The much-anticipated Wairamarama Fieldays Adventure is back! Our community will be chartering a bus for a day trip to the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek on Thursday 12 June 2025.

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) Resilience Fund is generously supporting this initiative by co-funding the bus charter, to the value of $1,000! This is approximately half of the charter cost, with the difference covered by Wairamarama Rural Hub funds.

The charter will be for return travel from the Onewhero Rugby Club for up to 45 people, with a stop at Rangiriri to collect passengers and have dinner (optional) at the Rangiriri Hotel on the return journey.

Passengers pay for their own entry to the Fieldays, dinner and refreshments. The return bus journey is FREE!

Proposed Itinerary

• 7.15am – Meet at the Onewhero Rugby Club
• 7.30am – Leave the Onewhero Rugby Club
• 8.15am – Stop at the Rangiriri Hotel carpark (to collect more passengers)
• 9.30am-ish – Arrive Mystery Creek (bus parking / drop off at Gate 1)
• 3.30pm – Meet at the bus
• 3.45pm – Leave Mystery Creek for Rangiriri Hotel
• 5.00pm – Arrive Rangiriri Hotel (dinner stop and passenger drop off)
• 7.15pm – Leave Rangiriri Hotel
• 8.00pm – Arrive Onewhero Rugby Club

Book Now!

This opportunity is available to the Wairamarama community, expats, friends and family, and members of neighbouring communities. To book your space on the bus, simply email wairamaramacommunity@gmail.com or txt Kate Reese on 021 217 0646 with the number and names of passengers who will be joining us, and your preferred collection/drop off point. Families are welcome. Easy!

Last Year’s Adventure

Over 40 members of the Wairamarama and neighbouring communities journeyed by charter bus to the Fieldays at Mystery Creek in 2024. From the very outset, it was clearly a less stressful way for families to enjoy a big day out. Instead of the hassle of driving and finding a carpark (and then your vehicle at the end of the day), everyone relaxed and connected with others on the journey.

Upon arriving at the Fieldays, the bus parked at the top of the hill for the day, everyone entered the event and went about their own business. Bus departure reminders were sent via txt at the end of the day to ensure we weren’t waiting for tardy passengers.

The dinner stopover at the Rangiriri Hotel proved to be popular, with most passengers staying for a meal and refreshments. We were also joined by others from the rural North Waikato who had heard we would be making a stop at the Rangiriri Hotel. It was a very social couple of hours!

Feel free to give Kate Reese a call on 021 217 0646 if you have any questions about this year’s adventure.