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WAIPU IN TARTAN PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Fri 27th & 28th June Art ‘n’ Tartan Awards
A world where tradition meets fantasy! Friday 27th June - ‘Opening night’ show - 8.00 pm Sat 28th June - ‘Matinee performance’ - 2.00 pm. ‘Awards show’ - 8.00pm Contact: 09 432 0746
Sat 28th June ‘Tartan at the Races’ - Starts approx 11 am
Ruakaka Race Course. Don your tartan and be in to win spot prizes. Free entry, food and refreshments available Contact: 09 432 7249
Sun 29th June Kirkin ‘O’ Tartan – 10.15 am
A special tartan service at the Presbyterian Church
Sun 29th June ‘Tartan 9 hole Ambrose Fun Tournament’– 2 pm Tee off 2 pm - $40 per team of 4. Prizes for best dressed in Tartan. Golf buggies available Café open all day for meals, refreshments and hot Toddy’s Contact: 09 432 0259 or email waipu@golf.co.nz
Tue 1st July ‘International Tartan Day’ – 11 am
The Waipu Tartan Pipe Band parade from the Police Station Tue 1st July ‘Tartan Croquet Tournament’ – 10 am Waipu Croquet Club host their annual tournament next to the Bowling Green. Players from Northland clubs don tartan, are piped onto the greens and hosted in true Scottish style. Prizes for play and for ‘dress’. Spectators welcome.
Tue 1st July ‘Waipu Social at the Razza’ – 6 pm
Mix and mingle with the locals and enjoy some cooked food with a tartan flair, raffle, pool, and much more.
Fri 4th July ‘Social at Sumpter Baughen Waipu Office’ 5.30 to 7 pm Join the team for drinks and nibbles at their Waipu office, 17 The Centre. Don your tartan and be in with a chance to win a prize.
Sat 5th July Saturday Market - 9 am -12 noon
Local produce and crafts sold at the Presbyterian Hall
Sat 5th July ‘The Vet Centre People & Pets Parade’ – 11 am
Gather at the Pizza Barn and march your tartan clad pet behind Waipu’s own Highland Pipe Band to The Vet Centre for prize giving.
Sat 5th July ‘Haggis Tasting At Waipu Butchery’ – All day Complimentary Haggis Tasting at Waipu Butchery.
Sun 6th July ‘Shortbread Making Competition’ – 1 pm
Mon 7th July ‘Waipu Scottish Country Dancing Event” – 7 pm
Join our club night, dance and enjoy the lively music. Suitable for all ages. No partner needed. Gold coin entry. Spot prizes and supper provided. Contact: 09 432 1721
Thursday 10th July ‘Waipu Pharmacy Winter Wellness Day’ - All day Join us for a day of winter pampering. Mini-manicures, makeovers, nail art, product sampling and information about natural health products to keep you healthy all winter.
Fri 11th July ‘The Great Waipu Milk Off’ – 6 pm
The inaugural ‘Great Milk Off’ - test your skills to see if you’ve got what it takes to be the fastest milker in the shire – ‘Old School Style’. Hosted by YourVet, Corner Millbrook Road and SH1. Refreshments and nibbles provided.
Sat 12th July ‘Clansman Highland Breakfast’ – 8 am to 9.30 am Claire’s famous 3 course (plus a ‘dram’) Highland breakfast. Bookings highly recommended. Contact: 09 43 20424
Sat 12th July ‘Mid Winter Swim’ – 12 noon
At Waipu Cove Surf Life Saving Club. Don your tartan and brave the cold for a refreshing dip. A sausage sizzle and hot soup to follow.
Sat 12th July ‘Tartan Taniwha competition’ - 11 am Judging around 12.30 pm
At Waipu Cove Surf Life Saving Club. Create a tartan themed Taniwha. Your creation can be made prior to the day and brought down for judging or made on the day. Prizes for best family or group creation, adult and childrens’ creations.
Sat 12th July ‘Haggis Tasting At Waipu Butchery’ – All day Complimentary Haggis Tasting at Waipu Butchery.
Sun 13th July ’Boutique Sunday Market’ - 9 am to 1 pm Great fresh local produce and NZ made arts and crafts.
Wed 16th July ‘Tartan Pool Comp’ – 6 pm
Pool and Darts competition. Free BBQ, with games starting at 7 pm. All contestants must wear tartan. FREE entry, prizes, raffles and drink specials.
Fri 18th July ‘Clansman Scottish Sausage Sizzle’ – 5.30 pm
Clansman Motel Happy hour and sausage sizzle. Haggis Sausages, Lorne Sausage and traditional beef sausages available. Prize for the best Scottish hat.
Sat 19th July ‘Waipu Wellbeing Event’ – 9 am – 1 pm
Make this Scottish favourite and bring it along to The Fire Station for judging at 2 pm. Contact Trevor for details at Waipu Motors.
A hands-on Expo showcasing local health and wellbeing providers. including advice, treatments and demonstrations. Refreshments available.
Mon 7th July ‘Yoga In Tartan’ – 5.30 - 6.45 pm
Sat 26th July ‘Waipu Mud Run in Tartan’ - 10 am start, South Road
Come along to the workshop at Waipu Primary School Wear your tartan and join in for a fun filled yoga class. Prize for best dressed.
Limited to 100 walkers and runners. Spot prizes for best tartan outfit. You must be over 16 years, teams of four, either a 4km or 8km course. Entry fee $30. Tickets available at Waipu Four Square or Smart Fitness.
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WAIPU IN TARTAN ‘Art N Tartan’ Awards
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he concept for the very popular ‘Art N Tartan’ Wearable Arts awards came when Jo McAuley was thinking of some lynch-pin event around which Tartan Week could revolve. Rosemary Neave of the Bream Bay website had come up with the idea of Tartan Week to commemorate the 1782 repeal of the notorious Act of Proscription that for 40 years after the Battle of Culloden prevented Highland men and boys from the wearing of Tartan. The week lacked some glue to hold it all together.
of both the Scottish immigrants and of the local Maori in her mesmerising song, dance and light drama which surrounds the costumes. The power of the Waipu migration story is retold each year in the interpretation of each of the contestant’s entries.
From the start back in 2010 it proved to be a winning formula. So much so that the conveners are now eagerly looking to next year when the new Barn Building will be completed and able to house many more ticket holders. Sponsors have got behind this year’s event in unprecedented numbers thus ensuring its on-going viability. ‘Art N Tartan’ is an annual event though last year saw a break with the epic Pageant held in January taking a lot of the community’s resources.
This year’s awards at the end of June will show-case 30 entries along with over 14 masks making it a comprehensive and exciting evening. Judges look for creativity and originality, quality of craftsmanship and of course impact on stage among other things. The show is not seen as a fashion show but rather is a multi media performance where the human body becomes a living, moving, breathing canvas. It is a challenge to our concepts of what is wearable. There are several different categories each with a prize including McKiwi, Fireside Stories from the Land of Myths, Brave-Heart and the new Engine Room to encourage blokes and blokettes to construct some ingenuous work of art.
Having the criteria that each entry must include at least thirty percent tartan has given Waipu’s iconic ceremony a point of difference from other such events around the country. Director Helen Frances is always keen to meld the cultures
It never ceases to amaze the convenors and the watching public just how enterprising and creative the entries are. And next year more people will get to see the event which reinforces Waipu’s heritage.
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Repeal of the Act Prescribing the wearing of Highland Dress
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he dress act was part of the Act of Proscription which came into force on the 1st August 1746 and made wearing ‘the highland dress’ including tartan or a kilt illegal in Scotland as well as reiterating the Disarming Act. The Jacobite Risings between 1689 and 1746 found their most effective support amongst the Scottish clans and this Act was part of a series of measures that attempted to bring the warrior clans under government control. An exemption allowed the kilt to be worn in the army, continuing the tradition established by the Black Watch regiment.
On July 1st 1782 royal assent was given to a Repeal of the Act Prescribing the Wearing of Highland dress “Listen men. This is bringing before all the sons of the Gael, the King and parliament of Britain have forever abolished the act against the Highland Dress; which came down to the Clans from the beginning of the world to the year 1746. This must bring great joy to every Highland heart. You are no longer bound down to the unmanly dress of the Lowlander. This is declaring to every Man, young and old, simple and gentle, that they may after this put on and wear the Truis, the Little kilt, the Coat, and the Striped Hose, as also the Belted Plaid, without fear of the law of the Realm or the spite of the enemies.”
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The People and Pet’s Parade
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he People and Pet’s Parade is a well-established event in the Waipu in Tartan calendar – supported and judged by The Vet Centre.
Friday the 4th of July is our
“Social at the Sumpter Baughen Waipu Office”.
Pop along between 5pm – 7pm to meet Chantelle and our team for drinks and nibbles.
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This event brings people out in their droves. Locals love an excuse to dress up and take great pride in parading their pooches in matching attire. The characters and costumes have become more and more imaginative over the years.The Clans gather at the infamous Pizza Barn and march behind the Waipu Highland Pipe Band down the street to theThe Vet Centre where judging and prize giving takes place. This year they’re putting on a sausage sizzle and asking for a gold coin donation to support the SPCA.
Homecooked Food with a Tartan Flair Raffle, Pool, Darts & Fun
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First Birthday Celebrations at Waipu’s North Haven Hospice Shop
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full year has turned around since the opening of the North Haven Hospice shop in Waipu on 1 July, 2013.
“Opening the shop here has given us such a vital link with the community living in the southern reaches of North Haven Hospice’s service area,” said Leonie Gallaher, General Manager. “The support offered by a growing taskforce of local volunteers, businesses and also the community has enabled us to continue to operate the shop beyond its first year of operation.”
Our Waipu Hospice Shop is celebrating its first birthday in July.
Murray Lints (Board Chair), Leonie Gallaher(GM) and Kathy Mc Millan (Retail Manager) of North Haven Hopsice being ‘piped’ along the main Street of Waipu on 1 July 2013.
Thanks to the local community for your support over the past year. Do you have goods to donate? Pick-ups
“The Waipu shop receives donations from all over the area and although we don’t sell clothing, you can find almost anything else here”, says Kathy McMillan, Retail Manager. “We are very appreciative of the dedication of more than thirty shop volunteers and would love to say a huge thanks for their help over the past year.”
The Hospice, based in Whangarei, services the wider Whangarei area - from Bland Bay to the north and Mangawhai Heads to the south. North Haven Hospice also provides an In Patient Unit for the care of all Northlanders.
or drop it off at the shop, The Centre Waipu
Waipu Hospice Shop Ph 09 432 1342 Open Mon-Fri 9am-3.30pm Sat 9am - 1pm www.northhavenhospice.org.nz
‘Turning second hand goods into first class care at North Haven Hospice’ Murray Lints (Board Chair) to the left, shares a special moment with Leonie Gallaher as Kathy McMillan(Retail Manager) cuts the ribbon at the shop opening on 1 July 2013.
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6 The Great Milk Off
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ourVet owners, Mike Macartney and Sue Palmer have lived in the area for 7 years and always enjoyed participating in the Waipu in Tartan events.This isYourVet’s first year in business, so they’re excited to have the opportunity to host their own event and tie it to their new practice. “It is Mikes more than 18 years experience as a dairy vet, that inspires us to come
up with ‘The Great Milk Off.’ We’re really looking forward to staging this inaugural event and having a laugh with the locals”, says Sue.
The idea is to discover who has the fastest milking hands in Waipu. Whether you’re country folk or a suburbanite, this promises to be a competitive night of hilarity, which may turn a tad messy!
Come and meet our “girls” Agnes and Morag - Scottish Highland specimens all the way from Austria -with udders, the likes you will never have seen before. This is a competition like no other. In true Scottish style whisky will be involved. There’ll be a series of heats, semi’s and a grand final to determine who will take out the title of – ‘The Fastest Milker in the Shire.’ There are prizes to be won so don your Tartan and join the fun. Brush up on your Scottish terms.They may just come
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ike Macartney and Sue Palmer made the leap to open a vet clinic of their own in November last year. With the support of The Mill Road Vet Clinic the dream became a reality. In Mid-August last year they purchased a plot of land on the corner of State highway one and Millbrook Road, they proceeded to build a brand new well-designed Vet Clinic. The opening was held on a very sunny November 29th. Since then Mike and Sue have not only utilised their many years of veterinary experience to provide excellent veterinary care, but have developed ways to improve customer care like email and text reminders, developing product ranges to meet the requirements of their clients, and made continual advances in the way they record
in handy - you’ll find out why on the night! Places for competitors are limited, so make sure you reserve your place by calling intoYourVet or phone 09 432 0500. Competitors need to be 18 years or over. Sausage sizzle and drinks provided. The ‘Great Milk Off’ is set to become an integral part of the ‘Waipu inTartan’ events for years to come. Make sure you join us to cheer on the competitors even if you don’t want to compete yourself.This event promises to be a night of fun and laughter.
data and communicate with clients. YourVet now provides in house Biochemistry Blood Testing to gain faster results for patients both large and small. YourVet has the latest large animal ultrasound technology providing accurate diagnosis, and has a new 4wd vehicle to ensure reliable access onto farms. Mike and Sue love being part of the Waipu community, they support local animal charities, have donated generously to the Waipu carnival and recently held a free calf rearing seminar for farmers and small block holders - all this in the past few months they have been open. Everyone at YourVet is looking forward to seeing you at their next community event on Friday July the 11th.
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WAIPU IN TARTAN 2014 Tartan Taniwha Competition Sat 12th July 11am
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nspired by Waipu’s very own driftwood sculpture artist, Greg Maddox, The Tartan Taniwha competition gives people of all ages the opportunity to let their creative flair run riot.
Now in its second year, the competition is being held at the Waipu Surf Life Saving Club at Waipu Cove. Contestants are invited to create a tartan themed Taniwha made from anything you can find at home or in the great outdoors – on the farm, in the bushes or along our great shores. It’s a fantastic opportunity to use up cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, scrap metals and items from the bottom drawer – stuff you’ve kept because you know it just may be useful one day! Last year there were some amazing entries that were awash with glitter, palm and nikau
leaves, shells, recycled bottles and colourful beads. There were some enchanting characters made – a Loch Ness Monster, a highland mythical creature and a dune banshee. There were also a few sand sculptures made on the day with driftwood and items found on the beach. You can make your creation before the competition and bring it down for judging by 11 o’clock or make one up on the day at the Surf Club so it’s ready for judging by 12 noon. There are three categories and awards. Prizes will be given for the best group or family creation, best adult and best child. Don’t forget to give your give your creation a tartan twist. Let your imagination run riot. The winners will be announced around 12.30 pm after the Mid Winter Swim.
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his increasingly popular event at Waipu cove beach has been an annual part of the tartan celebrations for a number of years now. Hosted by Waipu Surf Life Saving Club and supervised by our local lifeguards; locals and beach lovers line up between the flags to make a mad dash into the sea.They really embrace the chance to dress up and come out in all their refinery.
refreshing dip! Some more hardy people may linger for a quick swim, but the majority can’t wait to have a hot shower and savour the hot soup and a sausage sizzle put on by the Surf Club members.
There’s no time to think about the temperature of the water as a whistle signals the start for everyone to run into the sea for a
If the idea of a swim is not inviting for you – please come and support the brave folk who are mad enough to do it.
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8 The Waipu Mud Run
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he Waipu Mud Run had it’s first year last year when Sue Matthews said that she had done a mud run in Rotorua and thought something similar could be done on the farm. Richard and I thought it was a good idea so decided to make it happen. With help from Sharon and Gavin Carrol we put a 4km course together on Sue’s farm.This year
we have some great obstacles to overcome. We have ponds, cargo nets, hurdles and a water slide. We have also included a teams event, with a maximum of 4 people per team, who have to carry who have to carry a mystery object around the course.The Waipu Mud Run is limited to 100 competitors only, costing $30 per ticket. Contact: waipumudrun@gmail.com
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were surprised to discover such a variety of ways to improve and sustain ones health from birth through to old age”, says Philippa. Kate Rankin, a natural birth midwife had just moved to the village and found the show an awesome way to connect with like-minded people and meet local mums. Waipu is renowned for the variety of ways to stay fit; and the show provided the opportunity to meet with teachers of yoga, Nordic walking, Pilates, Energy Dance and Spin classes. This year, the Wellbeing Show is branching out to include ways to create a healthy lifestyle as hobbies and pastimes play a huge part in people’s lives. Waipu has a lot to offer a wide range of groups from Bridge to Croquet, Bowls, Gardening, Geneology and workshops for budding artists.