Hikurangi Mountain Lions

19/03/2026

Wow that's awesome!!

10/03/2026

18/01/2026

There was a great turn out of Market Stalls at the Hikurangi Community Xmas Parade, photos below. The next Hikurangi Market Day will be in conjunction with the annual Auto Motor Madness to be held at the Hikurangi Rugby Club on the 21st February 2026. This event helps the volunteer Hikurangi Fire Brigade so please support it and come along.
If you are interested in having a stall on that day please email [email protected], for this lot of markets , thanks .

13/01/2026

This event would happen without our sponsors - Whangarei District Council and their Judge Scott McKenzie, Freemason's who generously sponsored prizes to 2 divisions of the parade, their judge Brian Wigg, Hikurangi Business Association who sponsored the Businesses section at the last minute, their judge Peter Dempster and our lovely Charmaine Soljak as our MC.
Big thanks to people behind the scenes, Freemasons & Hikurangi Maori Wardens doing vehicle control, John Marshall of Dunamis Haulage for providing the stage/truck, our pilot vehicles supplied by Les from Get Delivered and Greg Mills assisting Mr & Mrs Claus with transport, our lovely Linda from Hikurangi Friendship House helping out with promotion and printing of flyers, Fraser from Fulton Hogan providing some road cones. The Hikurangi Pool Club for putting on a BBQ to help us out financially. Also the awesome help with our Traffic Management plans from Nadia and Gordon.
Of course, a huge thanks to Hikurangi Mountain Lions volunteers on the day and leading up to it. We also would like to thank 'Tractor' who isn't a Lions member but stepped in and helped Shelli on the day finding and handing out some of the winners signage. If I have forgotten anyone, I'm sorry. Next photo's will be the stallholders adding the extra ambiance on the day.

12/01/2026

Yes it was TR Building Removals out did themselves this time and brought in snow! But first a couple of special entries bringing the Country to Town. Fairly sure the tractor got roped in as he's Rousies neighbour?

12/01/2026

Here are some walking groups and some other participants. Next is a couple of surprises, "Snow in Hikurangi!" and the Fire brigade hero's and a couple of awesome individuals enhancing our theme "bringing the Country to Town".

12/01/2026

Below are our awesome Farming Contractors and businesses that supported our community. Big thanks to Shayn Rouse Motors for their extra support behind the scenes like providing vehicles to others in the parade and myself. Don't you just love bringing the Country to Town! email me if you want any copies [email protected] Next will be some walking groups and mixture of others

12/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated at the Hikurangi Community Xmas Parade and festival. I have had a lot of photos to sort through and if you see any in the next posts and want a copy (I may have a couple of others of your group not on here), then please email me with the specifics to [email protected] also you can look at the video link of the parade https://youtu.be/j_n_ETUQzRM?si=wamXSW-gqzmX0k0S
First lot of photos (not sure how many I can put on at a time) will be the bikes and the children's school, ECE & playgroup floats. Next will be the businesses and some walking groups.

14/12/2025

Well done everyone,👏👏

14/12/2025

Great day yesterday at the Hikurangi Community Xmas Parade and Festival. Here are the winners on the day:
Sponsor: Freemasons
Floats: 1st - Hikurangi Primary School
2nd - Hukerenui Primary PTA
3rd - JMB Rugby
Sponsor: Hikurangi Mountain Lions
Walkers 1st - Whakapara Garden Club
2nd - Northland Sassy Squad
3rd - St Johns Cadets
Sponsor: Freemasons
Community - 1st - Northland Horror
2nd - Hikurangi Fire Brigade
3rd - Hikurangi Community Van
Sponsor: Hikurangi Business Association
Business Wards - 1st - TR Building Removers
2nd - Kevin Dempster Diggers
3rd - Little Miners Childcare

Big thanks to our sponsors, Whangarei District Council, Hatea Freemasons, Hikurangi Business Association and of course Hikurangi Mountain Lions. Photo of Char our lovely MC and Cyndy our Lions rep giving koha and the judges on the day, Brian (Freemasons), Scott (WDC), Cyndy (Lions) and Peter (HBA). We would also like to thank the Hikurangi Pool Club who put on a fundraising BBQ for the Lions to go towards expenses! There are more photos to come and a video so watch this space.

05/12/2025

Hikurangi Community Country Xmas Parade & Festival - Saturday 13th December 2025
Markets start at 9am
Parade starts at 11am
Public parking at the Latter Day Saints Church - King/George St
FREE rides - Chair o Plane - at the Hikurangi Xmas Parade, beside the hall behind the Markets.

WANTED: 'Farmers Cumin 2 Town'
Be part of the parade, bring your Ute, small tractor, ride on lawnmower and put some animals or kids in the back. This is about celebrating the "Country" Would love to have you there and need your help to emphasis "Farmers Cumin 2 Town". Don't need to register just flick me an email to say what you are bringing, [email protected]
We may not have classic cars so let's form a congregation of how Country people get around. We need you! Animals would be really cool, haven't had any since 2020.

Big thanks to WDC (main sponsor of event), Hatea Freemasons (sponsoring Community, Walkers & Floats prize divisions) and Hikurangi Business Associationfor your Business prizes for the parade.