Some of the following dates are subject to confirmation and may change. Contact the Events Manager, Mike Van der Boom by email at mikev@whakatane.govt.nz or phone on 07 307 2050 for any information on possible changes.
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Surf Life Saving New Zealand 2010 National Championships being held at the Whakatane Surf Life Saving Club, Ohope Beach. Over a 1000 Lifeguards will compete in Ironman to surf boat racing, ski races, beach sprints and swimming races. Great for spectators with 4 event arenas stretched of 1.5km of beach... click here for more info...
Open to boat fisherman and surf casters
Tickets - Available at Opotiki ITM, Opotiki Bait and Tackle and Ju Bailey's.
Weigh in - Sat 4 - 6pm and Sun 3 - 5pm
Prize giving Sun 6.30pm Slims Bar - Supper supplied
Puawairua Marae will be transformed into an arts village for Eastern Bay artists to showcase their work in an interactive and unique way. The wharekai (dining hall) becomes a gallery for working artists to display and sell work and demonstrate their talents. Artists and other makers will also be working outdoors around the marae complex. Music and activities for children and adults. Saturday - 10am - 4pm. Sunday 10am - 3pm. Admission by koha/donation.
Hangi, 80 metre Flying Fox ride, heated swimming pool, lots of stalls including White Elephant/Clothes/Books/Toys, Food stalls, Bouncy Castle and much much more! Come and join our fantastic fun day! Starts 9:00am.
Phone
Nikki or Waiotahe Valley School, 3154 712 (School) or 3154 972 (Nikki)
The Fitness Fusion Ohope Half Marathon Run also features a 10k fun run/walk and 5k doggie dash. A fun, flat and fast course with coastal views and guaranteed canine mayhem! click here for more info...
Pinarello R4: Rotorua, Rotoiti, Rotoehu and Rotoma. Take in some of New Zealand's most beautiful scenery as you cycle from Rotorua to Whakatane. The unique 90km course has been designed to pass four stunning lakes as it winds up the undulating terrain of State Highway 30. Riders will pass forest sections, over the Rotomas to the Rangitaiki plains, rolling through Te Teko to Awakeri and onto the finish in Whakatane. click here for more info...
Download a poster and entry form here.
Catch the heaviest Stag or Boar, Snapper and Pheasant with the longest tail. This years event is filmed by Hunting Aotearoa! click here for more info...
The Whakatane Great Outdoors Monty's Revenge Multisport event is a day of adventure on one of the most scenic courses in New Zealand taking in seascapes, cliffs, bush and river vistas. Monty's Revenge is an acheiveable 57km course that includes run, bike and kayak sections and is open to individuals or teams.
A new Duathlon option is also available. click here for more info...
Fibre and Fleece 2010 Design Awards and Fashion Parade encourages craftspeople, designers and artists to create garments furnishings and art forms out of materials with no less than 90% natural materials. click here for more info...
Phone
07 315 4679 Dorothy Wilson
Address
De Luxe Theatre, Church Street, Opotiki Postal - PO Box 168, Opotiki
Whakatane Society of Arts and Crafts hosts the area's longest running annual art exhibition, featuring work from members of teh Bay of Plenty's 10 Art Societies.
The annual business show that features the huge range of Eastern Bay of Plenty business and leisure activities. It's All Here. Free entry to the public. Friday 12pm - 5pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am - 4pm. click here for more info...
Calling all bikers! This new event will be run together with the Baytrust Motu Challenge multisport. You can enter either an individual or a two person team. The 65km mountain bike will be raced with the Motu Challenge competitors. Multisporters will then split off at Motu to complete their run, ride and paddle; while Motu 160 competitors will get straight onto their road bikes and cycle 90km back over Traffords Hill and down Waioeka gorge to Opotiki. click here for more info...
Phone
(027) 2273252 Race director
Address
Prize giving and finish - Princess Street Reserve Opotiki
The popular Bay of Plenty Electricity's 'Toi's Challenge' running and walking event takes place in Whakatane during November each year. The event takes in one of world's most scenic multi terranin routes - Nga Tapuwae o Toi (in the footsteps of Toi). The 18.5km kilometre course captures the essence of the Whakatane district and includes sea cliffs, Ohope Beach and native bush. click here for more info...
The ultimate challenge takes place in Whakatane each year - the Whakatane Great Outdoors Adventure Race. Teams from around New Zealand compete in a gruelling and challenging race covering over 100km of rugged bush and water-ways around the Eastern Bay. A new 6 hour option has been included to cater for the less serious adventure racer. click here for more info...
The Annual Opotiki Rodeo (Sponsored by: Whakatane Hunting and Fishing) is not to be missed. It features spectacular horse and western type events and is commended by the competing cowboys & girls to be one of the best in New Zealand. click here for more info...
The official tourism information website for the Whakatane District, including Ohope and Murupara, in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Whakatane is a coastal town, situated in the North Island of New Zealand, just one hour drive from Tauranga and Rotorua.
