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10 December – Mangakino Christmas Float Parade – Mangakino's Christmas Float Parade will take place Saturday 10 December, Mangakino Town Centre from 11.00am to 3.00pm. This year's theme is Rugby World Cup. It can be around your favourite team, the AB's or any of the World Cup teams. There will be floats, lucky karaoke, a live band and entertainment, baby photo competition, basketball shoot, fun rides, stalls, best dress competition and much more. There's something for children and adults. Call Nan at the Community Agency for details.
23 November - Mangakino Children's Safety Day – A fun day out looking at interactive demonstrations and learning about all aspects of child safety including car seat safety, water safety, out and about safety, fire safety and the widely publicised driveway safety kit. Be in to win great spot prizes and check out the sausage sizzle!
23 November– Mangakino and Whakamaru’s Coffee Morning with the Mayor and CEO – Mayor Rick Cooper and CEO Rob Williams were at The Dam Café in Whakamaru on Wednesday 23 November from 7.30am to have a coffee and a chat with members of the Mangakino and Whakamaru communities. All were welcome to come along and have a coffee and an informal chat with the Mayor and CEO. Coffees were only $2 each for the morning. The Dam Café is on the corner of Whakamaru Road (SH30) and Tihoi Road (SH32). This was part of a series of informal opportunities to meet with the Mayor and Council CEO.
5 November –The Waikato River Trails – The Waikato River Trails Trust recently completed 100kms of walking and cycling trails along the banks of the Waikato River through the South Waikato District and the Taupō District at the township of Mangakino.
The public were invited to celebrate this achievement with an open day and fun cycle/walk on Saturday 5 November at the newly completed section of the trail from Mangakino to Whakamaru Reserve. Approximately 300 members of the public attended the open day, some of whom participated in their choice of either an 8km or 14km bike ride, walk or run of the scenic trail.
The new section of the trail starts at Mangakino Lakefront Reserve, Lake Road, near the Bus-stop Café, and runs along Lake Maraetai’s edge past the Mangakino Golf Course and through to Whakamaru Reserve in the South Waikato District. The trail also crosses an impressive 70 metre suspension bridge that spans the Mangakino Stream.
Taupō District Council had committed to funding for the part of the trail that runs through the District, including materials and staff time for the initial building of the track, and will also continue to provide for ongoing maintenance costs.
Representative for Mangakino Councillor Kirsty Trueman says the trail is a welcome asset to the already beautiful area. “We take great pride in looking after the lakefront and reserves here and the trail is just another way that visitors and locals can enjoy the natural beauty of the Waikato River and surrounding forests.”
Cr Trueman says the inter-connecting trail will also help Mangakino become a destination for some enthusiastic cyclists. “Mangakino and Whakamaru welcome new visitors to our wonderful communities, to come and experience the beauty of the Waikato River Trails. As part of the national cycle ways, this development has helped put Mangakino on the map and we will benefit from the additional tourism and vibrancy that is created.”
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