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Wow Waikawa! Photo Fest Wrap-up Note: as of today, 18 January 2022, some photos have disappeared or been taken down. Others may stay in place for a while. 003 009 014 017 021 022 026 027 029 033 034 047 050 051 054 057 058 060 061 073 078 081 082 083 085 086 087 089 091 096 100 117…
Can you solve the riddles to spot the photos? When you find a photo make a sketch, or take a photo, or write something about what's in the photo and where it is. Sheet A and Sheet B have different riddles for the same photos. PDF of Sheet B to print at home (2 MB). Note: sadly, photos 47 and…
Wow Waikawa! photo riddles Sheet A Can you solve the riddles to spot the photos? When you find a photo make a sketch, or take a photo, or write something about what's in the photo and where it is. Sheet A and Sheet B (available later) have different riddles for the same photos. PDF to print at home (4 MB).
Spot the Wow Waikawa! photos Grab a Clue Sheet and spot all 30 photos Clue Sheets are at Awa Pukapuka and on this website or email photos@wow-waikawa.nz and ask for one. All photos are within the area of the map above. Some are simple to find. Others need a bit of sleuthing. Some are big; some are small. Look at…
Update, 13 January 2022: this has now ended. Join in the treasure hunt to find all the photos that have been printed. About 30 photos sent in by participants have been printed and are being displayed around Waikawa Beach over Christmas when Waikawa Beach is at its busiest. Some photos are in obvious places, others in more hidden public spots…
Project Funding We were granted $750 by the Horowhenua District Council Creative Communities Scheme and must report back to them after the event is finished. Note: No money is being paid to the organisers or guest selectors. Supported by Horowhenua District Council Creative Communities Scheme. HappyMoose applied a generous discount when we printed the selected photos. This event was created…
Every summer from 1 November to 30 April Horizons Regional Council monitors the water at the Waikawa Beach footbridge for E. Coli, and just offshore for Enterococci. They also keep an eye out for potentially toxic algae (cyanobacteria). While the water by the footbridge is suitable for swimming only 46% of the time (a historical average), we don't seem to…
I recently became aware of a new publication — Life in the Shallows The wetlands of Aotearoa New Zealand by Karen Denyer and Monica Peters: Featuring wetlands to visit all around the country, descriptions of the rich bird, insect and plant life that can be found there, and some of the innovative ways we can protect and restore them, Life…
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