April 2008

April gives you the opportunity to be extraordinary and help overcome povery and injustice with the Oxfam Trailwalker.

The Avanti 100k Flyer allows competitors to ride from one world famous tourist destination to another.

Oxfam Trailwalker

05 Apr 2008

Oxfam New Zealand dares you to undertake the world's greatest team challenge to help overcome poverty and injustice. The challenge is for your team of four to complete 100kms in 36 hours and to raise funds to help some of the world's poorest people. Oxfam Trailwalker offers you an incredibly satisfying personal achievement, an unparalleled chance to share the experience with friends and colleagues and a unique opportunity to do something amazing for others. Be extraordinary. Take Part.

Biscuits - cookies, crackers and gingernuts

05 Apr 2008 - 30 Apr 2008

Taupo Museum. Photographs by Alan Knowles. Touring exhibition brought here thanks to Creative Taupo. Alan Knowles took a year to photograph this delightful exhibition at the Griffins Factory in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt. This plant threatened with closure, is the largest employer in the Hutt Valley and the biggest biscuit factory in New Zealand. It still manages to keep its community identity through old fashioned business practices. A loyal, stable staff seems to be the key and a gold watch is still awarded to staff after twenty years’ of service. The exhibition includes people at work as well as artistic shots of biscuit moulds and processes. There is something reassuring about these biscuits, with their familiar names, shapes, tastes and smells. Everybody can relate to the pictures displayed.

Trans Taupo Paddle

12 Apr 2008

Paddle across the pure crystal mountain feed waters of New Zealand’s (and Australasia's) largest freshwater lake. The pinnacle of open fresh water paddling. The inaugural event start gun sounds at 6:00am on Saturday 24th March 2007. Paddle approximately 44.8km across Lake Taupo from the Lakeside Restaurant in Waihi, via Mission Bay Reserve to the Taupo Yacht Club in Taupo. Sea kayaks, ocean/surf ski’s and outriggers. Solo and team categories. “Come paddle the big puddle”