Manawatu - Whanganui events calendar:
Beach clean up
Monday 8 March, from 4.30 pm
Where: Himatangi Beach, Himatangi. Meet at the beach carpark.
The Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Feilding Brownies will be involved in a beach clean-up at Himatangi Beach. Anybody is welcome. The collected material will be recycled by Junk & Disorderly making puppets at Fish Fest on Sunday 14th March. Contact Kelly Stratford at DOC for more information – phone (06) 3509708 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Fish Fest
Sunday 14 March, 2 pm - 6 pm
Where: Manawatu Marine Boat Club grounds, 50 Hartley Street, Foxton Beach
Bring the family for a great day of the fun and games at the beach. There will be lots of fish stuff, plus games, activities and prizes. Highlights will include:
- boat trips (weather dependent),
- samples of local fish species
- marine mammal rescue training with DOC & Project Jonah
- a Sea-lebrity Parade. Come dressed as a creature from the sea or the coast and be part of the parade at 4pm. You can make your own costume at home, or make a sea creature out of recycled waste material collected from the beach with Junk & Disorderly. There will be prizes up for grabs, including a trip for two to Kapiti Island
- plenty of people to talk to about fish and fishing including rangers from the Ministry of Fisheries and experienced fishermen from the boat club.
Contact Kelly Stratford at DOC for more information – phone (06) 3509708 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Standing Ground Toitū te Whenua: River concert, craft activities, & a procession
Saturday 13 March, from 1.30 pm
Where: In the Square, Palmerston North
1:30pm Craft - children's and adults’ craft starts at 1:30pm and continues throughout the concert, with Junk and Disorderly, and Kiwi Conservation Club.
2:00pm Concert of river-focused musicians, poets, dance and speakers starts 2:00pm and goes till 3:00pm.
3:00pm Procession around the Square for the river, featuring the craft makings, finishing 3:30pm.
Don’t forget a cushion or a deck chair, and sunscreen and sunhat! Contact Margi Mitcalfe for more information – email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Whanganui Regional Museum
Sunday 7 March - 28 March, 10 am - 4.30 pm
Seaweek displays at Whanganui Regional Museum :
- Seaside fashions from yesteryear
- Shells and Sea- life from around the world
- Shell dolls,
- Ship paintings
Seaweek events at Whanganui Regional Museum:
- Seeking summer, a hunt-and-find beach-themed activity for children at Whanganui Regional Museum
- Seabirds, an educational programme for schools, Years 1-8
- Shells, an educational programme for schools, Years 1- 8
