SATURDAY NIGHT RIDES! SATURDAY NIGHT ROCKS! All rides, live bands Every Saturday night in MARCH until 11pm! Experience Rainbows End at night with entertainment from The Early Birds, The Fallout, Clap Clap Riot, These Four Walls and Shotgun Alley.

The ASB Polyfest is the largest Maori & Pacific Island’s cultural festival in the world. In 2009 it attracted record spectator number of over 90,000, with 9000 students competing from 59 schools.
Students will compete on five stages, performing traditional items from the following cultures – Cook Islands, Maori, Niue, Samoan and Tongan. here will also be a Diversity stage featuring performances from a range of cultural groups including Chinese, Korean and Indian.

The 2010 ASB Polyfest takes on special significance as it is the 35th anniversary of the festival.

For a day of good music, amazing art, great food and wonderful wine and beer, make sure you come to the Paeroa Wild Food & Art Festival.

The festival this year really starts two weeks before the main event with sculptor, Lauren Kitts working on a new sculpture for Paeroa in the domain.

The proposed sculpture is made out of local Maratoto stone and is a beautiful piece entitled “Go with the Flow”. It is possible to go and watch Lauren at work and see the sculpture as it emerges from the massive block of stone.

On the day, other artists will be working, including woodcarvers and weavers who will be demonstrating their art with an opportunity to try your hand at these things as well. Children will be able express themselves artistically too with face painting and clay modelling in their own area under the trees.

A live band playing throughout the day provides the background music while a variety of musicians and entertainers take their turn to bring you a wide range of styles and sounds.
Set up under the trees, stalls selling food, wine and handcrafts will entice you.

As the weather is traditionally hot and sunny during this festival the shade is welcome as you browse, eat and drink. At least fifty stalls selling handcrafts and a variety of artworks and fifteen stalls selling the wild and other food is what the festival is all about. Some of the food stalls are run by local community groups and schools to raise funds and these will include Karangahake School selling their delicious wild pork sandwiches.

Eight stalls selling wine and beer including labels like Mata Beer, Ohinemuri Winery and Cooks Beach Winery will enable you to sample great beverages and match them with some of the wonderful food. These are all boutique wineries and breweries so there will be a wide range of specialty products

The entry fee is $10 for adults and it is free for children. Adults receive a free festival glass as part of their entry fee

Take to the skies with the "Classic Hits Around New Zealand Air Safari 2010", meet the pilots, their crew & see the aircraft when the Safari arrives in your town!

Be at the Ardmore Aerodrome on Tuesday 23rd March 2010, as the Safari departs North to Kaitaia, this is the first leg of the Air Safari 2010-- be there join in the fun. Tune into your local "Classic Hits Radio Station" & listen for the competitions, promotions and interviews- be in to win a “Trial Flight “with the Auckland Aero Club- listen to the "Classic Hits Radio" the week before the Safari is in town- & hear what’s going on!

Find out what it takes to learn to fly with the Auckland Aero Club, meet new people & enjoy the challenges of your new Sport- flying!

Aircraft will start arriving at the Auckland Aero Club from Sunday 21st March, 2010, for documentation and aircraft scrutineering plus the Launch Function on Sunday evening. The purpose of this special event is to assist Flying New Zealand’s nationwide network of Aero Clubs, to attract new members into sport and recreational flying and lift the profile of Aero Clubs in the community.

The Air Safari will start on Tuesday the 23rd March 2010. Departing from Ardmore, the event will weave its way through New Zealand covering 17 airfields, and finishing on 1st April 2010 at Queenstown just in time for the Easter Weekend and Warbirds Over Wanaka.

We’re expecting up to 65 Aircraft to take part in this great adventure with about 200 entrants. The Air Safari 2010 will have an international flavour with pilots from Australia & England as well as great support from New Zealanders. As they wind their way through New Zealand, the Air Safari will be hosted by the local Aero Clubs, the main attraction here is to allow the local districts to showcase their cuisine, tourist attractions and their history. Joining us on the event is the Life Flight Trust Air Ambulance personnel; they are aiming to increase the awareness to New Zealanders of the work that is done in saving lives nationwide.

Come and meet the pilots and view the many different types of Aircraft from the World War 2 Catalina, to the modern Cessna, Pipers, Lancair and the new generation Ultralight Sport Aircraft as well as Helicopters at the Auckland Aero Club, Ardmore Aerodrome.

CMRFU Proudly presents Party in the Park in Pukekohe
Featuring Australian Idol winner -Stan Walker, The Lady Killers, Tom Sharplin, Moss, Howard Morrison Jrn & Counties Manukau's Got Talent. Rides, Activities, Food & Beverage outlets onsite 
Tickets on sale through Ticketek
Tickets also available from Stadium office
Adults; General Admission $35 & Grandstand $55. Children; 14yrs & Under General Admission$10 & Grandstand $35
Proceeds go to an irrigations system for Bayer Growers Stadium
Corporate Hospitality packages available
Phone Kylie Sousa mob 027 4996540

The New Zealand Blackcaps play Australia in this International test match at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

Dragon are back after a successful Auckland North tour. They are now set to begin a nationwide tour. Dragon performed 4 spectacular shows in Jan 2010 with support from NZ's finest young bands.

Fronted by NZ's own Mark Williams, Dragon delivered memorable classic hits such as "April Sun In Cuba" and "Are You Old Enough". Since Todd Hunter reformed Dragon, audiences have packed venues to relive new music and Mark Williams' approach enveloping the audience into feeling part of the band.

Dragon will be supported by the experienced Rotorua based band "Kindred" who have been likened to Creed and performed in front of thousands in China. Also performing with Dragon are the young and exciting Hamilton based "Eqwanox"

As Dragon take to the stage at The Kentish Hotel in Waiuku, be prepared for an unforgettable performance.

The New Zealand Offshore Powerboat series comes to Whitianga, April 10th 2010.

Experience the raw power and speed of the most rigorous racing series on New Zealand waters. These boats are up to 11m in length, have up to 1,200 horsepower and are capable of 190kph.

So you’re tough, but are you tough enough to take on the Waikato Draught Tough Guy and Gal Challenge?

Get down and dirty while you tackle the course that includes water trails, mud slide, crawl under barbed wire, beautiful native bush trails, swamp crossings and more mud. The course has been designed with an array of natural and man-made obstacles for you to conquer and have one of the most memorable experiences of your life.

The event is open to male and female competitors aged 14years and older. The full course is 12km; however a social 6km option is also available.

Grab your friends, workmates or family together for a truly amazing experience.

Pure indulgence!

A weekend long celebration of Coromandel seafood and cuisine.

Tickets go on sale 01 May for the festival marquee which will be located on the Marina Reserve between 10am and 5pm Saturday 28th August.

Over 60 food and wine stalls, cooking demos, loads of competitions and great entertainment! On Friday and Saturday nights Whitianga’s restaurants and café’s will be cooking up a storm and hosting some great entertainment too.

Whitianga Scallop Festival - a weekend long celebration of Coromandel seafood and cuisine.

LG Kids in Cars 2010 Track Day.

$5 per car entry (parking)
Mothers car show’n’shine .
Track rides start from $5.
All day passes from $25.00
Family Pass( up to four people) $75.00
Spectators - Free

Hot laps,celebrity drivers, car show, fun rides, bouncy castles, raffles NZ Fire Service, NZ police, St John, Lions of NZ Helicopter Rides, face painting, clowns
food stalls - plenty of cold drinks - coffee & hot drinks.

Come along and be a part of the LG 2010 bathurst in the Park, Kids in Cars Track Day

Proudly supported by LG New Zealand

For further information email nigel@kic.org.nz

Re- ppens on Friday evenings from 30th October, from 4pm to 8pm at the Tamakae Reserve in Waiuku. Organics, whole foods, art, health & well- being, gourmet products & much more...

Soak up the vibrant atmosphere, try the delicious array of foods, and have wine on the wharf as you listen to great live music. Relax into every weekend at The Waiuku Twilight Market

A family run market that has been operating in Pukekohe for 9 years. The market runs every Saturday from 8am-12noon come rain or shine on Massey Avenue in Pukekohe.

Stallholders sell a variety of goods including: fresh fruit n veges, fish, smoked fish, breads, fast food, plants, flowers, cakes, pickles, jams, jewellery, books, clothing, electrical goods, tools, crystals, souvenirs and bric-a-brac. New stallholders always welcome.

Plenty of free parking around town for customers. Take a stroll down the main street in Pukekohe after visiting the market, it is only 2 mins away from market site. Lots of shops to browse around plus cafes, bars and ethnic and NZ restaurants to have a meal or drink at - make Pukekohe a destination this Saturday!

The Otara Markets are not to be missed, with their ethnic food and fresh produce, clothing, accessories, jewellery, fashion, arts and crafts and more.

Auckland is the world's largest Polynesian city - experience the food and products of the city's different cultures.

Join in the bargain hunting and enjoy the live entertainment. It makes a great day out.

This new rural market was opened a year ago by Roger & Vyvyan Vincent and has grown to over 90 stalls on a sunny day! Stalls are really varied and stallholders come from as far away at Te Kauwhata, Rotorua and Tauranga, plus the Coromandel and Auckland.

Come to Pokeno and enjoy the country market experience. Take Pokeno exit and stop en route, have an icecream and browse our new market right opposite the shops in Pokeno Village off the Expressway to Hamilton from Bombay or the other way round Hamilton to Bombay!!

Stalls of interest - arts, crafts, antiques, organics, plants, flowers, jams, pickles, veges, books, outdoor furniture, rawena bread, childrens clothing, babies knitted clothing, jewellery, chocolates and sweets, maori flax flower bouquets and baskets, and lots lots more.
Phone 09 2388831 for further information.

New stallholders welcome - conditions apply.

During wet weather the market will re-locate to tarseal truck stop opposite current paddock site.

Come join us every Saturday for the freshest of seasonal fruits, vegetables, Jams, and chutneys, christmas cakes, puddings and hampers. From the bakery, breads, cakes and biscuits. Smoked fish and gourmet muesili, pasta, along with many other edible delights. Arts and crafts to tempt the most discerning, from garden art to plants like bromeliads, orchids and succulents from many countries, along with other arts and crafts from a very talented group of people. There is something for everyone. So come along and enjoy the spectacle while purchasing your needs.

Long running weekly arts and crafts market every Sunday. Big range of different product lines. Increasing number of food stalls, Jewellery, gift lines, second hand books, collectables, candles, designer home crafts and cushions, embossed ceramic mugs, embroidered lines, tri-pillows, lavender products, TradeAid food and gift lines, natural bodycare products, childrens clothing, silk sarongs, knitted toys, hats and bags,,jams and chutneys, rhubarb and pickled onions, smoked fish, fruit and vege, spiritual readings, gift lines, childrens furniture, artwork, handmade cards, garden furniture, garden artand statues, plants, ..... and more !

Auckland's newest French-style market for food & wine enthusiasts in a superb waterside location.
Modelled on the common French village 'marche local', shoppers can fill their baskets with fresh local produce and the best imported ingredients for a weeks worth of good living.

Find real French people selling genuine delicacies from all over France; from cheeses to mustards, preserves to charcuterie. Experience the flavours of Argentina, Cornwall and Italy in delicious empanadas, pasties and pasta, or sit Parisian style over an espresso with a croissant that was baked that very morning.

Every Saturday 8am -12pm, Pine Harbour Marina.

Just 15 mins from the Southern Motorway, plenty of free parking or pull up in your boat. www.pineharbour.co.nz/freshmarket/