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October 2015 - Wots on in Napier?
The days have suddenly got longer and warmer!! ….. It’s time to enjoy everything that is new and fresh!
There is plenty to see and do in and around Napier during October ….
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Bostock NZ Spring Racing Carnival - Livamol Classic
The last race meeting of the Spring racing carnival is regarded as one of the pivotal races of the spring racing calendar, as the racing action moves up another notch with the Livamol Classic Group 1 event - This race is on every owners bucket list, with only the very best taking the spoils. www.facebook.com/HawkesBayRacing Gates open 11.00am Saturday 3rd October Hawke’s Bay Racecourse, Hastings |
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Under 13 Central Regional Basketball Championships
The 2015 Under 13 Central Regional Championships will showcase the best Basketball age group players from the centre to the lower half of the North Island. Who will be future Breakers or Tall Blacks? 9.00am to 10.oopm daily Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th October Pettigrew Green Arena, Taradale, Napier |
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ITM Cup 2015 - Hawkes Bay Magpies vs WaikatoThe last Ranfurly Shield challenge for the season, and the last round robin match against a Mooloo side that last held the shield in 2013. It will be a crisp Friday night, a packed McLean Park…14,000 fans, 90 % of them wearing black and white and 10% ringing those annoying cow bells. A Magpies side who will be willing to do anything to hold onto the log of wood for the summer and a Waikato side who have continually grown with age and will look to make a statement and secure the esteemed prize. www.facebook.com/hawkesbaymagpies 7.35pm Friday 9th October McLean Park, Napier |
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Mitre 10 MEGA Ride in a TruckRide in a big rig from Mitre 10 MEGA Napier or Hastings to Turners and Growers, Whakatu, where a day of family fun awaits. Watch skilled operators doing things you didn’t know excavators could do in the HB Excavators Competition. Ride in a Truck Day is a bi-annual fundraiser that raises funds and awareness for Little Elms which provides accommodation to families who have family members being treated at Hawke's Bay Hospital. www.mitre10.co.nz/local/MegaHB/Ride_in_a_Truck_Day/ 9:00am to 2:00pm Saturday 10th October Turners and Growers, Groome Place, Whakatu
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Trans-Tasman Test series
See New Zealand's best masters squash players take on their foes from across the ditch! This fiercely contested biennial event is free to attend for spectators, and is sure to produce some highly entertaining squash. After convincingly defeating Australia in Nelson in 2011, New Zealand relinquished the shield in 2013 in Canberra. Can the Masters Squash Blacks win back the title? Hawke's Bay Squash Rackets Club, 62-64 Niven Street, Onekawa, Napier |
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Hawke's Bay Start Up weekend
Are you creative, designer, entrepreneur, inventor? Have you got the next technology solution to an endearing problem? Is there a market for what you want to invent? Learn the Secrets to Building a successful business! Start-up weekends are hands on experiences where entrepreneurs can find out if start-up ideas are viable. 6.30pm Friday 16th to 9.00pm Sunday 18th October Eastern Institute of Technology, Taradale, Napier |
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New Zealand Masters Squash Championships
The annual New Zealand Masters Squash Champs are back in sunny Hawke's Bay for the first time since 2012. There will be some fantastic fast paced squash to watch from the athletic babes in the 35-39 age group to the wily old campaigners in the older age groups. The titles will be hotly contended, with plenty of strong competition from Australians. www.squashnz.co.nz/events/national-events/masters-events 9.00am to 6.00pm daily Friday 16th to Tuesday 20th October Hawke's Bay Squash Rackets Club, 62-64 Niven Street, Onekawa, Napier |
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Strata Group Tour of the Bay
The 25th anniversary of this iconic cycling event, will take riders through scenic Hawke’s Bay countryside along peaceful country roads. With rides of 10, 20, 50 and 100km there are distances for riders of all abilities. 9:00am to 2:30pm Sunday 18th October Guthrie Park, Brookvale Rd, Havelock North |
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Hawke's Bay Royal A&P Show
When town meets country! Hawke’s Bay A & P Show is an iconic event - a celebration of rural life with plenty of old fashioned rural hospitality! Steeped in over 150 years of history the Annual Spring Show will take you on a journey through rural Hawke’s Bay life, with all the classic A & P displays… This year the Hawke’s Bay A&P hosts the 2015 Royal Show - the premier Agricultural Show in New Zealand. 8.30am to 5.00pm daily Wednesday 21st to Friday 23rd October Hawke's Bay A & P Showgrounds, Kenilworth Rd, Hastings |
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Keirunga Park Railway
Keirunga is rated in the top 5 best miniature railway tracks in the world, the 846m track winds its way around Keirunga Park, through tunnels, over viaducts and around scenic rock faces. You'll be fascinated and intrigued by their locos, and the visiting steam, diesel and electric locomotives from all around the North Island. www.keirungaparkrailway.org.nz www.facebook.com/Keirunga-Park-Railway 11.00am to 4.00pm Daily Friday 23rd to Monday 26th October Keirunga Park Pufflet Road Havelock North |
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Under 19 National Soccer Tournament Who will be a future All White? Enjoy a feast of top class football as 48 teams from both the North and South Island compete in the main and the satellite draws to win. Many players who have previously participated in this tournament have gone on to represent New Zealand at U20 and Senior level. From 9.00am daily Saturday 24th to Monday 26th October Park Island, Napier |
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Hawke's Bay Arts Festival
The inaugural Hawke’s Bay Arts festival programme is jam-packed with acts from New Zealand and around the world. The Festival’s venue, the Famous Spiegeltent, will play host to 13 days of music, cabaret, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus and a fantastic series of literary events. www.facebook.com/hawkesbayartsfestival Tuesday 27th October to Sunday 8th November The Famous Spiegeltent – Havelock North Domain, Havelock North |
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Targa Rally New Zealand
Targa New Zealand celebrates 21 years with 1,000kms of special stages around the Central North Island. Starting in Auckland on Monday 26th October travelling through New Plymouth, Taupo, Palmerston North, Taihape, Havelock North and finishing in Palmerston North Saturday 31st October. Five-time Targa New Zealand tarmac rally winner Tony Quinn and co-driver Naomi Tillett, and last year's event winners Glenn Inkster and Spencer Winn look set to resume their battle, but will 4 time Bathurst winner and motorsport legend Greg Murphy take overall honours? See the cars and meet the drivers in Havelock North on Friday 30th October with a Motorshow from 3:30pm - 6:30pm at Trechures Lane and Kids in Cars free, family, fun zone at Martin Place from 6pm until 8pm. 3.00pm to 8.00pm Friday 30th October Havelock North Domain, Havelock North |
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Hawke's Bay Home and Garden Show
Beautify your house and garden! Preview the hottest trends and innovations, gather expert advice, source accessories for a new look - or simply turn up and be prepared to be inspired. Save with massive show only specials! www.facebook.com/Home-Garden-Shows 10.00am to 5.00pm daily Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November McLean Park, Latham St, Napier |
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PLUS! PLUS! PLUS! There's so much more to see and do!
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