New Mangawhai domain producers summer market

Mangawhai’s newest market opened at the Mangawhai Domain, on Labour Weekend, in near-perfect weather conditions.

About 80 stallholders touted their wares, offering everything from wine, beer, nuts and homemade baking, to artworks, secondhand goods, jewellery and a large selection of clothing.

One of the organisers Sue Martin said she and co-organiser Maria Northin were amazed at the response.

“The stallholders were mostly local, but some came from South Auckland and Whangarei,” she said. “The domain is a great venue as it gives people room to spread out and parking is not a problem.”

Future markets will be held on November 22 and December 20; and there will be two market days in January and February; with the final market day for the season marked down for Easter.

Meanwhile, Mangawhai’s Wood St Sunday markets will be held weekly from December 6 through to mid-February.

Organiser Jan Mann says the market, which features around 30 stalls selling produce, crafts, plants and toys, is held monthly year-round, but is now getting into “summer mode”. There’s one more market this month, on November 15, from 10am-2pm.

Enquiries from potential new stallholders are welcome.

“We’re a friendly group who enjoyed a very successful Labour Weekend market,” she said.

Stalls for the summer market cost $20. Info: Jan Mann, phone 431 2241.

The Mangawhai Farmers Market continues to be held in the Old Library Hall, in the village, on Saturday mornings.

Top: Stallholder Heather Levack, of Tara Road, started selling Mangawhai tea towels because the area “lacked its own souvenirs”. She screen-prints the tea towels with a Nora West design and donates 50 cents from every sale to the Fair Tern Trust.

Middle: Katy and Dave Whitaker, of Waipu, did a roaring trade in the sale of their fresh macadamia nuts – plain, honey-dipped and chocolate coated.

Bottom: There was plenty of room for everyone at the Domain market.