Waipawa's One Hundred and Fifty Year Celebration

This could be a long post with all the pictures I took of the celebrations. The Pines was part of it as at three o'clock a party of over thirty arrived for a history lesson given by Margaret Gray, Waipawa's historian. I think I have written this before,but if Elaine and I had bought a house in Hastings we would have just retired into the woodwork,but by coming here to 'The Pines' we are somehow so much part of Waipawa.

Well the celebrations started off with a procession and float parade from the town Hall into Ruataniwha Street and down to Coronation Park where there were many many stalls. New Zealanders love their old vintage cars and tractors so they were all part of it .A procession is not a procession unless it is led by by a Scottosh Pipe Band.

During the morning there were people coming into our garden and just sitting or taking pictures of the garden and house and the party interested in the history of Waipawa were taken up to the historic pond constructed over 150 years ago and repaired by me, and were also allowed to walk down the passage from the front door and out the back door.What excitement.

And when it was all finished we relaxed and had tea.