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Coastguard invitation to cruise
Kawau Coastguard volunteers are seeking community support for their cruise for a cause fundraiser.
Kawau Volunteer Coastguard has started urgent fundraising for a $250,000 upgrade to its rescue boat and is inviting the community to “cruise for a cause”.
The boat is 11 years old and is scheduled for a refit later this year to allow volunteer crew to continue their work.
The Kawau unit is hosting a twilight cruise along the Matakana Coast, around Kawau Island, Moturekareka Island and Motuketekete Island, as well as up the Mahurangi River on Thursday, March 25, from 6pm to 10pm.
Tickets are $150 and include a welcome drink, surf n’ turf style buffet and prize entry. It will be limited to 100 passengers.
Rotorua girls embarking on once-in-a-lifetime adventure on our oceans
22 Jan, 2021 01:32 AM
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Rotorua s Isidora Gonzalez-Diaz (left) and Kirsty Lyall enjoying the experience of the kayak and sailing programme. Photo / Ocean Mead
Shauni James is the Rotorua Weekender reportershauni.james@nzme.co.nz@thedailypost
It was a week of adventure and development for two Rotorua teenagers who embarked on a kayaking and sailing trip which they fundraised for themselves.
Last week Rotorua s Kirsty Lyall and Isidora Gonzalez-Diaz took part in a five-day Duke of Edinburgh s Hillary Award (DOE) kayak and sailing programme, run by New Zealand Sailing Trust and Auckland Sea Kayaks.