Events in the Aoraki Mount Cook Mackenzie District

 

Date

Where

Event

Details

Contact

 2008

 

 

   
         
       

 

 2009

 

 

   

4 until 23 January 2009

Kurow, Omarama, Twizel, Mount Cook, Lake Tekapo

DOC Summer Holiday Programme

DOC Twizel and DOC Aoraki Area, morning and evening activities including hiking, biking, horse riding, stilt watching etc.

sponsored by Meridian Energy.

Ursula Paul (upaul@doc.govt.nz, 034350 802) and Ray Bellringer (rbellringer@doc.govt.nz, 03 4351 186)
6th February Lake Ohau, Twizel

A.R.E.A. 9

Aotearoa.Rock.Extreme.Adventure. 9

An amazing 48 hrs of rock, featuring top NZ bands, and extreme sports: FMX, Skateboarding, Zorb plus more...

www.missioncontrolled.co.nz/area9
Sat 21st February Fairlie

Kawasaki Motorcycles Annual Meet

Fairlie Top 10 Holiday Park, Allandale Road, Fairlie.  An all-day event

Andy Bowell

Colin Clyne Motorcylces

03 437 0559

Sun 22nd February  Fairlie

St John's Lovelock Track Gala Day

 From 11am, Jnr mountain bike race, craft stalls, food and drink stalls, hourly performances by NZ gymnast champions. A fundraiser for Mackenzie St John's Ambulance

 Norm McConnell

03 685 8379

n.a.mcconnell@xtra.co.nz

25 - 28 February  Mt Somers

 Alpine Epic 2009 Mountain Bike Race

 New Zealand's XC Mountain Bike Stage Race, from Mt Somers to Tekapo

 www.alpineepic.co.nz
         
Saturday 14th March 2009 Lake Tekapo

Fishing Contest

 Enjoy the scenery while fishing beautiful Lake Tekapo.  Great Prizes to be won.  Entry fees: Adult (18+) $30 , Junior (12-18 yrs) $15 , Child (under 12 yrs) $15 . Entry free includes BBQ, numbers are limited.

Sharron Binns 03 680 6990 or 027 5725 063

laketekapoevents@gmail.com

www.fishingcompetitions.co.nz

 

 

Sunday 15th March 2009

 

 

Lake Tekapo

Mackenzie High Country Fete

Arts, crafts, wine, food, children's entertainment, music by Boru, fashion parade.

10am - 3pm, $5.00 entry adults, $2.50 school age children, under 5 free entry

A Lake Tekapo Promotions Assn event.

Organiser - Raewyn Douglas & Debra Hunter

Tekapo Auto Services
P O Box 128
Lake Tekapo
Ph 03 6806 803
Fax 03 6806 520
E: tekapo-auto@xtra.co.nz

2 - 5 April Mt Cook

100 Hours of Astronomy

7-8pm each night (weather permitting).  100 hours of Astronomy is a round the clock, round the globe event, including live web casts from reserach observatories, public sidewalk events, etc to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy 2009

John Dunlop, Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre

space@hermitage.co.nz

www.hillarycentre.co.nz

 

         
Sat & Sun 25,26 April  Twizel

Helibike Challenge

 The Benmore Challenge plus 2 more races, comprising an uphill, cross country and downhill event over the 2 days.

Elayne Nilson-Reid

021 222 8740

Web: www.helibike.com or Email: info@helibike.com

8th - 10th May   Mt Cook

Annual Rotary District 9970 Conference

Location: The Hermitage Hotel Aoraki Mount Cook, annual conference

Brent Goldsmid

03 381 7385

16th -17th May Mt Cook, Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre

Australasian Planetarium Society Conference

The 2009 meeting for Planetarium operators across Australia and New Zealand.  www.aps-planetarium.org

John Dunlop

space@hermitage.co.nz

www.hillarycentre.co.nz

29th May - 01 June Mt Cook

125th Hermitage Hotel and Mt Cook Residents Reunion

125th year of operation of The Hermitage Hotel, a celebration over the long weekend.  A chance to catch up and reminisce, and see the latest developments.  Highlight is the reunion dinner.

Debbie Lippmann

03 435 1809

enquiries@hermitage.co.nz

         
01 July Mt Cook

Wilderness Heliskiing, Ski The Tasman

Official start of season For information, email mtcook@alpineguides.co.nz
late July Fairlie/Mt Dobson

Mt Dobson Ski Area

Start of Ski Season

Peter Foote

03 685 8039

www.dobosn.co.nz or email mtdobson@xtra.co.nz

Labour Weekend, October Mt Cook 

South Canterbury Vintage Car Club Annual Mount Cook Rally

Annual rally along scenic SH80 to Aoraki Mount Cook on Sunday of Labour Weekend

Alistair Day

03 688 7617

Labour Weekend Twizel

Hard Labour Weekend: Pryamid Run, Dusky Trails Mountain Bike Race

Great weekend to challenge and inspire: run/walk the pryamid run, and enjoy amazing scenery on the Dusky Trail

Allie Bell

bellshoney@xtra.co.nz

28th November Twizel

Mistletoe Market

Gala Day including craft stalls and entertainment.  Fundraiser for various local organisations

Philippa Blair

03 435 0322

blair.philly@xtra.co.nz

5th & 6th December Fairlie

Mid and South Canterbury Caravan Club Weekend

Held at Fairlie Top 10 Holiday Park

Elizabeth Armstrong

03 308 6679 or

email lizarmstrong@xtra.co.nz

         

 
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