shrubs. Learn how to sow, grow and harvest! Where: EIT Building Corner (more…)
Picnic In The Park – RNZAF 75th Anniversary Tour To celebrate its 75th Anniversary the Central Band of the RNZAF will tour across the centre of the North Island performing concerts for school children and the general public. Audiences in Wanganui, Palmerston North, Dannevirke, Waipukurau, Napier and Wairoa will experience (more…)
14 JANUARY 2012, 10am-4pm MAHIA BOATING & FISHING CLUB, MAHIA BEACH TEAM COMPETITIONS $10 Registration Per Team (minimum of 6 per team including at least 2 youth under the age of 14) Beach Volleyball Kayaking Ki-O-Rahi Tug of War Duathlon (run/swim) FAMILY RIDES Gold Coin Donation Biscuit Rides Motorbike Rides The Great Water (more…)
Sky Sports have brought the first screening of the Genesis Energy Lake to Lighthouse Challenge 2011 forward from Saturday to tomorrow – Friday 9 December. Make a date with your TV . . . . here is the latest schedule: Friday 9/12/2011 20:30:00 SKY Sport 2 Monday 12/12/2011 07:00:00 SKY (more…)
Fire season is fast approaching and Wairoa District Council is urging people to pay close attention to any restrictions that may be advertised as the weather heats up. Principal Rural Fire Officer Don Scott said while there were currently no restrictions in place, this could change in a matter of (more…)
Travel on one back country road is now safer and more accessible following the sealing of the Waireka Road ‘staircase’ in the Otoi-Putere area. The notorious section of road has provided a headache for truck drivers and locals for many years with its steep gradient and tight corners. The road (more…)
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Results: Wairoa Sports Awards 2011
The Wairoa Sports Person of the Year Awards 2011 were held at the Wairoa Gaiety Theatre on Friday, 25th Novemmber 2011. This year’s Wairoa Sports Awards event was attended by special guest and former Auckland Warriors Captain Steve Price, with Wairoa’s very own Bevan Chapman as the emcee. There were (more…)
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2011
Wairoa Sports Person of the Year Awards 2011
The Wairoa Sports Person of the Year Awards will be held tonight at the Wairoa Gaiety Theatre tonight from 5.30pm onwards. This year’s Wairoa Sports Awards event will be attended by special guest and former Auckland Warriors Captain Steve Price, with Wairoa’s very own Bevan Chapman as the emcee. Steve (more…)
Richard Ussher took the handbrake off on Sunday to win the Genesis Energy Lake to Lighthouse Challenge – beating Trevor Voyce by just five minutes after over 12 hours of racing. Ussher fought for every second. He sprinted across the Wairoa finish – and promptly collapsed exhausted onto the grass. (more…)
