Whenuakite Country Kids

03/06/2026

We have a winner! CONGRATULATIONS Alan Duff! Your bid of $210 was the highest. We will be in touch tomorrow to arrange delivery 👍🏼😊

Kia ora koutou 🍁🔥🍂

It‘s getting cold outside and there’s nothing better than lighting a fire to keep warm… or do want to fill your shed up with firewood for next winter? Check out our FIREWOOD AUCTION below! 🔥

Please Bid in the Comment Section. Starting bid is $150. All proceeds support our local community owned ECE centre. Happy Bidding! 😊

Ngā mihi x

02/06/2026

Ngā mihi nui, thank you SO much to everyone who supported our Breast Cancer Foundation NZ Pink ribbon morning tea recently. We had a goal to raise $200 for this important cause and thanks to our communities generosity and Xero DOUBLING donations made, we raised a total of $895.00!!! 🩷 Amazing! It was a lovely morning filled with whānau and friends, delicious food and special memories x

28/04/2026

🍂🍁🧡 We are hiring! 🧡🍁🍂

Whenuakite Country Kids are looking for an amazing Kaiako to join our teaching team in a fixed term, maternity leave position. If you are passionate about early childhood education, value strong relationships and enjoy working in a close-knit rural community, we would love to hear from you! Please check out our advertisement on Ed Gazette: https://gazette.education.govt.nz/vacancies/1HAsGz-kaiako-maternity-leave/?search=Whenuakite+Country+Kids%3F%23results
Or contact us for more info. Applications close 29th of May.

Ngā mihi x

Early learning / kōhanga reo, Certificated teacher Belonging / Mana Whenua, Contribution / Mana Tangata, Communication / Mana Reo, Exploration / Mana Aotūroa, Well-being / Mana Atua

05/04/2026

What an amazing Easter bunny hunt we had at Pukaki, Cooks Beach on Saturday! 🐰 Ngā mihi nui, Thank you so much to Jo and whānau for organising, to our awesome local sponsors: New World, The Warehouse & Woolworths New Zealand And to all the tamariki and whānau who came and supported this fun event 🤍 We raised a total of $380, which goes directly to tamariki at our local community owned ece centre 👍🏼 Happy Easter! x

03/04/2026

The bunnies are excited and ready! We are looking forward to seeing you at our WCK Easter egg hunt from 10am- 12pm tomorrow at the Cooks Beach main reserve 🐰

Find all 8 Bunnies and get Easter treats kindly donated by our local New World, The Warehouse and Woolworths New Zealand stores! 🤍

08/03/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to all our Chicken dance prize winners! 🐥🎶

We had a great day on Rāmere, Friday holding our annual Chicken Dance prize draw in the centre. Ngā mihi nui to all of our amazing sponsors, to all the whānau, friends and community members that supported our fundraiser, and to Jo and our fundraising committee and of course our neighbour’s chicken! 🐥❤️

The chicken ‘dancing’ was achieved in record time and we are pleased to announce the winners:

1st Prize- $500 cash from Hahei Richardsons Real Estate-Kara Lilley

2nd prize- Mercury Ridge voucher- Baylee Scotland

3rd prize- Cathedral Cove Kayaks voucher- Gary Hinds

4th prize- Coromandel Ocean Adventures- Osai Tu’ungafasi

5th prize- Cathedral Cove Water Taxi voucher- Dave and Moa

6th prize- Cooks Beach Plumbing and Drainage cafe voucher- Becs Wood

7th prize- Cooks Beach Pulmbing and Drainage cafe voucher- David and Nicky Haynes

8th prize- Hahei Beach Cafe voucher- Andy Zwart

9th prize- Hahei Beach Cafe voucher- Paige Bailey

10th prize- Hahei Beach Cafe voucher- Sharon Horne

All proceeds from this fundraiser go directly to tamariki, and the chicken seemed to enjoy visiting Ngā Tamariki 😊
Ngā mihi.

19/02/2026

Kia ora koutou,

It’s that time of the year again… time for the annual WCK Chicken Dance fundraiser!
🐥🎶🐥

It’s all happening on the 6th of March so there’s still plenty of time left for you to purchase tickets from either the or the Hahei General Store

There’s some great prizes up for grabs, with first prize of $500 cash kindy donated by Hahei Richardsons Real Estate Tickets are just $5 each!

Ngā mihi nui to our amazing sponsors this year,
Mercury Ridge Cathedral Cove Kayaks Coromandel Ocean Adventures Cathedral Cove Water Taxi &drainage Hahei Beach Cafe

All proceeds go directly to tamariki ❤️

03/01/2026

Cooks Beach Carnival!
Shuttles between Ferry Landing and Cooks Beach, now until 2:30pm

Koha, donation. Please bring cash and let us transport you in air conditioned comfort 😊
Look for the Whenuakite Country Kids van 👍🏼

29/12/2025

Open now! We are at the Cooks Beach hall still loads of quality pre-loved adults children’s and babies clothing, books & toys for sale! $2 tables, $5-$10 racks. Come grab a bargain!

Support tamariki at our local ece community centre x Ngā mihi