Street party time at Pukehina Beach Surf Rescue – NZ Herald

WEBSITE OF THE YEARAPP OF THE YEARBay of Plenty Times11 May, 2022 08:00 PM3 minutes to readAn artist’s impression of the new Pukehina Surf Rescue building the club is currently raising money to build.There might only be one road along Pukehina Beach, but it will serve the purpose of all roads on Saturday when it leads to a street party.Pukehina Surf Rescue is holding its third fundraising street party on Saturday afternoon and evening – with money going towards the fund to build a new clubhouse.Event committee co-ordinator Mel Dwane says the first street party came at a time when the community needed to let its hair down.”It was more to bring the community together,” she says. “At that stage, everybody needed a bit of a party and it was a really good tool for community engagement to make people aware that we are here and that we provide a service, but it was so popular that people just kept asking if we could do it again, so we’ve done it again and we’re doing it again.”The end section of Pukehina Beach Rd nearest the surf club will be closed to traffic and Mel says those who can are encouraged…
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