Photo workshops
Rotorua Museum will celebrate Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day with two workshops on Sunday for ages 8 to 15, covering everything from setting up a pinhole camera to developing the photos. The workshops, from 9am to 11am and midday to 2pm provide an opportunity to experience the magical photographic process before digital cameras. Spaces are limited, cost of $15 per workshop includes materials. Please contact William on (07) 351 7829 for more information or to make a booking.
Exhibitions delayed
The openings of two exhibitions at Rotorua Museum, scheduled for this weekend, have been delayed due to staff illness. Nigel Brown: Travel to Travel and White Cloud Worlds will now open on Wednesday.
Immunisation success
Lakes District Health Board has increased its immunisation rates from 65 per cent in late 2009 to 95 per cent. The board this month heard it had achieved the national health target of having 95 per cent of 2-year-olds fully immunised by July. The board says its success had been the result of a concerted effort and commitment by all child health providers and health professionals. The board's community paediatrician, Dr Johan Morreau, said immunisation was one of the most important medical interventions to prevent serious disease and was also one of the safest.
Wine columnist at hotel
The Daily Post wine columnist Yvonne Dorkin will speak at the Spectrum Club's monthly meeting at the Sudima Hotel on Monday. Visitors are welcome to attend the meeting being held at 11am. For bookings or more information call Judy O'Sullivan (07) 348 4248.
Farmer roadshows
Farmers can attend national identification and tracing roadshows, offering advice on how to prepare for the scheme which becomes mandatory on July 1, 2012 for cattle and March 1, 2013 for deer. Meetings will be at the Reporoa Hall on May 3 at 7pm and at the Awakeri Events centre at 9.45am and Opotiki's Waiotahi Hall at 2.30pm on May 8.
Serious crash near Tirau
A 52-year-old man was thrown from his van when he crashed through a fence near Tirau at midnight on Wednesday. The man was travelling by himself on a 100km/h stretch of Somerville Rd when he missed a corner. He was not wearing a safety belt. He received serious injuries and is in a critical but stable condition in Waikato Hospital.