No images? Click here Kia ora koutou,Welcome to our listing of events and activities happening in the local community this week! Events This Week27th September - 7th October - IA Exhibition by Zena Elliott IA: Te Ia o Te Awa features new work by Zena Elliott, a Kirikiriroa-based artist who hails from Te Teko. Zena's mahi combines past, present, and future through materials, methods, and aesthetics. IA is part of a larger body of work by the artist that links the fluidity of rivers with gender and cultural identity. 4-6th October 9am-12pm - Mural Painting with Zena Elliott Zena is making a mural to accompany IA at Riverslea Mall while the exhibition is on. Please see our other listings (or the Wormhole website) for further information. We hope you can come along and take part! Saturday 7th October 12pm - Potluck Lunch at Wormhole Celebrate Riverslea Mall's new mural by Zena Elliott and the community, and the end of the IA: Te Ia o Te Awa exhibition at Wormhole. Bring some kai to share, meet the artist(s), and have a good time! If the weather is fine we'll gather near the new mural at Riverslea's Rata Ave entrance. If not, we'll be at Wormhole Gallery and Studio inside Riverslea Mall (opposite the Medical Centre). Saturday 7th October 9am-1pm - Awatapu Community Garden Planting Day Come on down to the Awatapu Community Garden on the 7th October 9am - 1pm to help plant heaps of vegetable plants, build compost and warm farms, do some outdoor arts and crafts and share in a free BBQ. Lots of fun for the whole whānau- We look forward to seeing you there! Monday 9th - Sunday 15th October - Whakatāne Kiwi Trust Kiwi Week October is an exciting time for the Whakatāne Kiwi Trust as it incorporates Kiwi Week! (09-15th) Kiwi week is an initiative started by Save the Kiwi that was originally Kiwi Month which was a bit easier to scatter events throughout the month BUT do not worry we have managed to squeeze a month’s worth of activities into one week! Tuesday 10th October 10.30am - Kiwi Themed Book Reading and Colouring in Competiton Friday 13th October 6.30pm - Kid’s Kiwi Week Discovery Dusk Walk Friday 13th October 7.30pm - Night Walk Sunday 15th October 9am - 3.30pm - Kiwi Aversion Training For more information check out the event display at Whakatāne isite including their interactive Kiwi Quiz Throughout October - Bike-tober Celebrate getting on your bike this month! Check out the fantastic events on offer - there's something for everyone!! Check out the full programme on Whakatāne.com This week: Fri 6th- Bike-tober Family fun bike skills and games | Whakatāne NZ (whakatane.com) Sat 7th- Bike-tober Ride the Runway | Whakatāne NZ (whakatane.com) Wed 11th- Bike-tober Give Mountain Biking a Go | Whakatāne NZ (whakatane.com) Thu 12th- Bike-tober Whakatāne Wheels Day | Whakatāne NZ (whakatane.com) 16th September- 11 November - Three New Exhibition Head to Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi - Whakatāne Libraries and Galleries, 49 Kākāhoroa Drive to see 3 new breathtaking exhibits. 'Shifting Perspective' Exhibition - Most of us face challenging times during our lives - some more severe than others - and we somehow need to deal with them. 'HE PAE TAWHITI: Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua' Exhibition - This exhibition of portraiture and fashion highlights the need to look beyond western forms of cultural recognition, and look to traditions that can be applied in this day and age to heal Papatūānuku. 'Te Ararau oo Anu Maatao' Exhibition - An exhibition by Te Kaha, Cristina and Te Kohatu. Below the ocean, where the intense cold exists, we acknowledge Te Anu Maatao, Atua of space, personified as cold. Music Events This WeekNeil Diamond Tribute Friday 6th 7.30pm - Open to all - Whakatāne RSA Karl Smith Saturday 7th 6.30pm - The Comm Whakatāne Country Music Club Sunday 8th 1-4pm - The Caledonian Hall Karaoke Thursday 12th 7.30pm - The Comm Future Events- Get Your Tickets NowInto The Woods 18th October - 4th November - Tickets $35-40 from iTicket or Whakatāne isite Good George Botanical Gin Workshop at The Comm 25th October - Tickets $50 Elvis Festival 20th-22nd October - FREE events across Labour weekend QUEEN - It's a Kinda Magic 10 November - Tickets $66 from 1XX We want to support all our community's events!Upload your events to our website here. Add them to our digital notice boards here. Or contact Kristen at kristen.davies@whakatane.govt.nz for more information and to have your events or activities included in our weekly What's On newsletter. Recurring eventsMarketsŌhope Craft Market - Held at Ōhope Hall on 1st Saturday of every month, 8:30am-12:30pm. Whakatāne Sunday Market - Held at Mitchell Park every Sunday, 8am-1pm. Peace Park Market - Held next to the Whakatāne Museum on Boon Street, last Thursday of every month. Sports & FitnessWhakatāne 5km Park Run - Every Saturday 8am at the Whakatāne Gardens RecreationHā Kākano Preschool Storytime Every Tuesday 10:30-11am at Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi Te Pātaka Kōrero Heritage Gallery Guided Tours Every Second Wednesday of the Month 12.30pm & 3.30pm at Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi River Edge Park Miniature Railway Running Day First Sunday of every month 10am-3pm at River Edge Park Games Nights Believe It or Not Quiz NightMonday - 6:30pm, The Whakatāne Hotel/ The Craic. Wednesday - 7pm, Ōhope Charter Club. Thursday - 6pm, Mata Brewery. Gee Quiz with LJEvery second Wednesday - 6.30pm, The Comm |