Category Projects

Last Monday, the final touches were put on the shelter over the picnic table at Stocks Reserve in Waikari. This is the completion of the project funded and constructed by our club which we hope will be an added incentive…

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 Gudopp.  Contestants from Amuri and Hurunui Colleges, Waipara and Omihi…

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 year, although some of the logs were already dry. We…

On July 22nd we added the finishing touches to the Balmoral Forest Lookout which were two seats donated by Amberley Lions and a toilet provided by DoC. A plane table was to be installed but had been damaged in transit…

The Hawarden Domain was the place for the Lions to help the Domain Board spread a new layer of bark across the playground. Armed with barrows and shovels the job was quickly completed ready for another season of fun and…

The first Trail Ride to be held after the COVID-19 lockdown on June 4 was well attended by over 300 participants eager to escape the confines of their homes. Macdonald Downs is a farm situated west of Hawarden and stretches…