Sunflower maze a hit
Some maze walkers got happily lost or just temporarily baffled among the rows of sunflowers in the Makikihi School’s maze fundraiser on Friday.
The colourful half hectare maze is open to the public to raise funds to replace items stolen from the school last year.
More than 100 people trekked through the flowers on Friday night and another 50 during the rain on Saturday. To make up for Saturday’s weather-hit shortfall the maze season was extended with a Sunday afternoon opening.
School principal Tina Ivamy said she had received some ‘‘great feedback’’ from maze walkers which were mostly family groups.
‘‘It has been fantastic ... locals and Timaru families have embraced it.’’ She said a past pupil who was in his 70s even participated as well.
The area was well utilised on Friday with a sausage sizzle and a youth group attending from Waimate. On Saturday the planned car boot sale with about 12 stalls had to be shifted inside the hall.
Ivamy hopes 200-300 people will have walked the maze so a few thousand dollars can be raised towards a ride-on mower. When items were stolen from the school shed in March 2019, a $600 excess prevented the school from claiming insurance hence the need to raise money. The first sunflowers planted were destroyed in November’s hail storms but this crop had grown well, she said.
The maze will also be open from today to Friday 4pm-6pm and again next Saturday 1pm4pm.
Entry is $5 for adults and $2 for children.