Expired Community Notices Archive

If you are looking for expired, archived or superseded notices this is the place to look.

Eketāhuna Community Board April 2023 Meeting

A couple of comments from our April Meeting:We heard a presentation from Peter Sinclair, the Tararua District Councils Emergency main advisor. Peter will come and meet with the Eketāhuna Community Civil Defence Response Group in the near future, possibly in June. I will update with a time and place as soon as I know and encourage anyone interested to come…

Eketāhuna Fire Brigade

March Call Outs 1x MVC Putara road 1x old cow shed fire electric SH2 2x call-outs to suspicious house fire Nireaha Road1 call back to house fire to dampen fire. Congratulations to our new recruits Holly Bowater and Laurence Prince have just finished their course. Stay Safe Check before you light a fire at www.checkitsalright.nz

Eketāhuna 150th Celebrations Thank you

After the wonderful 150th celebrations last weekend there is a lot to be thankful for, and I will try to make sure I capture every person, organisation or group that helped. That’s going to mean a lot of thank you’s though, so bear with me. Last weekend the sun shone, people visited and we all enjoyed the 150th Celebrations marking the first…

Eketāhuna Community Board Meeting

MONDAY 13TH MARCH 2023 Items discussed at our Eketāhuna Community Board Meeting were: How amazing Eketahuna 150th Anniversary was! A huge Thank You to the Eketahuna 150th Anniversary Committee and Volunteers for all their incredible work! 😊 Full meeting minutes and community board member contact details can be viewed on the Tararua District Council website. The meetings are open to…

Copper’s Corner

Firstly let me introduce myself. My name is Richie Day and I have recently started as the Eketahuna Senior Constable, a role that I’m really excited about. I have 21 years Police experience in various roles in Wellington and for the last 14 years I have been policing in the Wairarapa. In my spare time l play competitive tennis for…

Eketāhuna RSA

Eketāhuna RSA invites you to attend this years ANZAC Day Service in the Community Hall at 1000 on 25th April 2023. On completion of the service at the Community Hall, we will make our way down to the Memorial Hall, for the ODE, Minutes Silence and laying of Wreaths in memory of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.Should you wish…

Our Town AGM

When: Thursday 30 March @ 7 pmWhere: The St Johns Hall, Church StreetWho: All Welcome Calling all new members of our community as well as the oldies and goodies. If you are interested in taking on a role or have ideas on making Eketāhuna better, we would love to see you. Come and see what you and we do for…

Copper’s Corner

On the 14th December two calves were taken from a local Eketahuna address. Also on the 14th December, after stealing petrol from Pahiauta, a 29 year old male from Napier was involved in a pursuit and subsequently arrested and charged on a number of driving and other offences. Over January there have been three burglaries in Eketahuna. Stolen property from one burglary…

Museum Hours 150th

Over Jubilee Weekend The Museum will be open Firday, 2-4pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm both days and by appointment on other days. Come see our updated displays and exhibitions especially curated for the Jubilee. 16 Bengston Street, off Haswell Street. We look forward to meeting you.

Eketāhuna 150th Celebration 10-12 March 2023 Calendar

The first European settlers to arrive in Eketāhuna started breaking ground in 1871. To celebrate our history and make new memories, we invite you to share the weekend of festivities. There will be a wide range of events running throughout the weekend so come along catch up with old friends, enjoy a grass roots rugby game, a round of golf along with the many other activities on offer.
For Calendar of Events read on…

Eketāhuna 150th Pagoda

We are building a Pagoda that will be situated near the Eketāhuna Club.Become part of history and get your family name engraved on a baton for $100.00 You can register via email : eketahunakiwicountry@xtra.co.nz. Our Bank Account Details are Name – Eketahuna Information Centre BNZ – 02-0724-0104120-00 Payment details Reference – surname: Code – Pagoda.

Eketāhuna Tennis Club

Happy New Year! Social tennis will start up again each Thursday at 6pm from 2nd Feb.All skill levels welcome.$5 casual fee or $65 for the season(usually, Nov – late March).Family and couple subs available as well.Please contact Kirsten for more info0211 311 575 or for the latest updates see our facebook page. Thank you to all our sponsors and organisation’s…

Eketāhuna 150th Commemorative Coin

To mark the 150th celebrations in Eketāhuna this year, the Eketāhuna Our Town Committee have commissioned a commemorative coin. This limited-edition coin features our famous iconic kiwi bird. It is available to pre-order from The Information Centre and is only $20.00ea* (Plus any P & P as necessary). To register your interest, please either email eketahunakiwicountry@xtra.co.nz or pop into The…

Eketāhuna 150th Jubliee Meet & Greet

Meet & Greet – 80 ticketsThis will be held at the Eketāhuna Club on the Friday night at 6.30pmThere will be nibbles. You can register via email :eketahunakiwicountry@xtra.co.nzOur Bank Account Details areName – Eketahuna Information CentreBNZ – 02-0724-0104120-00Payment detailsReference – surname: Code – Meet

6 Kākāriki Released Into Our Ngahere

At 1 pm on Wednesday, the 17th of November with the help of our, staff, volunteers, supporters, the Department of Conservation and Rangitaine, 6 of our yellow-crowned kākāriki were released into our ngahere (forest).We have 33 kākāriki still to be released over the next few weeks, so if visitors keep an eye out, they may be lucky enough to see…

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