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  • Change-Over Night 2021

    Last Tuesday evening the Hurunui hotel was the venue for the change over of officers for the 2021-22 year of the club. DGE Tracy Henderson performed the induction ceremony which […]

  • Balmoral Lookout Heritage Award

    Our Club was recently was recently judged the joint winner of The Public Realm Saved and Restored section of the Canterbury Heritage Awards for the Balmoral Fire Lookout, which was […]

  • Hossack 4WD Event

    Last Sunday the 4WD fund-raising event by both our club and Amuri Lions through the Hossack Station was held in lovely Autumn conditions with around 100 vehicles attending. The day […]

  • Hawarden A&P Show Bar

    We were very pleased to be able to run the Show Bar this year after being cancelled in 2020.  Although the day was overcast initially, the patrons began to pour […]

  • 4WD Social Trip

    Recently the club held a four wheel drive trip for its members and friends.  The trip started at member Bill Paterson’s Macdonald Downs property and travelled through the farm to […]

  • Hurunui College Scholarship Award

    Bradley White, the winner of the Hawarden-Waikari Lions Scholarship award for Hurunui College for 2020, receives the voucher for $1500 from President Bruce Churchward at the College’s annual Prizegiving .  […]

  • Camp Quality Time

    Each year the Lions Clubs of District 202E support Camp Quality, the yearly camp for children with cancer at Living Springs in Governors Bay.  The Hawarden-Waikari Lions have been involved […]

  • Opening of Balmoral Forest Lookout

    Last Saturday Oct 10, the official opening of the Balmoral Forestry Lookout was held thus concluding our project – apart from continued maintenance of the building. After a welcome, blessing, […]

  • Speech Contest

    On Tuesday 6th September at the Hawarden Hall, the Hawarden-Waikari Lions held their biennial school’s speech contest for the McIlwraith Cups organised on behalf of the club by Lion JJ […]

  • Firewood Activity

    Another working bee was organised to cut up logs donated by farmer (and Lion) Daniel Hope to add to our firewood stockpile which will be distributed to the community next […]