Papamoa Football would like to invite you to and join them for an evening with All Whites and Wellington Phoenix Coach Ricki Herbert.
This is a great opportunity to hear some Ricki's stories about his experiences as a player and a member of the 'great '82 team' and of course his latest success at the World Cup in South Africa.
Tickets are just $25 Adults, and $15 children (under 16) and are available at most Westpac branches in greater Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Katikati or contact papamoafootball@hotmail.com.Corporate and club packages are available... contact us for more info.
Kawerau Woodfest is the premier event in New Zealand for all things wood.
The National Woodskills Competition attracts the best woodwork artists the country has to offer, with amazing pieces of wood related art on display.
Prideaux Park in the centre of Kawerau hosts the KFL logging competition and there is also the BIG DIG which is an entertaining wood chip shoveling competition.
You can also catch the Rotorua woodchoppers in action and chainsaw carving is an absolute must.
This is a great weekend for the whole family with plenty to do and see with lots of market stalls to keep you happy too!
Held biennially, the Tauranga Garden and Artfest showcases the region's finest gardens and artists from private courtyards through to sprawling estates. The event has been growing steadily and now brings in thousands from outside the region who flock to the beautiful gardens located all around the Bay of Plenty.The 2009 event was heralded as a great success by organisers, visitors and sponsors.Over 80 of the region’s most beautiful gardens were open to the estimated 8,000 visitors over a four day period.
The gardens provided a unique backdrop for the largest display of local artists with venues from small urban courtyards to rambling country estates.
Mark your calendars now for this wonderful event.
Also visit www.gardenandartfest.co.nz.
The Tauranga Moana Seafood Festival is back again this year on the 27th of November with organisers working on an entertainment package for the entire family. This year the event will start at midday and run through to only 8pm. Festival patrons can look forward to cooking demonstrations, fish filleting and mussel opening competitions, music entertainment, kapahaka plus more. The childrens programme consists of the Finals of the Talent Quest where heats will be run two weeks prior, harbour cruises, bouncy slide, treasure hunt and the BIG sandcastle competition, with more activities in the making.
The Port of Tauranga Half event takes place starting at the Salisbury Wharf Carpark in Mount Maunganui. New Zealand’s premiere half iron man event makes use of one of the country’s best multi-sport event venues.
This prestigious event attracts the top New Zealand and overseas specialists and is a marvelous spectator sport.
The BEST WINE, the BEST FOOD & the BEST ENTERTAINMENT our region has to offer!
The Gartshore’s Tauranga Wine and Food Festival will be held on Sunday 6 March 2010 at the Wharepai Domain in Tauranga. Tickets on sale November first from Baycourt TicketDirect $25 includes a commemorative glass and entertainment all day. The festival features the best wine, the best food and the best entertainment our region has to offer.
Once again the region’s top restaurants, wineries and entertainers will come together to showcase the best our region has to offer. Noon – 6pm will see the beautiful tree lined Wharepai Domain come alive with the great sounds of our musicians, the culinary delights from our chefs and the fabulous wines from our vintners.
For five days over Easter, Tauranga swings with the vibrant sounds of the National Jazz Festival one of the oldest Jazz Festivals in the world. Each year thousands of visitors congregate in the friendly atmosphere of Bay of Plenty's beautiful seaside setting for the jazz party of the year.
Treat yourself to a ride on the nostalgic Jazz Steamtrain and marvel at the authentically restored carriages, some of them 100 years old. The Sebel Trinity Wharf Jazz Riverboat to takes jazz lovers on a gentle harbour tour of Tauranga Moana and The Jazz Village delivers entertainment for everyone in true New Orleans style.
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