Mahurangi Matters_Kowhai Festival PULL OUT_17 October 2018

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SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER WARKWORTH MUSEUM OPEN DAY

SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER

10am to 2pm. Entry to the Museum is free all day.

Extra shows and activities such as: Children’s Crafts such as paint a fence pailing, paint a pet rock and make a flying saucer • Polish a piece of Kauri Gum • Old fashioned party games • Children’s scavenger hunt • Vintage Machinery will be running • Jowan our blacksmith will be displaying his skills • A chance to peak behind the scenes of Textiles and Archives.

FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER

CANOE SHOWDOWN

Races start 9.30 am, Baxter Street Boat Ramp

Categories: 20km Premier Showdown for serious racers • 10km SUP race • 10km For recreational paddlers • 5km cruise More info and online registration canoeshowdown.co.nz

JANE GIFFORD RIVER CRUISE followed by HERITAGE WALK of WARKWORTH TOWNSHIP. Cruise departs at 10.30 am

Check in time 10.15 am at the Warkworth Wharf. One hour Heritage Excursion aboard the ‘Jane Gifford’ on the historic Mahurangi River. $20 per person (includes walk)

Walk departs at 11.45 am

Walk only $5 per person. 11.45 to 12.30pm assembly at the Warkworth I-Site Ph 027 4849 935 for Reservations

FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER MOVIE NIGHT - A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS 1964

sponsored by Barfoot & Thompson Shoesmith Domain. Event starts 7pm – Movie screens 8pm. Free Clint Eastwood starring in his first Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Leone, which catapulted him to international stardom.

M-Violence and has a duration of 99mins. www.travellingcinema.nz

thank you The Kowhai Festival is run entirely by volunteers and is not-for-profit. It wouldn’t be possible to organise it without the support of these brilliant sponsors:

Media Sponsors Gold Sponsors: Barfoot & Thompson Real Estate, Mike Pero Real Estate Goods & Services donated by: Bridgehouse, Buckton Surveyors, Free

Range Wine Company, Hart Pharmacy, HireWorks, i-Site, Junction Magazine, Mahurangi College, Mahu Express, Mason Bins, Noel Leeming, Ray White Real Estate, Rhodes for Roads, St.Johns, The Travelling Cinema Company, Warkworth A.F.C., One Warkworth, Warkworth Library, Warkworth Lions, Warkworth Police, Warkworth Rotary, Warkworth RSA

THE WARKWORTH GREAT DEBATE presented by Toastmasters Warkworth 6.30pm, Warkworth Town Hall

Two hilarious debates MC’d and judged by Darryl Soljan: Toastmasters vs Warkworth Rotary & Warkworth Lions: “MEN BECOME DISTINGUISHED – WOMEN BECOME INVISIBLE” Toastmasters vs Local POLICE: Mark Stallworthy, John Williams, Hamish Buick “IS AUSTRALIA WORTH INVADING” Delicious finger food & Cash bar Tickets $35 at Hospice House, Harts Pharmacy Warkworth, Mahurangi Matters – 17 Neville St Warkworth, or contact Murray Chapman murray@mchapman.co.nz Limited door sales available.

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Music, Food, Vitality Village, Stalls, Dog Show, Kids Entertainment FROM 9am AT Buses 995, 996, 997 pickup drop off point changes for the day: It will be outside the Plunket Rooms at the bottom of Mill Lane.

FREE disabled Parking at Buckton Surveyors on Mill Lane

Extra Parking at the Mahurangi College, with a shuttle Bus stopping at the bottom of Mill Lane by Gold Coin Donation

MUSIC, FOOD & WINE ALL DAY DOG SHOW

Come and chill out next to the stage at the Kowhai Festival Garden Bar! The folks from exciting new local cider company Bohemian Cider will be hosting the area and aim to wow you with their intriguing local libations. Te Rata wines will be back with their delicious local wines. There’s also a selection of craft Beers plus a special one off Kowhai Festival Citrus Cider infused with local Limes. Bohemian cider will be pouring a range of organic ciders, plus a selection of fresh handcrafted sodas on tap.

Baxter Street near the Skateboard Ramp

Presented by The Warkworth and Districts Dog Training Club.

Demonstrations 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am of approx 20mins duration featuring agility, flygility, tunnel running and weaving. Scent demonstrations and obedience may also feature dependent on dogs available on the day.

Afterwards there will be short competitions for children under 10 to copy the dogs and do a short flygility run over low jumps, through tunnels, weaving through a course and retrieving a ball, with small prizes up for grabs.

VITALITY VILLAGE

Winscombe Mall carpark next to Paper Plus Vitality Village is host to various health practitioners such as life coaching, massage, Bowen, chiro and reflexology therapists, personal trainers and nutritionists as well as natural products for sale like botanicals, minerals and essential oils.

There will be lots to see, taste and do – you might like to try boot camp, tai chi, dance fitness or even have a go at a new sport or leisure activity.

Vintage Car Show at the bottom of Neville Street

Main Stage Garden Bar at the southern end of the Wharf 9.30am - 9.50am

Matakana Primary School – Kapa Haka group

10.00am - 10.40am

Dianne Morgan and the Jade River Ukes

10.50pm - 11.20am

Lauren Collins

11.30am - 12.10pm

Texas Storm

12.20pm - 12.50pm

Latitude Blues

1.00pm - 1.50pm

Riley Popham

2.00pm - 2.50pm

The Drive

3.00pm - 3.50pm

Donna Deane

4.00pm - 5.00pm

Jamie McDell

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The stalls and kids entertainment are along the main street and the food stalls are mainly down at the Wharf. Also at the wharf area are the Garden Bar and stage for all day entertainment hosted by More FM.

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