Activities around 'The Pines'

The bottom of Rose Street used to be the centre of activities,with 'The Pines' on the one corner and Mr. Rose's hotel on the other side. It later burned to the ground. The activity still continues to this day.

Right opposite ,not a hundred metres is Coronation Park which is used for all sorts of activities. A week or so ago we had the annual dog show. It's incredible how a whole tent city can be put up in a few hours and at the end on Sunday afternoon just as quickly disappear .

Now the CHB Bats cycle club often starts and ends its weekly races right outside the gate. In this particular race there were sixty participants

I found this website belonging to Jan Gosling who lives a little up Rose Street. She writes about 'The Pines'

Walking down the hill from my place you have to go past 'The Pines' at the bottom of Rose Street.
'The Pines' is Waipawa's oldest surviving house being built in 1858 out of kauri shipped to Napier and then brought down to Waipawa by bullock wagon.

Browse through Jan's website and you will be able to learn a bit about our little town.