Lovers of country music won’t want to miss this tribute night at the Regent celebrating three icons of the genre (Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and Johnny Cash). Tickets $35 from Eventfinda or Centrepoint Craft and Fabrics (67 Queen St, Waimate).

Don’t hesitate to get a team together and enter this charity tournament with 100% of event profits going directly towards providing meat and milk to local families via Meet the Need.

Four player Ambrose event on Thursday, 26 June from 10am-3pm.

Playing an 18-hole ambrose round with prizegiving and an auction after the golf. Prizes for: longest drive; winning team; closest to hole on a par 3; Hole-in-1 on hole 2 (with a prize of $1,000 thanks to GolfStop).

Register your team at Meet the Need Golf Day.

Funeral planning workshop that presents new, alternative and highly affordable options. Death without Debt is a national organisation campaigning and educating around funeral debt and dignity. Workshop topics include: funeral planning, wills and powers of attorney; advance care plans and probate; when you need a coffin and when you don’t and coffin alternatives; pros and cons of cremation vs burial and steps to reduce dependence on the funeral industry.

$25 per person, $30 for two, $35 family or group of three. Or by donation if you are hard pressed. Cost includes refreshments and 60-page booklet. Register at deathwithoutdebt.org.nz or by emailing info@deathwithoutdebt.org.nz

Experience a Hautapu Ceremony with Te Runanga o Waihao to celebrate Matariki. Share in the special occasion with whānau, surrounded by warmth, connection and kōrero. Coffee and kai will be available after the ceremony. Pause, gather, reflect and look to the future with hope.

Make your own way or join the 6am bus departure from outside the Norman Kirk Memorial Pool.

The race is on! Waimate Street Sprints are back for Round 2 which is set to be even more exciting than Round 1. Mark your calendar - more details soon.

All crafters, creators and sellers welcome. Plenty of space for large items and machinery.
$10 per site.. Inside space available in case of bad weather. Fundraising for an AED.
Email gunnsbush@gmail.com to book your site

Learn about backyard trapping of rats and mice with Predator Free Waimate. This is the launch of Waimate’s neighbourhood rat trapping initiative. There will be a presentation and discussion, plus a display of suitable traps and a demonstration on safe handling. Plus, a 100-day winter challenge!

For information, contact 021 576 868. (Organised by Ann & Gary Dennison, Andrew Oliver and John Begg).

6am – Hakataramea Dawn Service, Hakataramea Cenotaph; 7am – Waimate Dawn Service, Victoria Park Memorial Gates; 8am – Southburn Service, Southburn War Memorial; 9am – St Andrews Service, St Andrews War Memorial; 10:30am – Waimate Civic Service, Waimate Event Centre and parade to War Memorial Clock Tower; 2pm – Ted’s Bottle Service, Waihao Forks Hotel.

Members of the public are asked to be seated inside the Waimate Event Centre by 10:20am.
Returned Personnel (wearing medals) are invited to assemble outside the Waimate Event Centre at 10:25am. There will be a parade to the Memorial Clock after the service for the laying of wreaths. All members of the public wearing family medals on the right chest are welcome to march with the returned services personnel.

Open to children aged 4 and up to enjoy some soccer skills, games and fun. Super soccer star coaches and extraordinaires will be a part of the day. 9am to 11.45am ages 4 and up and 12pm till 3pm, ages 8 and up. $60 full day; $40 half day for age 4 and up. Register at sporty.co.nz/waimatesoccerclub. The event is a fundraiser for the Waimate Soccer Club.

All your favourite Saturday market stalls, plus many news ones and a distinctly Easter flavour complete with Easter bunnies handing out treats and entertainment.

Gather by the playground in Victoria Park for an Easter Bunny event organised by Positive Waimate featuring a fun egg/rock hunt, painting with Waimate Rocks and a stall with baked goods.

Charity golf tournament to raise funds for Waimate St John Ambulance. 18-hole Ambrose format. Registration 9.45am. Shotgun start 10.30am. All golfers and non golfers welcome. Prizes for best dressed and most hits. BBQ and refreshments on course, prizegiving and fundraising auction at the end of the day.
Entries, $80 per four-person team, to office@waimategolfclub.co.nz or phone Ian Dickson on 0211-429-556. Entries close Monday 7 April.

Waimate Scottish Society is holding an ingleside (concert) featuring songs, dances and instrumental numbers, something for all tastes.
Entry $10 per adult including supper. Children go free. For more information, contact Gavin and Jan Cain on 03 6897-136.

Annual fundraiser for Waimate Rugby Club. Prizes for best grading and heaviest lambs. Cull cow donations also gratefully accepted.
Event will be followed by the Waimate senior team’s first home game against Temuka.

For information contact Dion Glenie on 027-440-8231 or Kevin O’Boyle on 021-184-7437.

Share your love of the Schnauzer breed and meet other likeminded dog owners for a fun hour of mixing and mingling. Meet opposite the entrance of the racecourse on Racecourse Road. For details, call John Dyer on 022 616-6036.

The Eric Batchelor Cup is run by the South Island Army Reserves unit and honours a Second World War hero. A sporting round robin sees teams from Waimate High School, Timaru Army Cadets and four Army Reserves units battle it out. Timings: 8.30am-12noon 5km relay run | 8.30am-10am Netball at Victoria Park | 10.30am-12noon Volleyball | 1-3pm Touch Rugby | 3.30pm-4.45pm Tug of War | 5.40pm Trophy Presentations