Events

Cemetery Circuit is a temporary motorcycle street racetrack in downtown Wanganui, New Zealand. It was named because the track circles the old town cemetery. The daylong meeting is traditionally held on Boxing Day (26 December) each year and has been running since 1951. It attracts around 10,000 spectators and some of the best New Zealand and international motorcycle racers compete on this tight, one-mile (1.6km) street circuit.

Get up close to the action at New Zealand's legendary street circuit. An absolute must on the annual racing calendar! Cemetery Circuit is the final round in the Suzuki International Tri-Series and the only one (of the three) to be raced on the street. Respected internationally, Cemetery Circuit is often called the ‘Southern Hemisphere's Isle of Man’.

Racing starts @ 10:30am.

Tickets:

Super Pass - $55.00
The Best Seat in the House! - Situated on the back straight. Great viewing from the back straight right through to the Esses as well as seeing all the action around the track from the Big Screen! See the line up as riders set up on the Dummy Grid, plus interviews of winners directly in front of you. All this in your own personal seating + Big Screen + Toilets + Programme. You can also park nearby in own secure carpark. BYO Alcohol & Food. (NB. Alcohol limited to 1 doz per person & NO GLASS.)

General Admission - $30.00
**Only till Friday 16^th December 2011 - Buy online now and save $5.00 on the price of an adult ticket**

Child Ticket - $5.00
5-15years. Under 5s FREE!

The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc) hosted its first internationally rally in 1965. The 6th International Haast Rally wended its way through the newly opened Haast Pass Highway on the South Island's picturesque West Coast. The rally's great success trail blazed seven more internationals between 1972 and 2006.

The international world of vintage and veteran vehicles will become a smaller sphere when they gather in New Zealand's North Island city of Wanganui in January 2012 for another chapter to be woven into the colorful fabric of the banner we will have carried for 66 years.

This ever-popular programme of bus trips, guided walks and talks gets under way on 3 January and runs through to 3 February.

This year there are more than 30 events in the programme, including trips to the Kaimanawa horse country above Waiouru,  Whangamomona and its historic pub, Kapiti Island and the Bridge to Nowhere on the Whanganui River. For the more energetic, there is a mountain bike ride through the Mangapurua Valley while others can sit back and enjoy a ride on the Overlander through the historic Raurimu Spiral.

Bookings can be made at the Whanganui Riverboat Centre on Taupo Quay from 7 December.

The Whanganui Summer Programme Trust organises the programme and can be contacted at whanganuisummerprog@gmail.com. 

The culmination of the students' summer school - hear and see them performing their favourite pieces for you.
See critique from Lindis Taylor

The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc) hosted its first international rally in 1965. The 6th International Haast Rally wended its way through the newly opened Haast Pass Highway on the South Island's picturesque West Coast. The rally's great success trail blazed seven more internationals between 1972 and 2006.

The international world of vintage and veteran vehicles will become a smaller sphere when they gather in New Zealand's North Island city of Wanganui in January 2012 for another chapter to be woven into the colorful fabric of the banner we will have carried for 66 years.Location Springvale Stadium

Located at the end of G F Moore Drive in the heart of the Springvale Park complex. The main hall of the Springvale Stadium is 1260 square metres, an Extension with sliding doors joining the two facilities is 595 square metres. The combined complex has a fire rating capacity of 1500 people including 765 people in the tiered seating. There are 101 car parks available for the facility.

The Rivercity Caboodle is set to be Wanganui’s largest ever street carnival with a heritage theme. Wanganui’s CBD and Victoria Avenue have long been noted for their heritage features that include Edwardian, Victorian and Art Deco period architecture. Along with this, Wanganui as a settlement has a long and chequered history both pre and post colonisation. It is these ever present reminders of our past that the Caboodle is set to celebrate.

A street carnival in such a unique setting has attracted a lot of local and out of town musicians all keen to participate. Some of the highlights of the day-long entertainment programme will be:

• The Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band – fast gaining popularity for their devotion to 1930’s New Orleans Ragtime
• The 50 Grand – a high energy trio committed to breathing new life into early rock ‘n’ roll tunes

and

• an outdoor screening of the cinema classic Casablanca.

The Caboodle takes place on Saturday 21^st January 2012, beginning at 10am and concluding at midnight. Entertainment will be spread over four stages and there is something for everyone with games, a magic show and stage competitions for the kids along with opera, poetry, debates and theatrical performances for adults. *For the full programme of entertainment please visit www.mainstreetwanganui.co.nz*

Attendees are encouraged to dress according to their favourite historical era and spot prizes will be awarded to the best dressed.

The event takes place throughout Wanganui’s CBD and is part of the Wanganui Festival Weekend.

Wanganui's Boardwalk Festival

brought to you by More FM 92.8 Wanganui

Head down to the riverfront Boardwalk between City Bridge and the Waimarie on Wellington Anniversary Weekend (Monday 23^rd January 2012) from 10.00am and experience a FUNtastic day out for the whole family!

Live musical performances by Blues Buffet, Super Collective Quartet, Charles Ponga and Band, along with live dance demonstrations from Salsa on the Awa, Zumba and Rock 'n' Roll groups - there'll be plenty to see & hear!

There'll be races on the river from 10.00am with corporate rowing, sprint kayaking and a chance for you to enter our Plastic Fantastic race! Followed by some jet boat fun!

There will be special exhibitions, lots of yummy food to eat and the historic unveiling of the newly restored No.12 Tram at 2.00pm.

For more information on entering a river race or the Plastic Fantastic, contact Clare - 06 349 1847 | projects@eventswanganui.com.

Entry to the Festival is FREE. (NB. There is a charge for river race entry.) Go to www.wanganui.com for more Festival details.

RELAY FOR LIFE

February 25^th / 26^th 2012

Like to be involved? Like to help us to help others? We need your help. Choose a name, develop a theme and experience 24 hours of non stop fun!

Don’t miss out on your tent site. Begin your FUNdraising now! Register now with the Cancer Society − 3 Koromiko Road, Wanganui. Phone: 06 348 7402 | Fax: 06 348 7406 | email: wgi.cancer.soc@xtra.co.nz

WHAT IS RELAY FOR LIFE?
Relay For Life is a magnificent, fun-filled overnight event that brings tens of thousands of New Zealanders together every year to:

• Celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer;
• Bask in the the strength of survivors whose life stories inspire others to continue the fight;
• Remember loved ones lost to the disease.

At Relay For Life, people who walk alongside those battling cancer can grieve and find healing. Fight Back. We Relay because we have been touched by cancer and desperately want to put an end to the disease. We make a commitment to save lives by taking up the fight.

How it works
People from all ages and walks of life put together teams of friends, families, colleagues, sports or community groups and take on the challenge of raising FUNds, raise awareness and celebrate survivorship. Gathering together at the overnight Relay For Life event at Wanganui City College, February 25^th/26^th 2012, they run the Relay to Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back, supporting the individuals and members of our community who are dealing with cancer. Relay For Life highlights are the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the Survivors Walk, and the Candle Light Ceremony.

What’s all the FUNdraising about?
The Cancer Society of New Zealand is a non-goverment organisation (NGO) funded through the generosity of individuals and businesses. Funds raised at Relay For Life help the Cancer Society continue its extraordinary work making sure cancer survivors get access to free services, information and support from the moment of diagnosis right through to treatment and recovery. Business sponsorship at Relay For Life helps to cover the cost of staging the event, so that more of the funds raised can go towards research and programmes that support cancer prevention, detection and treatment and support and information. The Wanganui-Rangitikei-Waimarino Cancer Society would like to thank it’s Major Sponsors – Wanganui Chronicle, 92.8 More FM Wanganui, Guthrie Holden & Kia, Display Associates and Wanganui City College.

Popular famous fair that comes to town only once a year, featuring thirty Gypsy families in interesting house-trucks and buses. Come check out these fabulous homes.

Wooden crafts, tarot reading, palm reading, open home, crystals, herbal products, LuckyStar coffee, funky clothes, silver jewellery, Dutch Ollie Bollen, food, candyfloss, glass blowing, bouncy castle, hip accessories, tattooing and piercing, hand painted craft, pony rides, fork art, leather, minibikes and lots, lots more.

Live music all day from our resident musicians, Frank & Carlos. Stilt and Unicycle Show @ 10.30am. Fire show by our village children @ 2.30pm. Doggy fashion show 3.30pm. Musos welcome, contact our Stage Manager.

Come along for a great weekend out.

Join our Facebook page as well (Original Gypsy Fair).

We are always on the look out for new stall holders as well. If you are interested in joining this fantastic lifestyle please contact us.

Centred on Springvale Park in its own Games Village, this nine day event comprises 67 different sports and over 580 individual events. A highlight of the games is the proximity of the venues and the main shopping areas, most within 10 minutes drive from the village.
For further information visit www.nzmg.com