Community events

Taranaki Vintage Trail
Local enthusiasts & museums specialising in vintage & farm machinery open their private collections for you to view. The trail includes eight locations you can visit around the region. Information available from local i-SITES.
DATE/TIME Fri 29 Oct – Sun 7 Nov, 10am – 4pm every day
CONTACT Ph 06 757 8371
VENUE All around Taranaki
ADMISSION Entry fee applies at each venue

NZMCA Taranaki Area Rhododendron Festival Rally
DATE/TIME Fri 29 Oct – Sun 7 Nov
CONTACT Joe Kirk (Chairman) 06 278 4324 or
Diane MacKenzie 07 893 8709
ADMISSION $2.50 per person per night

New Plymouth Guided Historical Walk
Visit the historic buildings & imagine the trials & triumphs experienced by the early settlers in this 3km guided historic walk of New Plymouth.
DATE/TIME Saturdays & Sundays at 1pm – 3pm
CONTACT i-SITE Visitor Information Centre, Puke Ariki
ADMISSION Free, bookings essential

Simply Stitched
South Taranaki Stitchcraft Guild Biennial Exhibition.
A feast of embroidery, art, porcelain painting, weaving & fibre art.
DATE/TIME Fri 29 Oct - Sun 7 Nov, 10AM - 4PM
CONTACT Jenny Pease 06 278 5422
VENUE 73 High St Hawera
ADMISSION Free Event, Sales Table
Supported by the Hawera Art Club, Porcelain Painters, Super Stitchers, Hawera Creative Fibre & Hawera Weavers.