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LAUNCH INTO SUMMER AND FALL IN LOVE WITH THE COROMANDEL
To welcome it in we have a variety of events on the Coromandel Peninsula, timed to coincide with the flowering of our beautiful Pohutukawa trees!
The festival will include a variety of events throughout the Coromandel, including: the Pohutukawa Wearable Arts, The Coromandel Dive Festival, many Music Festivals, Launch and Wine Trails, Wine Match Dinners, Markets, Crimson Cruises of the Mercury Bay and much more.
See you at the festival in 2011! For more information check out our website
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| Held Next: |
18 Nov 2011– 4 Dec 2011 |
| Where: |
all over the Coromandel |
| Website: |
www.pohutukawafestival.co.nz |
| Contact: |
[email protected] |
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FAMILY and FRIENDS can enjoy a FUN relaxing afternoon.
Come with your picnic and a quite drink for an afternoon of relaxing music and an opportunity for the kids to flying kites, frolic in the water, playing in their kayaks.
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| Held Next: |
3 December 2011|3pm |
| Where: |
Plesent Point Reserve, Pauanui Beach |
| Web: |
Pohutukawafestival.co.nz |
| Contact: |
[email protected] |
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 This event is part of BRNZ (Bull Riding New Zealand) 2011-2012 circuit, where you will see some of NZ's Bull Riders take on 1000kgs beasts whom despite their size have the ability to buck and kick faster than your eye blinks so folks DON‚T BLINK!!
Gates open at 11am – Bullriding starts at 12.30pm
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON THE GROUNDS
Cost: Adults $15.00
Children (under 16) $10.00
under 5 are free
Family Pass $50.00
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| Held Next: |
3 December 2011 |
| Where: |
Paeroa Racecourse, Thames Road Paeroa |
| Website: |
www.bullridingnz.co.nz |
| Contact: |
Neil 07 868 1202 |
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 The Whangamata Summer Festival has been hosting this event for over eleven years. It is the largest market in the region and is a myriad of sights, sounds and smells with food, drink, craft, instruments, jewellery, fun rides for the children, and much, much more.
The Craft Market day is hugely popular and is a fundraiser for the week long festival 27th Dec - 2nd Jan.
Six nights of free entertainment, plus a daytime kids programme from 10am each day
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| Held Next: |
27 Dec 2011 - 2 Jan 2012 |
| Where: |
Williamson Park, Whangamata |
| Contact: |
[email protected] |
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27th - 10km Run starting at 6pm
28th - Harbour Swim starting at 3pm
29th - Miss Whangamata starting at 2pm
30th - Pub to Club Run starting at 6pm
31st - Whanga Fun Walk starting at 7.30am
1st - Mile Beach Run starting at 2pm
2nd - Super surfboat Spectacular starting at 11am
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| Held Next: |
27 Dec - 2 Jan 2012 |
| Where: |
Whangamata Surf Club, Main Beach, Whangamata |
| Website: |
www.whangamatasurf.co.nz |
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 A FREE family 10-day festival celebrating global unity, inner peace, creativity & healing the planet!
Free exhibition, free daily talks and workshops on peace-initiatives, 10am-5pm.
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| Held Next: |
30 December 2011- 8 January 2012 10am - 5pm |
| Where: |
Whitianga Town Hall |
| Website: |
www.peace.co.nz |
| Contact: |
027 2929 699 or [email protected]
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4-day Music, Dance & Arts Festival
Join us for 4 Days of Bands, DJs, VJs Performers, Drummers, Artists, Crafts stalls and Performance Café.
This family friendly festival includes an uplifting 4 day & 4 night festival with more than 100 workshops, music, art, dance, and the pristine Opoutere beach for lazing on, swimming and long walks.
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| Held Next: |
30 December 2011– 3 January 2012 |
| Where: |
Prana Eco Retreat, Opoutere |
| Website: |
www.prana.co.nz |
| Contact: |
07 865 7620 |
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 Come and have some fun in Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula!
Arts and Craft stalls, Fun games and activities for the whole family, Lots of delicious food, drinks, coffee, candy floss and other yummy treats for all. Music and other entertainment from local artists, white elephant stall, home baking and lots more. All proceeds to Hot Water Beach Lifeguards, Whitianga Fire Brigade and St Johns Ambulance Whitianga.
Application for stall holders available here
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| Held Next: |
30 December 2011 | 9am - 4pm |
| Where: |
Taylors Mistake, Whitianga. |
| Contact: |
David Harvey 0274 878 363
[email protected] |
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Coro Gold is back for 2011-12 with a new plan that will see the festival expand to 2 days… Dec 30th and New Year’s Eve
In true Coro Gold style the line-up for each day will be epic. Throw in bigger bars, more food, toilets and entertainment and its set to be the best Coro Gold yet!
There's also a new 3 night camping option so you can enjoy the sun, sand and beaches while lapping up 2 massive festival days and nights.
Held in the beautiful surroundings of Coromandel's Ohuka Farm, Coromandel Gold is 3 kilometres from Whitianga town centre and a stone's throw from Buffalo Beach. Because the night will be so huge, camping will be available on site and buses will be running from Whitianga and local beaches.
This is a New Years Eve party you don't want to miss.
Check out the website www.coromandelgold.co.nz
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| Held Next: |
30 - 31 Dec 2011 |
| Where: |
Ohuka Farm, Whitianga |
| Contact: |
www.coromandelgold.co.nz |
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4-day Music, Dance & Arts Festival
Join us for 4 Days of Bands, DJs, VJs Performers, Drummers, Artists, Crafts stalls and Performance Café.
This family friendly festival includes an uplifting 4 day & 4 night festival with more than 100 workshops, music, art, dance, and the pristine Opoutere beach for lazing on, swimming and long walks.
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| Held Next: |
30 December 2011– 3 January 2012 |
| Where: |
Prana Eco Retreat, Opoutere |
| Website: |
www.prana.co.nz |
| Contact: |
07 865 7620 |
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A FREE family 10-day festival celebrating global unity, inner peace, creativity & healing the planet!
Free exhibition, free daily talks and workshops on peace-initiatives, 10am-5pm.
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| Held Next: |
30 December 2011- 8 January 2012 10am - 5pm |
| Where: |
Whitianga Town Hall |
| Website: |
www.peace.co.nz |
| Contact: |
027 2929 699 or [email protected] |
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The Whangamata Summer Festival has been hosting this event for over eleven years. It is the largest market in the region and is a myriad of sights, sounds and smells with food, drink, craft, instruments, jewellery, fun rides for the children, and much, much more.
The Craft Market day is hugely popular and is a fundraiser for the week long festival 27th Dec - 2nd Jan.
Six nights of free entertainment, plus a daytime kids programme from 10am each day
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| Held Next: |
27 Dec - 2 Jan |
| Where: |
Williamson Park, Whangamata |
| Contact: |
[email protected] |
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27th - 10km Run starting at 6pm
28th - Harbour Swim starting at 3pm
29th - Miss Whangamata starting at 2pm
30th - Pub to Club Run starting at 6pm
31st - Whanga Fun Walk starting at 7.30am
1st - Mile Beach Run starting at 2pm
2nd - Super surfboat Spectacular starting at 11am
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| Held Next: |
27 Dec - 2 Jan |
| Where: |
Whangamata Surf Club, Main Beach, Whangamata |
| Website: |
www.whangamatasurf.co.nz |
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The Keltic Fair is one of New Zealands most succesful fairs and the highlight
of the Coromandel holiday season.
Over 300 stalls, Arts and Crafts, Yummy Food, Entertainment all day around.
Over 15.000 visitors
Come to enjoy a full day of entertainment, kids rides, yummy food and a world of arts, crafts and great value fair shopping!
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| Held Next: |
2 Jan 2012 |
| Where: |
Coromandel Town |
| Contact: |
www.kelticfair.co.nz |
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 Happy new year, New Zealand! It's holiday time. Come on down to Whangamata School for a great day out with the family. Free entry. Free entertainment. Great shopping, coffee and food. Open for 5 days.
Popular famous big fair that comes to town only once a year - thirty Gypsy families in interesting house trucks and buses, come check out these fabulous homes.
Wooden crafts, tarot reading, palm reader, open home, crystals, herbal products, LuckyStar coffee, funky clothes, silver jewellery, ethnic clothes, food, candyfloss, glass blowing, bouncy castle, hip accessories, tattooing and piercing, hand painted craft, pony rides, fork art, leather, minibikes and lots, lots more.
Live entertainment all day from our resident musician, Frank.
Come along for a great weekend out.
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| Held Next: |
1,2,3,4,5 Jan 2012 |
| Where: |
Whangamata Area School |
| Website: |
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The annual Market Day at Kennedy Park in Pauanui is a fantastic way to spend the day, with entertainment for the kids, great food and coffee, and over 100 different stalls selling everything from arts and crafts to tools and clothing. Thousands flock to this event every year, and there really is something for everyone!
Always a big event on the calendar and NOT to be missed!
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| Held Next: |
3 Jan 2012 |
| Where: |
Kennedy Park, Pauanui |
| Contact: |
Amber Cordero [email protected] |
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| Over 100 stalls; Games, Rides, Food, Music, White Elephant and the Daisy Dung Drop. Fun for the whole family. All proceeds to Whenuakite School |
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| Held Next: |
4 Jan |
| Where: |
Cooks Beach |
| Contact: |
[email protected] |
| Website: |
www.cooksbeachsummergala.co.nz |
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A Great Market Day!
Come and enjoy a day in Pollen Street with loads of stalls from local businesses and visitors. kids amusements, buskers and great food. |
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| Held Next: |
4 Jan 2012 |
| Where: |
Pollen Street, Thames |
| Contact: |
John 07 8689535 |
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| The annual Hahei market in Hahei always has a huge variety of stalls, so come along and join the fun. The Market is the onlyfundraiser for the Florence Harsant Community Library, run by volunteers, for the community. |
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| Held Next: |
Friday 6th Jan 2012 |
| Where: |
Hahei |
| Contact: |
Maggie Walker 0210454546 - [email protected] |
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 A huge celebration of food, wine, arts and crafts
The Tairua Wine and Food festival is a ritual amongst holidaymakers in the Tairua and Pauanui area. Over 10,000 people flock to the festival each year.
A huge array of food stalls, wine, beer, entertainment and of course stacks of arts and crafts stalls.
The event is the major fundraiser of the year for picturesque Tairua School - which sits on the Tairua Harbour and has a roll of just under 100 students - and is run completely by parents and kind local volunteers.
There are no dogs allowed at the festival since it is held on the school grounds and it is also a smokefree area |
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| Held Next: |
7 January
2012 |
| Where: |
Tairua |
| Website: |
www.tairuawineandfood.co.nz |
| Contact: |
Tairua School 07 864 8590 |
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The Waihi Summer Festival has become a popular, recognized institution for artists and art lovers alike over its 38 years. It's also a treasured opportunity for talented people to meet other like-minded artists, and share their views on the latest - or oldest - methods being used in their chosen craft.
Well known for being the biggest small town Exhibition on the arts calendar, the annual Festival is promising to be bigger and better attended than ever.
This year, as well as the usual categories of Painting, Sculpture and Fibre Art, Photography, Floral Art and Short Story Writing, the organizers have included a new Poetry Section, a Young Photographer and a Young Artist Category. |
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| Held Next: |
7 - 15 January 2012 |
| Website: |
www.waihi.org.nz |
| Where: |
Waihi |
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New Zealands most spectacular multi sport event!
One of the most scenic and challenging multisport races on the calendar. Three races that start close to and finish in the township of Coromandel
 The Moehau - 66km Multisport race. Set in the shadow of the Moehau the race includes Sea kayaking, mountain biking and off road running. The race is open to individuals and teams of up to 4 people.
Moehau Tri – 54km Off road Triathlon. Includes a 1.5km 0cean swim at Waitete Bay, 12km Off road run and 36km of mountain biking.
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| Held Next: |
14 Jan 2012 |
| Where: |
Coromandel Town |
| Website: |
www.arcevents.co.nz |
| Contact: |
[email protected] |
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 Stunning Setting, Swinging Sounds
You can't get a better setting than this. Set on a natural ampitheatre near Pauanui. Three hours of fun filled music. All proceeds go to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust. |
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| Held Next: |
28 January 2012 3.30pm - 9:00pm |
| Where: |
408 Settlement Road, Hikuai (Road into Pauanui) |
| Website: |
www.concertintheorchard.com |
| Contact: |
Anne & Gary Fowler 07 8647839 or email: [email protected] |
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 A must see live performance! The Doobie Brothers and Little River Band.... performing on one stage at the inaugural Whitianga Waterways Summer Concert.
The Whitianga Summer Concert will be held at Waterways on South Highway Sunday, 5 February. Gates open at 12noon, and the concert commences from 1pm, with New Zealand band Late 80’s Mercedes.
Ticket Information:
$89.00 Per adult
General on sale Monday 12th September through ticketek.co.nz or at following i-sites Whitianga, Whangamata, Thames, Coromandel Town, Tairua and Pauanui
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Child under 11 years free when accompanied by a paying adult.
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| Held Next: |
5 February 2012 | 12noon - 6.30pm |
| Where: |
Waterways South Highway - Whitianga |
| Website: |
www.jumpentertainment.co.nz |
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The Sounds & Soul of Scotland returns to Paeroa!!
Whether there's a bit of Scot in you or not, this is a great day of entertainment for the whole family as the picturesque Paeroa Domain takes on a festival atmosphere.
Commencing with Highland Dancing, Solo Piping and an Axemans Chopping Carnival the cultural extravaganza continues throughout the day.
At 11am witness the Clan's March to the Town Centre, see the big men Tossing the Caber and competing in the strongmen events.Take the opportunity to meet the Clan's and check out your genealogy.
At midday the Pipe Band's contest starts with 13 Pipe Bands from the upper North Island competing in Set's and Medley competitions concluding with a street march at 5.30pm.
The highlight for many will be the evening Tattoo at 6.30pm.This 2 1/2 hour variety spectacular complete with the Paeroa castle is based on the famous Edinburgh Tattoo in Scotland, and features Massed Pipe Bands, Highland Dancing, Caber Tossing, Mace Flourshing, Woodchopping, Ode to the Haggis, Scottish singing and much more.
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| Held Next: |
Saturday 11th February
2012, 9am till 9pm |
| Where: |
Paeroa Domain |
| Website: |
www.paeroahighlandgames.co.nz |
| Contact: |
Russell 07 8627320 or [email protected] |
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This is a popular day for the petrol heads and car enthusiasts. Held the day before the “Battle of the Streets” bike races, so that people can come the day before and see the cars and stop over for the bike racing the next day.
Swap meet stalls are set up early in the morning ready for a day’s ‘trading’ and stalls selling other things join them for a marketplace atmosphere. Coffee carts and sausage sizzles fill the air with rich aromas and live music keeps the tempo of the day. The racecourse opens it’s bar to cater for those who want to “wet their whistle” with something a little stronger.
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| Held Next: |
Saturday 18 February 2012 |
| Where: |
Paeroa |
| Website: |
www.paeroa.org.nz |
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 17 races of Motorcycling Mayhem!
The Battle of the streets is an institution in Paeroa. Check out New Zealand's top riders as they ter up the street circuit set trough central Paeroa.
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Sunday 19 February
2012 |
| Where: |
Paeroa |
| Website: |
www.battleofthestreets.co.nz |
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 Huge
marlin and tuna,
big prizes and
loads of partying! New Zealand’s
best and biggest
gamefishing
competitions
all take place
on the Coromandel
including:
Whangamata Nauti
Girls and Classic
Shimano Stand
Up, Tairua
Whitianga One
Base and Gamefishing
Classic
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| Held Next: |
February
2012 |
| Where: |
Whitianga & Whangamata |
| Website: |
www.gamebase.co.nz |
| Contact: |
Mercury Bay
Ocean Sports
Club [email protected]
Whangamata Ocean
Sports Club
07 865 8704 |
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 An arts trail set in NZ's most stunning location!
The volcanic, beautiful but remote Coromandel Peninsula, long a destination for outdoor enthusiasts intent on hiking, fishing, and bathing, has also attracted a population of permanent and part-time residents; musicians, sculptors, painters and crafts folk, whose life-style and products expand the regions attractions.
For more info check the poster or website
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| Held Next: |
Next held in 2013 |
| Where: |
Coromandel Peninsula |
| Website: |
www.mercurybayartescape.com |
| Contact: |
[email protected]
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