Hawke’s Bay can expect two warm days for a range of outdoor events taking place throughout the region this weekend.
While the region, and much of the rest of the North Island, was late on Wednesday under a MetService warning of possible severe thunderstorms and localised downpours of up to 40mm, with a peak temperature in Napier and Hastings about 23C, temperatures were forecast to increase to 26-27C over the weekend, with cloudy northerlies on Saturday and possibly some showers later on Sunday.
Events on Saturday include the first Hawke’s Bay Fijian Sports Club Duavata Sevens, at Whitmore Park, Napier; the Mitre 10 Sports Park’s revived Top Team Challenge; the Urban BBQ Festival at Tomoana Showgrounds; the first round of the New Zealand Jetsprint Championship, beside the Ngaruroro River near Crownthorpe; and the Hawke’s Bay Saloon Championships at Meeanee Speedway.
The ISA Mens Softball Classic is on for both Saturday and Sunday at Akina Park, Hastings, and the Flemington Mud Run will be held in Central Hawke’s Bay on Sunday.
Among other events are the Lions Book Sale at Tomoana Showgrounds on Saturday and Sunday, and the Taikura Fête at Taikura Rudolf Steiner School, Hastings and the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Market, at Hawke’s Bay Showgrounds on Sunday.
