Cool Little Town

Childrens Day
2023-03-05 | Cass Square, Hokitika
Sunday 5 March Children’s Day 9.30am – 2.30pm
Children’s Day – Cass Square, Hokitika
Volunteers needed – Everything from running a BBQ, to helping with the Zorbs,
bouncy castles, climbing tower, rides, petting zoo, carnival stalls and much more
Contact: Hokitika Community Trust on Facebook or at the medical centre 755 8180

Lake Kaniere Scenic Triathlon
2023-03-04 | Lake Kaniere, Lake Kaniere, Hokitika
The Lake Kaniere Scenic Triathlon is comprised of a kayak triathlon, swim triathlon,
walk, and duathlon.
This event was the 2nd Triathlon held of it’s kind in New Zealand.
2023 includes the addition of a run, junior swim triathlon, junior duathlon and long
distance swim, as well as an E-Bike Category in all senior events.

South Westland A&P Show
2023-02-25 | South Westland A&P Show, Whataroa Domain, Whataroa, South Westland
Saturday 25th February
Whataroa Domain
South Westland A&P 70th Show

West Coast 18 Hole Ambrose Championship
2023-02-06 | Hokitika Golf Club, 206 Golf Links Road, Hokitika
Monday 6 February West Coast 18 Hole Ambrose Championship
Hokitika Golf Club – 11am Tee Off – Teams of Three

80th Anniversary Regatta Weekend - Lake Mahinapua Aquatic Club
2023-02-04 - 2023-02-05 | Lake Mahinapua Aquatic Club, Lake Mahinapua, Hokitika
Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 February Lake Mahinapua Aquatic Club
80th Anniversary Regatta Weekend
This popular regatta is a must see.
Great hospitality in a stunning location, providing 2 days of racing – and being a long weekend
will also put on some fun racing on the Monday. The racing promises to be enjoyable and we
welcome all classes of dinghy and trailer yachts.
If you are in any doubt over your boat’s suitability for the regatta, please get in touch to discuss.
More details about the club are available on our website<https://www.sporty.co.nz/lakemahinapuaaquatic/Home-1>.
Lake Mahinapua Aquatic Club (LMAC) is situated 2 minutes’ drive along Shanghai Road,
(turning opposite the famous “Mahinapua Hotel”).
For those not sailing, there are some excellent walks starting from the lake, and the world famous
West Coast Cycle Trail is 5 minutes’ drive away, with the “Tree Top Walkway and Cafe” 10 minutes’ drive away.
Come along and enjoy the spectacle!

Westland A & P Show 2023
2023-01-28 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | Hokitika Racecourse, Park Street, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand
Westland A & P Show is one of the highlights for locals in Hokitika and is a must see event for visitors alike. Agricultural & Pastoral Shows are a tradition in New Zealand where members of the rural community come together to compete in a multitude of categories including equestrian, farm animals, baking, arts & crafts & garden produce. The show also has a lot of fun events for families & children with sideshows, food & drink on offer too.
Westland A & P Show is an annual event at the Hokitika Racecourse
Join the locals for a day of family fun!
Saturday 28th January 2023 with gates open at 9am

Twilight Golf - Hokitika Golf Course
2023-01-27 17:00 - 21:00 | Hokitika Golf Club, 206 Golf Links Road, Hokitika
Friday 27 January Twilight Golf @ Hokitika Golf Course
Get out to Mahinapua Links at Hokitika Golf Club
one of only 9 true links courses in NZ
Hokitika Golf Course 206 Golf Links Road Contact 027 644 4229

Woodstock Motorcycle Rally
2023-01-27 12:00 - 2023-01-29 17:00 | Woodstock Domain, Hokitika
The 20th Annual Woodstock Motorcycle Rally
27th to 29th January
Gate opens Friday at 12pm – noon
Please note this is an R18 event

Driftwood & Sand Festival
2023-01-25 - 2023-01-29 | Hokitika Beach, Beach Street, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand
Held in January each year at Hokitika Beach, participants are invited to express themselves using beach-finds.
Budding artists of all ages work side by side with professionals turning driftwood and other materials they find on the beach into sculptural pieces.
All you need to bring is some imagination…

Woodstock Family Fun Day
2023-01-21 11:00 - 16:00 | Woodstock Domain, Hokitika
Woodstock Family Fun Day
Sat 21st January
11am to 4pm
Lots of family fun including Live Music, Sausage Sizzle, Face Painting, Games & Activities
Entry by donation

West Coast Kahawai Competition
2023-01-21 | Westland
Saturday 21 January Annual West Coast Kahawai Fishing Competition 2023
Wild Outdoorsman | Fishing & Firearms
& The Kaniere Empire Hotel bring you the annual
WEST COAST KAHAWAI FISHING COMPETITION 2023
FISHING – BBQ – GREAT YARNS
The annual West Coast Kahawai Fishing Competition
Saturday 21st Jan 2023 – the 9th year running!
– So bring the whole family along for a great day of Fishing!
OVER $20, 000 WORTH OF PRIZES!
* MAJOR SPOT PRIZES
* A MASS OF SPOT PRIZES
* MASSIVE HEAVIEST FISH PRIZES
1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes for Adults & Juniors
Rules:
* Fish anywhere on the West Coast!
* One Kahawai per person
* Kahawai MUST be bled
* Be safe, look after each other and Have fun! [??]
Weigh in at 6pm Saturday 21st Jan at the Kaniere Empire Hotel
followed by Prize Giving
Even if you don’t catch a fish you could catch a prize!
Entry form costs: Kids $10 Adults $25
Entry Forms can be found at these great locations:
* Wild Outdoorsman | 28 Tancred St, Hokitika 03 755 8947
* Fishing And Firearms | 63 Tainui St, Greymouth 03 768 0206
* Kaniere Hotel | 289 Kaniere Road, Hokitika 03 755 8443
* Entry Closes 5pm Friday 20th Jan *
Web: https://www.wildoutdoorsman.co.nz/kahawai-fishing...

Love Hokitika Picnic on the Beach
2022-12-11 15:00 - 18:00 | Westland
Join Love Hokitika for our annual Picnic on the Beach celebration
Shop & Win prize draw is made during this event
Santa will be popping in for a photo op
An afternoon of family entertainment & fun for all

Love Hokitika Late Night Shopping
2022-12-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Westland
Love Hokitika Late Night Shopping
Take the chance to browse your favourite stores in Hokitika and purchase some fabulous Christmas gifts & treats
Don’t forget to enter the Shop & Win promotion to be in the draw for some awesome prizes

Love Hokitika Retailers Market
2022-11-12 09:00 - 18:00 | Hokitika

Love Hokitika Shop & Win
2022-10-31 08:00 - 2022-12-10 17:00 | Hokitika
Love Hokitika Shop & Win promotion
From 31st October to 10th December
Purchase from participating retailers in Hokitika and enter the free draw to win some amazing prizes

School Holiday Fun at the National Kiwi Centre - Special Deal x 4 entries for the price of one!!!
2022-07-09 08:00 - 2022-07-24 17:00 | national kiwi centre & aquarium, 64 Tancred Street, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand
Hokitika’s National Kiwi Centre & Aquarium is offering a super special deal this July School Holidays
All tickets purchased using the special deal will entitle the holder to up to 4 visits during the July school holidays

Adult $29
Child $18
Family $80

Purchase your tickets now at the National Kiwi Centre & Aquarium, 64 Tancred Street, Hokitika
Super special deal for the July school holidays only

The Boy From Gorge River - West Coast Book Launch
2022-07-02 18:30 - 21:00 | Hokitika Regent Theatre, 23 Weld Street, Hokitika, Westland, 7810, New Zealand
Come along to Hokitika’s Regent Theatre to participate in the West Coast Book Launch with Chris Long – “The Boy from Gorge River”.
Chris will give an illustrated talk about his best selling book which tells of his extraordinary life growing up at Gorge River, and of his world wide adventures since from the Arctic to the
Antarctic.
In a rare opportunity, after the talk for the Q&A Chris will be joined by his family: father, Robert ‘Beansprout’, mother, Catherine and sister, Robin. You will have a chance to buy
Chris’s and his folks’ books and have them signed by the family during the social time afterwards. If you already have their books, you are welcome to bring them along for
signing.
Supper is included in the ticket price and there will be a cash bar for those who get thirsty seeing all that Chris has achieved. There will be a raffle with first prize being signed copies of all three books: The Boy From Gorge Rover; Life on Gorge River; and Wife on Gorge River. So bring your EFTPOS cards and a pocket of gold coins.
Tickets are available from the Theatre or on www.hokitikaregent.com $10 adult, $5 students. Doors open 6.30pm, Saturday 2nd July.
This will be a night to remember!

Mid-Winter ESCAPE: Dessert Theatre
2022-06-30 19:00 - 2022-07-07 21:00 | The Old Lodge Theatre, 11 Revell Street, Hokitika, Westland, 7810, New Zealand
Dessert Theatre: 30th June to 7th July
Mid-Winter ESCAPE
Comedy Playfest at the Old Lodge Theatre
Thur 30th June, Fri 1st July, Sat 2nd July, Wed 6th July, Thur 7th July
7pm
BYO
Tickets $25 from Teichelmanns B&B
Phone: 0277558232
Bookings Essential
A Hokitika Dramatic Society Production

Live Music at the Woodstock - NEKTA & The Wax Birds
2022-06-25 18:00 - 22:00 | Woodstock Hotel, 250 Woodstock Rimu Road, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand
Dust off your glad rags & head to the Woody this Saturday. NEKTA supported by The Wax Birds, going to be a great night!

Westland Puanga-Matariki Festival of Light
2022-06-24 17:00 - 2022-06-25 21:00 | Hokitika
What: Westland Puanga-Matariki Festival of Light
Where: Hokitika, South Island West Coast, New Zealand
When: Friday 24th June & Saturday 25th June 2022 from 5pm to 9pm

Awe inspiring Light & Sound Shows & Interactive Displays
Late Night Shopping & Street Dining
Ferris Wheel, Glow Sticks & Live Entertainment
$5 per person entry into Hokitika CBD

Fun activities for the whole whanau; red carpet experience; road cone wonderland; the matariki piano; the emersion cube; cultural displays on heritage buildings; street food; be bright on your bike; giant outdoor cinema

Movie Premiere - Whina
2022-06-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Hokitika Regent Theatre, 23 Weld Street, Hokitika, Westland, 7810, New Zealand
Hokitika Regent Theatre will be holding a gala opening night for the New Zealand film – Whina
A biopic about Whina Cooper
Released to coincide with Matariki Celebrations, 2022

Hokitika Lantern Parade
2022-06-18 18:00 - 2022-08-24 19:30 | Hokitika
The Hokitika Lantern Parade will be held on Saturday 18th June.
Get crafty & make your most beautiful lantern yet, and lets celebrate!

Queens Birthday Weekend Family Fun Days - WIHP
2022-06-04 10:00 - 2022-06-05 15:00 | Westland Industrial Heritage Park, 9 Brian Waugh Lane, Hokitika, Westland, 7810, New Zealand
Westland Industrial Heritage Park in Hokitika
Queens Birthday Weekend Family Fun Days
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th June, 10am to 3pm
9 Brian Waugh Lane Hokitika (near the airport)
Family Fun includes;
Mudfish Bush Railway operating with visiting trains (weather dependent) $2 per ride, concessions tickets $10
Big Engine Shed Sound & Light Show
Big Engine Shed Engine Start-ups 11am & 2pm
Vintage Sewing Machine Display
Museum of Fire
Sausage sizzle & cold drinks
and much much more…

Albi & the Wolves
2022-05-24 19:30 - 22:00 | The Old Lodge Theatre, 11 Revell Street, Hokitika, Westland, 7810, New Zealand
“They carry the folk lable but this if folk that someone has tinkered with under the bonnet”
Tuesday 24th May, Old Lodge Theatre
Tickets $25, avvailable from Hokitika’s Regent Theatre

The Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari
2022-05-21 | Westland
The Scooter Safari is an endurance ride, coast to coast, Christchurch to Hokitika,
a journey of over 250kms to raise funds for the
​Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division.

Next Ride: 21 MAY 2022
REGISTRATIONS OPEN FEBRUARY 2022

Wahine
2022-05-14 09:00 - 2022-06-02 17:00 | Waewae Pounamu, 39 Weld Street, Hokitika, Westland, 7810, New Zealand
Wahine
A TOURING EXHIBITION AMPLIFYING MAORI WOMEN’S VOICES
Exhibited across WAEWAE POUNAMU & HOKITIKA I-SITE
The Woven Women

South Island Ultra Marathon
2022-05-14 | West Coast Wilderness Trail, 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 Lines, A Western Town, Forestry, Wetlands, Board Walks, Mountains and the Sea just to name a few things. This trail has been described by so many as the Most Scenic Mountain Bike Ride in New Zealand. Now you have the chance to run it.This run is limited to 600 participants on the day. This Ultra caters for the beginner through to the Elite Ultra Athlete looking to do their fastest time. The Trail is a Grade 2 Mountain Bike Ride and does give some good uphill climbs, with the finish a good downhill to the seafront finish in Hokitika, total elevation is around 720m for the 100km run. “This is based off competitors records of 2021” 3 Fantastic Runs on the West Coast Wilderness Trail, the 100km and 54km can be done as a Team of 2 or Individual. The 24km is an individual solo event. These Ultra Marathons give everyone the chance to experience some great racing in the beauty of the West Coast of New Zealand, whether you’re a first timer or an elite athlete, the challenge is here for you. All 3 events finish on the Beach Front of Hokitika. This is a fast trail and gives you the opportunity to do a very fast 100km.

The South Island Ultra Marathon will be held on Saturday 14th May 2022 on the West Coast Wilderness Trail on the West Coast of the South Island.

3 Events:

South Island Ultra 100km Greymouth to Hokitika – Solo or Team of 2 (Teams change at Old Chch Road)
South Island Ultra 54km Old Christchurch Road to Hokitika – Solo or Team of 2 (Team Change at Sunny Bight Feed Station)
South Island Warm Up 24km Lake Kaniere to Hokitika – Solo

Art @ The Library
2022-05-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Westland District Library, 20 Sewell Street, Hokitika, Westland, 7810, New Zealand
Nikki Davies: My interpretation of the Art at Lascaux Caves

Turkey The Bird
2022-04-19 19:30 - 21:00 | The Old Lodge Theatre, 11 Revell Street, Hokitika, Westland, 7810, New Zealand
New Zealand’s folk trio “Turkey The Bird” will remind you of the famous
Margarita cocktail infused with a hint of “Simon & Garfunkel”, 2 ounces of
“Mumford and Sons”, a splash of banjo and served on ice on a sunny day.
Come and enjoy catchy folk songs with stunning rich melodies and effortless
smooth lyrics. Songs that tell uplifting stories about love and life.
The trio comprises:
ADRIAN WHELAN: Adrian is originally from Ireland and plays guitar,
mandolin, bass.
ANDRE MANELLA: A Swiss-Kiwi musician who has lived in NZ for 12 years,
plays guitar, bass, sings and is in charge of the bass drum pedal.
SOL BEAR COULTON: The token kiwi of the band. This gentle giant plays the
banjo like a king and has definitely the most hair in the band.
TUESDAY 19 APRIL “Turkey the Bird” 7.30pm
Old Lodge Theatre
TICKETS: $20 presale from RegentTheatre. Door sales $25

Hokitika Community Manawa Ora Clinics
2022-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 | westreap, Reap House, 72 Tudor Street, Hokitika, New Zealand
Traditional Maori bodywork & healing clinics
To be held at WestREAP in Hokitika
Contact Manawa ora direct to book your appointment
