East Wins the Better Side of Kaiwaka
June 21, 2025
The winning side of Kaiwaka was established by contest of strength and will on Saturday 14th June at the Kaiwaka Lantern Festival.In the tug-of-war between teams drawn from east and west sides of SH1, East won the best of three games. The winning team consisted of...
2025 Lantern Festival
June 15, 2025
Residents living in and around Kaiwaka gathered at the Kaiwaka Sports Association on the afternoon of Saturday 14th June to celebrate the village’s annual lantern festival (See the pictures....). Fine weather meant that the “inside games” were not needed and inst...
Lantern making workshop: 7 June
May 19, 2025
A workshop is being run by Jude Bishop at the Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall from 2pm till 4pm on Saturday 7th June 2025. It's free, and open to all comers wanting to make lanterns for the upcoming Kaiwaka Lantern Festival. Please let us know if you're planning on att...
Kaiwaka East versus West Tug-of-War
April 29, 2025
It's been talked about for months - and now the time has finally come.We're calling for contestants to make up two teams for this epic battle, between East and West.Eight people per side. One team from people living east of SH1, and the other team from west of SH1. &nb...
Call for Lanterns 2025
April 16, 2025
The Kaiwaka Lantern Festival is scheduled for the week prior to Matariki. The lantern parade around the village and the after-dark fire based activities are directly associated with Matariki themes celebrating light and regeneration. This year we are hoping to see...
Kaiwaka Lantern Festival 2024
June 22, 2024
Kaiwaka’s annual Lantern Festival took place on the afternoon and evening of Sunday 23rd June 2024. Attendance this year was up from last year, with around 600 people in total visiting the event. Weather was overcast but without rain, ensuring that all of the planned...
Kaiwaka Lantern Festival 2023
July 8, 2023
A skatepark is coming to Kaiwaka...
February 1, 2023
In January 2023, Kaiwaka Can received a grant to explore the development of a skatepark facility at the new McLean 2022 park bordering Gibbons Road. Initial site assessment from geotechnical supports a roll-play park provided that it does not impinge on the area immedia...
2022 Mid-Winter Warmer
June 22, 2022
We had a blast on Wednesday evening at our Mid Winter Warmer - so much so we want to do it again soon!It was awesome to mix, mingle, share a meal and share ideas. A huge welcome to our newest members, we’re looking forward to teaming up with you on the multitude of project...
2022 Riverbank Tree Planting
May 14, 2022
DONE AND DUSTED!The weather came to the party for our tree planting working bee on Sunday down at McClean Park. 380 native plants generously donated by the Rural Design team were planted along the riverbank, and the afternoon rain kicked in just after our celebratory BBQ.The...
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