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Jody Direen at the Mahinapua Hotel

Mahinapua Hotel 962 Ruatapu Road, Hokitika, New Zealand, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

We've got an incredible lineup of live music events waiting for you this summer and we're starting with a bang! Join us for Jody Direen's live band show in the garden on Saturday, October 19! Don't miss this chance to see one of Australasia's most vibrant country stars live. Limited tickets are available. Earlybird tickets

$25

Ryan Neville & The Midnight Blues Band Live in Hokitika

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

TICKETS ON SALE TODAY - Online or at Venue(Advocates of the zero Visa or hidden fees, pleaseemail ryannevilleshowband.co.nzwith the word Hoktix, and payment will be securely sent to you). Ryan Neville & The Midnight Show Band - MOJO TOUR 2024Support act Southern Skye (just back from the USA)Saturday the 19th of October7:30pm till 10pm VENUE -

Chamber Music – Muriwai

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

Award - winning musicians and collaborators Ariana Tikao and Bob Bickerton have joined forces to create Muriwai.  A confluence of two rivers, their music merges Maori and Celtic musical traditions through Celtic harp, vocals and taonga puoro.

Shop Local and Win – in our Cool Little Town

Hokitika

Running from 1st November to 13th December 2025 Shop at any one of the 30+ Participating businesses in Hokitika and go in the draw* to win an Instore Prize PLUS the Grand Prize Draw at Picnic at the Beach on 15th December. *T&C apply with some businesses requiring a minimum spend Shop local - Support

Ride the Wilderness

West Coast Wilderness Trail Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

Ride the Wilderness Bike Race West Coast Wilderness Trail Saturday 16 November Enter now at www.ridethewilderness.co.nz 4 Races 126km - Starts at Ross 95km - Starts at Hokitika 59km -

Salmonella Dub Soundsystem – Hokitika’s Regent Theatre

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

LIVE GIG - R18 The Salmonella Dub SoundSystem featuring band originator Andrew aka Dj Rudeboy on the mix ft. Mighty Asterix & Whirimako Black LIVE with the amazing Sal Dub horn section bring the band’s new DOUBLE Digi album FOR ALL THINGS ALIVE in a space weaving 2hr dancefloor journey through Salmonella Dubs basslands. Prepare

EVOLVE Wellbeing Market

Greenstone Retreat Kumara 45 Greenstone Road, Kumara, Westland, New Zealand

EVOLVE  wellbeing market at Greenstone Retreat 10am to 3pm Sunday 24th November 2024 Crystals, soaps, natural remedies, jewelry, art, crafts, vegetables, plants, preserves, clothes, 2nd hand goods, Community, food, workshops, cacao, healers, music & more.

Picnic at the Beach

Hokitika Beach Beach Street, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

Local Entertainment, Food and pre-Xmas Fun!!! Join us for the annual Love Hokitika Picnic at the Beach.  This year we have moved the festivities to the Fire Brigade Training Grounds

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 social focus on 18th December 2024. The small farming settlement, 16km west of the Otira Gorge, was where Captain J.C. ‘Bert’ Mercer of Hokitika-based Air

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

Wild Outdoorsman Kahawai Fishing Competition

Hokitika Beach Beach Street, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

Wild Outdoorsman - Fishing & Firearms& The Kaniere Empire Hotel bring you the annualWEST COAST KAHAWAI FISHING COMPETITION 2025 FISHING - BBQ - GREAT YARNS This years annual West Coast Kahawai Fishing Competition will be held on Saturday 18th Jan 2025 and is our 11th year running! - So bring the whole family along for

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