...great to see the residents opf Gizzy out enjoying themselves...living on the edge
Beach life in Gisborne makes for a Sunsplash
Friday, January 23, 2015
by Kayla Dalrymple
TWO days down and three to go, the public has been treated to a range of surf and coastal-themed events since Gisborne’s Sunsplash Summer Festival started on Wednesday with a powhiri.
Wahine on Waves got Sunsplash rolling, followed by twilight golf and a surf lifesaving board series at Midway. Wahine Movie Night at the Dome Cinema rounded out Wednesday’s events.
Thursday’s programme started at 1pm with Matt Smith’s kitebaording demo at Stock Route, Wainui. A fun water day at the Olympic Pools and a wine-making competition for surfers concluded yesterday’s events.
One event today will be a carnival outside the H.B. Williams Memorial Library at 2pm. There will also be a have-a-go session for waka ama and stand-up paddleboarding this evening. The Tairawhiti Museum will welcome the Original Wailers at 5.30pm, to open the Smile Jamaica Bob Marley exhibition, and The Dome will host a screening and Pecha Kucha tonight.
Tomorrow’s festival programme includes the Have A Go Waveski event at Waikanae Beach from 10am till 2pm, stand-up paddleboard surfing championships and the Kick Push East Coast Skate Comp at Alfred Cox Skatepark. East Coast Vibes kicks off at 1pm.
Sunday will see the Makorori First Light Longboard Classic, a waveski competition, and the Sand Warrior event on the beach alongside Centennial Marine Drive. On Monday the city’s tidy Kiwis are being called on to participate in a beach clean-up, before the winner of the surfer wine-making competition is announced.
Beach events are subject to weather conditions, with locations to be advised on the day. Sunday is forecast to be sunny with a high of 23C. A south-east swell with one metre waves on coast beaches and north-easterly winds are expected to roll in.
For more information go to:
www.gisbornenz.com
