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Mangawhai Bowl Jam 2020

What a day at the 2020 Mangawhai Bowl Jam. With skaters from all over New Zealand and some Australian visitors, coupled with perfect weather all day things were looking good from the very beginning. Crowds were not disappointed, the under 16's division skated hard and put on a show for all with three Mangawhai local kids in the mix (Monty, Sage and Ary).  The woman's division blew minds with some phenomenal skating…

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New skatepark plans/designs!

MAZ is very excited to feel that the complete construction of our skate arena is now a potential reality. After Contrax of Silverdale complete the back end of the planned Flow Bowl by December of 2019, we will have achieved 70% of the total skate Park making it one of the best in New Zealand and to an Olympic standard. $800,000 of fund raising is still needed for The Flow…

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High clarity CCTV

We NOW have high clarity CCTV using four cameras, two of which revolve following movement. Records are kept for 7 days before being deleted.

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Chairman’s Report for MAZ for the year ending 30th September 2018

Our 10th Year of building our Community Park was celebrated with an event at The Frog and Kiwi on 28th August and I’d like to congratulate you all for your commitment in making our Park such a SUCCESS. Financially we had a solid year as followsDonations -   $34,000Grants       -   $51,000Total         -   $85,000Expenses  -  $31,000Net            …

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Outdoor Fitness Gym

2017 saw the construction of a 12-station outdoor fitness gym. An area where all ages can come and exercise at their own levels and pace.

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Chairman’s Report for MAZ for the year ending 30th September 2017

A steady year of progress with Grants and Donations totalling $100,000 (Grants K$60 Donations K$40) with Total Assets now $1,245,000. The Committee logged up an impressive 1,880 hours of voluntary time which was a 12% increase on the previous year and a sincere thanks goes to our members including new ones which I state later on. Without this dedicated work The MAZ Park could not function effectively and we need…

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MAZ ACTIVE DAY

MAZ Active Day, 22nd October (Labour Weekend Sunday) is sponsored by Mangawhai Hire and is about fundraising for our fantastic community park. Come prepared to donate for food and activities. BBQs from mid-day. Activities will be from 11am onwards, bring your own gear and join in! Please contact Team Leaders below to let them know if you intend to participate if you can. Active Day Team Leaders: Skate area: Nav 0211180813 Pump…

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Soccer Field and Cricket Pitch

Nearly there with our new all weather Tiger Turf cricket pitch. The finishing of the field will be done at our next working bee. Anita and Keith of Recreational Services, Whangarei, putting the finishing touches to our new junior soccer field.

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Working Bee – November 2016

MAZ had a very successful working bee today. The advertisement on the big blackboard fronting Molesworth Drive works well to get the word out to the community, and a group of about 30 people came out on a Sunday morning to help tidy up and maintain our park. A huge official THANK YOU to all those who gave up Sunday morning to work in MAZ. The park is now looking…

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Labour Weekend 2016

The MAZ park has been heavily used this weekend, with stunning weather many families headed to MAZ to get some outdoor fun. Multi sports count... spot our chairman Colin Gallagher! The skate park being used by youngsters on boards and scooters.... The skate park attracts families to play and relax together.

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