What’s on in Taranaki, April 5-11

A roundup of what’s happening around the maunga.

Taranaki Beer Festival, TSB Stadium,

New Plymouth. Today 6pm-11pm and tomorrow 5pm-10pm

Much more than craft beers, the festival will showcase some of the best beer, cocktails, ciders, wine spritzers and cider slushies from around New Zealand plus entertainment. Tickets from Ticketek; door sales also available (surcharge will apply). R18 event.

Ars Nova Choir presents Stabat Mater, St Andrew’s Church, New Plymouth, tomorrow 7pm. Join us for Karl Jenkins’ moving and hauntingly beautiful work. Directed by Christopher Luke and featuring soloist Juliet Woller with accompaniment by the Ars Antiqua Chamber Orchestra. Tickets: $25 adults; $5 students. Cash or eftpos at the door or pre-purchase from Trybooking.com. Landslide – Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks Tribute Show, Butlers Reef, Ōakura, tomorrow 8.30pm Landslide is a live five-piece band who have been celebrating the music of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks for the past 11 years, covering well-known classics from Fleetwood Mac as well as Stevie’s solo hits. Expect to hear Dreams, Sara, Rhiannon, The Chain, Go Your Own Way, Seven Wonders, Don’t Stop, Edge of Seventeen, Tusk, Gypsy, Black Magic Woman, Rooms on Fire, and Little Lies, to name a few.

Ōpunake Lions Mountain to Sea CrossCountry Bike Ride, top of Upper Ihaia Rd to Ōpunake Beach, Sunday 9.30am

The Ōpunake Lions are hosting their cross-country mountainbike ride, which traverses farmland and finishes at Ōpunake Beach. Entry fees: $55 for adults; $20 for children under 15. For more information and to register, visit: lionsmountainbikeride.com.

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