Other Main Summer Events

These events are advertised in the Tuia 2002 - 2003 Summer Events Booklet available from the Gisborne Information Centre, hotels, motels and various other outlets. 
 For details of many other events happening in Gisborne click on the Tourism Eastland Logo (to your right) then visit the Events section. 

Hook a Book at the HB Williams Memorial Library - Peel Street
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Jan   6 -  The Jolly Gardener (Storyteller) 10.30am
Jan   7 - Beaming Tanya Batt (Storyrteller) 10.30am
Jan   9 - Creative Fish Mobiles with Denise  10.30am
Jan 13 - Hullabaloo with mary Kippenberger (Storyteller) 10.30am
Jan 14 - Matteo (storyteller) 10.30am
Jan 16 - Simply Magical with Zappo 10.30am

 4 Jan TOLAGA BAY (Kaiaua Beach) RACES –  East Coast, be there by 10.00am

• "Come and see the cowboys from the coast....!!!!!!"
  
  Equaliser betting (7 races)
  Bar and refreshments
  Children's Hat Competition
  Swimming between races
  
  Contact:  Sianne Williams 864 5783 

18th Jan - Taste Gisborne –
 
8 hours of non-stop entertainment plus gourmet food and award winning wines! 

To be held on historic Waiohika Estate Vineyard - Gisborne, where a naturally-formed amphitheatre is situated above the vines with amazing views out to the bay and Young Nicks Head. 

Contact: http://www.gisbornenz.com/tastegis.html

Competition starts at 8.30am each day and will include "feature jump" each daY
FRIDAY: Toyota Young Rider with all of the country's top under 21 riders
SATURDAY: Pony and Horse Six Bar being held at 6pm. An evening of entertainment.
Sunday: Bomac and Dunstan Horse and Pony Grand Prix.

Contact: Jenny Holden: PH 06 867 4422

Saturday March 1st  Opera Alfresco – “Norma”

Opera by Moonlght
Waiohika Estate Ampitheatre, 75 Waimata Valley Road.
Tickets from Tourism Eastland (Gisborne Visitor Information Centre) - Grey Street.
Ph: 06 868 6139

Contact: Gary Maclean Ph 06 867 4937