Tairua News July 2008

In Tairua News this month:

• Library News
• DVD of the Great NZ Trek from Port Jackson to Tairua
• Murder Mystery Weekend, Saturday 26 July
• Feedback

 

Library News

Tairua Oral History Group taped interviews available for your listening pleasure! - We are pleased to announce that the collection of tape recordings, their abstracts and the associated photographs of local people are now available for public consultation in the library.  Please ask the librarian for the Oral History material.

Audio books now here! - National library now provide us with a batch of talking books available for loan.  Talking books are free for use for print impaired or visually impaired borrowers or $2 for all other borrowers.

New adult fiction this month! - Tairua library welcomes your comments and reviews of new books.  Please place your feedback in the new fiction folder at the front desk.  

Now available for $2 rental… Constance by Rosie Thomas, Breathe by Tim Winton, Assassin by Andrew Britton, The broken window: a Lincoln Rhyme novel by Jeffery Deaver, The Two Mrs Robinsons by Donna Hay, No time for goodbye by Linwood Barclay

 

DVD of the Great NZ Trek from Port Jackson to Tairua

Many people may not be aware, but for 1 week every year about 250 people are treking the entire length of NZ. In March this year the trek started in Port Jackson and finished in Tairua. Many of these trekers walked that distance in just 7 days, with 1 day rest at Coromandel Town.

The first day took them over the hill to Sandy Bay, then down to Waikawau Bay then up and over the hills again to Coromandel for the rest day.  Then back over the hill again past castle rock, towards Kuotunu but back up and through the forestry blocks towards the 309 road, finishing just south of Whitianga. From there a short day to Coroglen, and finally finishing up in the hills overlooking Tairua.

This event is a major undertaking, with over 400 people involved including crew. The trek accesses alot of private property and forestry, and its a great way to see some rugged inland terain.

There is a DVD of the trek available for purchase now:
http://www.chaosenginex.com/shopping.html

 

MURDER MYSTERY WEEKEND

"The Clandestine Case of the Kopu Killer" - assist the local constable to solve this provocative case.All guests given a murder mystery character profile in advance. Includes 3 course dinner, exclusive accommodation & farewell breakfast. Limited numbers phone Pacific Harbour Lodge (07) 864 8581 or online www.pacificharbour.co.nz

 

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Posted: Wed 23 Jul 2008

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