1266 days ago

REMINDER - THE WAIKANAE BEACH MARKET IS ON THIS SUNDAY

WHERE:- Waikanae Beach Community Hall
22a Rauparaha St, Waikanae

WHEN:- Sunday 10 July 2022 10:00am – 1:00pm

Great Community Market with highly talented stallholders showcasing a huge variety of quality items including:

- Award-winning Olive Oil
- Local Waikanae Honey
- Yummy Bakery Biscuits and Loaves, including Keto and Gluten-Free options
- Meet the local Author Mik Peryer (the "Waikanae Birdman") and view his many Children's Adventure books
- Designer Ladies Clothing
- Funky Soxs
- This Little Kiwi - Kiwi made sauces, dressings and more.
- Jewellery
- Scented Candles and Natural Skincare
- A wide variety of Homewares including Handmade Duvet Covers, Quilts and Cushions
- Sewing Craft - lots of choices including different styled bags and face masks
- Junk For Joy - Up-cycled, Repurposed and handmade items including furniture

- Much much more.

Escape the house, pick up a bargain or a gift and why not invite a friend or 2 and enjoy an outing at this great community event. Support local!

Please don't forget your mask unless you have an exemption.

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1 day ago

Driven On The Akatarawa Rd Lately?

Marie from Waikanae

If so, its good to know you are still alive and reading this.

We have a function to go to over Christmas up that way and having heard a few hairy stories about the road, I went up there on Thursday to check it out. The road's ok, narrow and winding, but not much worse than a Wellington hill suburb. What was pretty scary was the behavior of other drivers. Three vehicles heading the other way at speed would have crashed into me if I hadn't been pulled off the road. I had pulled in to check the address when a truck came flying past, taking up all of the narrow road at speed. There is no way the driver would have been able to stop had they come around the corner immediately in front of me. The other two drivers came hurtling past as I had turned in to turn around and come back down the hill. They were also driving at speed and taking up most of the road. Coming back down I passed another car coming up and estimate that the safe speed to pass another car was about 30-35 kms.p.h. So, now we're thinking, do we go to the function or not.? Feels a bit like we're taking our life in our hands going up there. Drivers appear to be overconfident, and they are courting serious injury.