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Tupare, Pukeiti all go for holiday weekend
Tupare, Pukeiti all go for holiday weekend
1 February 2016
Fun galore for all ages is in store this holiday weekend, with family-focused events at two of Taranaki’s premier heritage properties, Tupare and Pukeiti.
The action’s at Tupare on Saturday (Waitangi Day), with Pukeiti to the fore on Sunday:
• Waitangi Day: Garden Fair, Tupare, 10am to 3pm. Featuring live music and entertainment, food, arts and crafts, and games, pony rides and barbecue on the river flat. Arrive at 8.30am for a guided tour of the stunningly landscaped gardens, and there’ll be free house tours half-hourly from 10am to 12.30pm. 487 Mangorei Road, New Plymouth.
• Sunday 7 February: Pukeiti Explorer Day rainforest walk, 10.30am to 2pm. Discover the mystery and stories of Pukeiti’s enchanting rainforest in this three-hour guided walk. Bring water, hat, picnic lunch and good walking shoes. 2290 Carrington Road, New Plymouth.
The fair and rainforest walk are part of a year-round programme of free public events at Tupare, Pukeiti and Hollard Gardens, the three heritage properties owned and administered by the Taranaki Regional Council on behalf of the people of the region. For more information, see www.tupare.nz, www.pukeiti.nz and www.hollardgardens.nz. Also see Taranaki Regional Gardens on Facebook and TaranakiRG on Twitter.
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