• Gold Nuggets Race Day

    Kumara Racecourse Kumara Racecourse, Otira Highway, Kumara, Westland, New Zealand

    Join the Kumara Racing Club at the iconic Gold Nuggets race day! Come and experience the one and only Kumara Gold Nuggets race day, be part of the fun and

  • Living Waters Music Festival

    32c Adairs Road, Ruatapu, New Zealand , New Zealand

    Join us for a groovy, toe-tapping extravaganza at the Living Waters Music Festival! Get ready to dance, sing, and have a blast at this incredible outdoor event happening at 32c Adairs Road,

    $25
  • Driftwood & Sand

    Hokitika Tambo Shipwreck Memorial, Gibson Quay, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

    Held in January each year at Hokitika beach, participants are invited to express themselves using beach-finds. Budding artists work side by side with professionals turning driftwood and other materials they

  • Lake Kaniere Triathlon

    Lake Kaniere Lake Kaniere, Hokitika

    The Lake Kaniere Scenic Triathlon, in its 39th year includes a kayak triathlon, swim triathlon, long distance swim, duathlon, run, walk, junior swim triathlon and a junior duathlon.

  • Hokitika Classic Surf Competition

    Hokitika Beach Beach Street, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

    The annual Hokitika Classic, a true backyard surf competition. Kicking off first thing Saturday morning. A $20 entry fee will go towards entertainment and camping. Spot prizes will be awarded

    $20
  • Hokitika Wildfoods Festival 2024

    Cass Square Hokitika

    Hokitika Wildfoods Festival - Saturday 9th March 2024 Hokitika’s annual Wildfoods Festival is a celebration of the West Coast’s unique wild food and lifestyle, accompanied by premier entertainment. Visitors can

  • South Island Ultra Marathon

    Beachfront Hotel Revell Street, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

    There are 3 events all being held on the amazing West Coast Wilderness Trail where runners will experience Lakes, Reservoirs, Rivers, Streams, Water Races, Swing Bridges, Bridges from Historic Tram

  • West Coast Scenicland Rally

    Westland Industrial Heritage Park 9 Brian Waugh Lane, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

    WEST COAST SCENICLAND RALLY MARCH 2024 West Coast and other NZ Vintage Car Club members are invited to attend - find a Rally form to complete and sign-up asap if

  • The Nolan Family Reunion

    Hokitika Regent Theatre 23 Weld Street, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand
  • The Nolan Family Reunion Film Event

    Hokitika Regent Theatre 23 Weld Street, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

    Nolan Family Reunion Movie Event Join with the Nolan family this Saturday 1st June from 1 pm atHokitika’s Regent Theatre to view a selection of film archives significant to the

  • 100 Years of Flight

    An important new transport connection from the West Coast to Canterbury was made on 4th June 1924 when Captain Maurice Buckley and mechanic Bill Harrington, flew Avro 504K (H5241) Blazing

  • West Coasters in Canterbury

    Cashmere Club 50 Colombo Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Have family links to the West Coast? Want to celebrate Canterbury links with the West Coast? Interested in updates from Buller, Grey and Westland districts?  You are invited to a 'West Coasters in Canterbury' event.

    $20
  • Inchbonnie 90

    New Zealand’s first airliner; de Havilland DH83 Fox Moth ZK-ADI. Photo credit: John King Inchbonnie and New Zealand’s first licensed scheduled air service  Inchbonnie will have a national aviation and

  • Jackson Bay Sesquicentennial – Historic Display

    Join us to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the settlement of Jackson Bay by learning about the history of early settlement in the area. Katherine Bennie, the Jackson Bay historian who has done exhaustive and meticulous research over the last 12 to 14 years on these early settlers, will also host a display in her shed at the Bay from 10am, Friday-Sunday. This may be of particular interest to those wanting to look back into the early settlement and especially those with ancestors as there are files on all the immigrant families including where many had settled on their selected blocks of land.

    Free
  • Jackson Bay Sesquicentennial – Plaque Unveiling

    Arawata Cemetery 4382 Haast-Jackson Bay Road, Haast, Jackson Bay

    Join us to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the settlement of Jackson Bay with an unveiling of a new plaque at the Arawata Cemetery. The plaque has confirmed names and information of people buried within. We then progress to Jackson Bay and meet at the DOC kiosk to reveal the information panel offer 300 names from the firmt ship load of settlers in January 18th, 1875, followed by the new plaque unveiling at Jackson Bay foreshore.

    $10
  • Jackson Bay Sesquicentennial – Celebration Dinner

    Haast Heritage Hotel 26 Haast-Jackson Bay Road, Haast, Westland, New Zealand

    Join us to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the settlement of Jackson Bay with a celebration dinner at the Heartland Hotel. Period costume is encouraged!

    $40