Whirinaki Forest Minginui summer cultural, recreational and outdoor education holiday programme.

If you are in the valley over the summer holidays we invite you to join in on any events that are going on in the valley . We invite you to start your holiday with a welcome onto our marae where we will introduce you to our customs and tell you about the richness of our special place you are visiting.

We expect to have our Whirinaki Centre and Nursery operating this summer with activities you can enjoy even if the weather is wet, but delays in construction and a problem with a possible toxic hazard on the site ( an old Forestry depot) may delay this.

Programme for Summer 2008/9 (provisional - watch this space)

Date / Day	Time	Activity	Organised by:	Cost/p
22 Mon
23 Tues
24 Wed
25 Thurs
26 Fri
27 Sat
28 Sun

29 Mon
30 Tues
31 Wed
01 Thurs
02 Fri
03 Sat
04 Sun

05 Mon
06 Tues
07 Wed
08 Thur
09 Fri
10 Sat
11 Sun

12 Mon
13 Tues
14 Wed
15 Thurs
16 Fri

NOTICES AND OPPORTUNITIES:

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Guided Tours - Local guides will share their treasure with you
Mountainbiking - ride the spectacular Whirinaki MTB track
Tramping in Whirinaki. - Experience our place
Camping at Mangamate Waterfall - upgraded for your next hols
Disabled or impaired - Local support and guides are available
Accommodation - to make your Whirinaki experience

WEMZ Project - The Whirinaki Ecological Management Zone
Our Right Royal Kiwi, Princess Beatrice adopted by Prince Andrew
Other species recovery projects - Kiwi, Weka and Kaka

Powhiri - our formal welcome to visitors (see marae visits)
What we and our school are up to download videoclips

David Bellamy "Moa's Ark Revisited" Whirinaki 25 report, Sept 09 Dialoque in our rainforest with Hunter Lovins - US environmentalist

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