Competition Winners in this year’s 2011 Willowridge Wanakafest
Design Pioneers – Anna Marie Morris
Movie Fest @ Lone Star – Chris Kirkham “Greatest American Hero”
Stonewood Homes Street Parade – Best Float: “The Cubs”
Wastebusters Wheelie Bin Race Champions: “Amigos”
Wanaka Veterinary Centre Pet Parade: results to come!
Racers Edge Trek Wanaka 10-Hour endurance Race: results
Rotary Duck Race;
- Winning Duck: 1690
- Winning Corporate Duck: Selectrix
Ray White Radio Wanaka Polar Plunge Winners
- Junior Boy: Leo as NZ James Bond
- Junior Girl: Sophie as Surf Lifesaver
- Senior Female: Ros from Base Backpackers
- Senior Male: Simon as Dr Evil
- Junior Team: Jack,Thomas,Leo,Julius and William as The All Black Supporters x 5
- Senior Team: Kevin and Janey with the Tandem bike
- Biggest Splash: Glen Divers
- Most Spectacular: Genevieve as All Black Supporter
Kahu Youth Cardboard Boat Race
- Michael, James (12 year old twins) and Max (4) Hey in their NASA spaceship!
Home Brew Beer Competition
- Best Beer: Gary Mewse
- Honorable Mention: David Ball
Cheapskates Skate Jam:
13 Under
- 1st Niwa Warner Dunedin. Cheapskates Team (Duds)
- 2nd Daniel Bridgmon Dunedin. Cheapskates Team (Duds)
- 3rd Todd Wilkin Wanaka. QUEST
16 under
- 1st Hootie Andrews Dunedin. Cheapskates Team (Duds) Addidas
- 2nd PJ Wybrow Dunedin. Cheapskates Team (Duds)
- 3rd Josh Bamford ( Kickflip into Big Bowl) CHCH. SkateGear Team Rider
OPEN
- 1st Digby Luxton Wanaka. QUEST VOX footwear
- 2nd Olly Wilson Wanaka. QUEST
- 3rd Josh Wilson Wanaka. QUEST
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Hi All, Yes! This event rules! And…a few of you have requested details and rules for the Cardboard Boat race. Here they are….straight from Richard at Kahu Youth. ( with a great pic from last years…) The Kahu Youth Cardboard Boat Race – Willowridge Wanakafest 2011 Date: Sunday, October 23th 2011, 11am, straight after the Ray…
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Get ready to take the Plunge! Thanks to Ray White and Radio Wanaka for making this event happen! It is so much fun! Ray white has also offered a great cash prize pool for those brave enough to take the jump! And now we also have a Skydive from Skydive Wanaka for the most spectacular…
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Disc Golf Wanaka Frisbee Golf Championships are being held at Lismore Park 12 pm Saturday 22nd October 12:00pm – Doubles Registration (at Tee 1 Near Jump Park) – 12:30pm Tee- Off 2:00pm – Singles Registration (Open, Youth, Womens) – 2:30pm Tee-off Gold Coin Entry for Under 18s. $5 entry for Adults
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Dress up a BNZ Piggy for Willowridge Wanakafest. Head in to BNZ Wanaka to purchase your very own Piggy, register it and dress it up. Piggies cost $25 for adults & $15 for children. Money raised will go towards Willowridge Wanakafest. Your Piggy will be on display at this year’s Passion for Fashion and our…
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If you are available for volunteering over the festival weekend we would love to have your help! Gillian from Central Volunteering is co-ordinating volunteers and can be contacted at: Gillian White t: 03 443 4102 m: 027 506 5705 e: centralvolunteering@gmail.com w:www.volunteeringotago.org.nz We are looking for helpers for the following jobs: Event Job Description Time Commitment…
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Tickets went on sale yesterday at Wanaka Mitre 10. We are excited to announce that we have an allocated seating plan this year so you can get a group together and book your section for the night. Get in quick! Tickets are selling fast! Tickets are $29 and include a Free Broken Shed Vodka or…
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If you have a handy-cam or camera phone you can enter this year’s Movie Fest. It is open to everyone! This year’s prize is a Welli-wood weekend. A flight to wellington and back! A night at Park Road Post, a look around Weta Workshop and dinner at Lone Star Wellington. There is some discrepency between…
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Passion For Fashion Catwalk Show brought to us by Edgewater and Mitre 10 If you thought Wanaka was just a picturesque holiday retreat, boasting some impressive Ski Resorts in Winter, and a holiday haven in Summer, think again. The people here don’t just walk around in thermals or bikinis, they have their finger on the…
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