Classic Hits in Waipu for Tartan Week
Tartan Day in Waipu was helped along by Will and Jax from Classic Hits Northland who got into the spirit of tartan, winter@waipu broadcasting their Breakfast Show live from Food 45. Locals dropped in for coffee and breakfast, and there were lots of great interviews and free giveaways. Read more
Evensong in Waipu
The Waipu Anglican Church and Lauchie McLean got into the spirit of Winter@waipu and organised a traditional Evensong service on Sunday evening 28th June. A choir of about 20 gathered from surrounding districts and met to practise at 2.30pm on the afternoon before the service.
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DubDub is the dog’s name…
Michael McRae wins
Michael McRae, 10 years old, lives in Waipu and attends Waipu Primary School. He is the winner of the “Find the Dog Competition” run by Good Ground Real Estate as a a Winter@Waipu promotion.
Michael received a $100 voucher to the Waipu Pizza Barn. Well done Michael.
This month the competition is to find which shop DubDub is in!
Also in the 4 Square there is a guess the tartan competition – so be into win
Mid-Winter Swim at Waipu Cove
The surf was rough and the tide full at Waipu Cove on Sunday 28 June when the Waipu Surf Club hosted the annual Winter@waipu midwinter swim. About 20 brave souls donned costumes of every variety and about the same number came to watch and laugh. A couple of dogs joined in the fun as we all ran for the waves – with much hilarity and screaming we ran through the waves as the shark alarm sounded in celebration. Afterwards The Beachhouse Restaurant gave the swimmers a complimentary coffee, and had a great lunch time special to warm us all up. Sue Matthews who does not usually brave even the summer waters, dressed as Wonderwoman, though clasped a hotwater bottle firmly to her chest. Richard from the Four Square wore a kilt – it was not as cold as you might think, with a northerly blowing in, but it was cold enough to earn that coffee!
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Winter@Waipu Photo Competition
Sue Welford is a passionate photographer and with Maggie Wistrand and friends has organised the Waipu Calendar for the past two years – another is planned for this year.
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Tartan Day Celebrated for a week in Waipu, Northland
Since 2005 and the beginnings of Winter@Waipu, Tartan Day has been celebrated in Waipu on 1 July. 
It has become so popular that we now have it for a week – the Saturday before Tartan Day to the Saturday after Tartan Day.
For this small scottish town, its the time to dust off the kilt, the scarves, the pipes – the town is awash with tartan – there is free shortbread in many shops for those sporting a bit of tartan, and often the Butcher offers a taste of Haggis. There is pipers, and parties, and busking and lots of fun – come and join us.
Click here for this Years Programme
Events often include:
- performance events
- Midwinter Ball
- Men in Kilts rugby challenge
- mid winter swim
- Clan Dinner
- Kirking o’ the Tartan
- and more…
The History Behind Tartan Day
Come and celebrate in Waipu the week of 1 July
Latest Blog posts about Tartan Week in Waipu
- Tartan Week 2012
- Draft Tartan Week Programme now out....
- Art n Tartan - time to get those entries underway
- Behind the Artntartan Wearable Arts awards...
- Art' n Tartan - and the winners are>>>
- Pets in Tartan in Waipu
- Tartan Week off to a great start in Waipu
- Art n Tartan (almost) sold out!
- Tartan Week 2011 is on track - latest news
- Tartan Week 2011 - its on its way...
The ‘Clachan a Choin’ Ball
The Grande Finale to International Tartan Week in the Winter@waipu festival is to be The ‘Clachan a Choin’ Ball at Waipu’s Coronation Hall Saturday 4 July at 7.30pm Read more
Circool Circus to launch the 2009 Winter@waipu Festival
For the fifth year, the June Long weekend will see the start of Winter@Waipu celebrations – with circus, markets and a Matariki celebration at the Waipu Cemetery
Bream Bay has its own Circus – and on the afternoon of Sat 30 May they will be celebrating their second birthday – you are invited to come and join in on workshops – juggling, acrobatics, tightrope and more and enjoy performances by Circus Kumarani from Dargaville, from the Whangarei Community Circus and from Circool itself. It will be held in Waipu’s Coronation Hall from 1-5pm. Read more
Big Tartan Day Celebrations for Small Northland Town
Waipu, 1.5 hours north of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, is famous for its proud Scots heritage and the Annual Highland Games held at New Year. When local entrepreneur Rosemary Neave suggested a Winter festival five years ago, Winter@waipu was born. Neave was keen to connect Waipu with other national and international celebrations, so she hit the internet to see what else was going on in June, July and August around New Zealand and around the world. Read more
Winter@waipu 2009 Ready to Roll…
Bream Bay in Northland is a well known summer playground, and for the 5th year it is once again hosting the Winter@waipu festival in 2009.You may have noticed Circool Circus around the area – at Christmas Parades and community events. Circool Circus are launching the festival on Saturday 30 May with an afternoon celebrating 2 years of Clowning in Bream Bay held in the Waipu Hall. Read more
