For Young People
Summer Learning Passport
If you’re looking for something fun to do with your primary school age kids and preschoolers during the 2017/2018 school holidays then the Summer Learning Passport is for you. Download your Summer Learning Passport 10 activities and 21 great prizes to win!! There are 10 great activities for you to complete with your children in…
Read MoreFamily fun at the Pukapuka Party 2017
The Pukapuka Party 2017 was another successful family fun day enjoyed by well over 1000 people from Bream Bay and beyond. 674 children were given passports on the day and approximately 640 completed activities and handed in their passports in exchange for fantastic literacy packs chock full of goodies including age appropriate reading books, exercise…
Read MoreSchool Holiday Art Activities Waipu
The talented artists from the Waipu Community Arts Group are holding another week of School Holiday Art Activities in April 2017. All activities are being held at the Old Manse, behind the Waipu Museum. Download the official flyer here! Kids aged 4-12 years can look forward to making….. Colourful & Weatherproof Garden Art Wed 26th…
Read MoreSummer Learning Passport Winners
Click here to view the full list of Summer Learning Passport Winners. The Summer Learning Passport which was run through the Christmas school holidays for children in the Bream Bay area (or visiting Bream Bay) was a great success. There were over 300 individual entries and an estimated 100 children that took part by completing…
Read MorePukapuka Party 2017 – Hold the Date!!!
Did you enjoy last years Pukapuka Party!!!! Well, good news, on Saturday 25th March the second Pukapuka Party will be held at the Village Green at the Ruakaka Town Centre from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Bigger and better than the 2016 Party, there will be new activities, new groups participating and some special visitors. This day is…
Read MoreReading in Bream Bay Schools: Would you like to help?
Do you have some time to help children in the community by assisting with reading in Bream Bay Schools? In March this year the inaugural Pukapuka Party was held and over 500 children and families enjoyed a day focused on literacy activities. Another event is planned for March 2017. Bream Bay: The Learning Community Following on…
Read MoreWaipu in Tartan – 30 days of quirkiness, art, heritage, sport & more
The Waipu in Tartan programme for July 2016 is out now! July will be an exciting month in this little Northland town with an eclectic mix of events scheduled, there is surely something to appeal to everyone. A bit of history This will be my first Waipu in Tartan where I’m actually aware of what the celebrations are all about,…
Read MoreWaipu in Tartan 2016 – List of Events
Waipu in Tartan is a month long celebration of heritage in the small Northland town of Waipu. Below is the list of events for July 2016. Friday 1st July – International Tartan Day The Waipu pipe band parade from 11am from the Police Station. Join Waipu Primary School and don your tartan and join in the parade.…
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