The Solid Energy Coast Kids’ Triathlon Series is about getting out there training, giving it your best shot on race day and having heaps of fun along the way.

The series is for children aged 8-15 years and includes:
8-10 years: Swim 100m- Bike 4km- Run 1.5km
11-15 years: Swim 200m- Bike 8km- Run 1.5km

Every participant receives a race pack including:
- Finishing ribbon
- Certificate
- Push play t-shirt & other goodies!
Participants also receive a BBQ & drink when they finish the race!

Entry fee:
Individual- $20
2 person team- $30
3 person team- $45

Lots of spot prizes to be given away on the day including major spot prize of Avanti bike & scenic helicopter ride!

Entry forms available from Coll's Sports World, Mackay Street, Greymouth or by contacting Sport West Coast on (03) 768 0775 or emailing sara@sportwestcoast.org.nz

Entries close 22nd February. Please note: late entries will not be eligible for spot prizes.

Race 2: Hokitika 28th March 2010
Race 3: Westport 24th April 2010

Art in the Parks aim in holding a celebration of Arts is to showcase the wonderful artistic and creative talent to be found on the West Coast. There are very many visual artists on the West Coast ranging from painters to sculptors and everything in between. It is an opportunity for the artists to network with one another and for the public to meet the artists and discuss their various artforms. Artists are given the opportunity to work on site which is a wonderful experience for many of the public. There are also a large number of very talented performing artists who enjoy providing the public with wonderful entertainment throughout the day.

Art in the Park 2010 All of your senses will be tantalised as you take in the talents and skills on display at the fourth Art in the Park event to be held on the West Coast, at the historic goldmining village of Shantytown. www.shantytown.co.nz. Art in the Park is a day to celebrate the arts. There will be more than 50 talented artists from the West Coast of the Southern Alps exhibiting and selling their work. This year a few artists from off the Coast have accepted the invitation to display and sell their work at Art in the Park. They include painters, potters, jade carvers, flax weavers, quilters, and many more. Several artists will be in action creating artworks during the day.

Hokitika's iconic Wildfoods Festival is the biggest event on the West Coasts calendar.
Always on the second Saturday in March each year, the festival attracts lively, colourful crowds of up to 15,000 people who come to experience the weird and wonderful food and great entertainment the Wildfoods Festival is renowned for.

Next year is our festivals 21st Birthday and the theme is 'Bring Your Party To Our Party', so 2010 is shaping up to be another great event. Every year we see the weird and whacky costumes that groups come in, so we thought; 'Why not reward the punters by giving out prizes'? So, in 2010 there will be prizes for the best dressed - dust off your nana's clothes or dress up like the movie stars from your favourite film , or your favourite cartoon character . You get the idea - think outside the square - we can't wait to see what you come up with.

We are starting the weekend off with a concert on the Friday night featuring a great headline act, one of NZ's top bands; Elemeno P.  Friday night kicks off at 7pm with other support artists.  There will be food and drinks available to festival goers.
The Saturday Night Dance is set to finish the weekend off in style kicking off at 8pm.  With 4 bands set to rock the night away, this is one evening party not to be missed.  Get your tickets now, as at this price tickets will not last!
Check out the website for further information www.wildfoods.co.nz

Around Brunner is a real good 130kms on sealed roads that go through the most wicked scenery the West Coast has to offer.  It all starts where the mighty Grey River heads out to sea in Greymouth after its journey through the Southern Alps.  Head south to Kumara Junction where heaps of gold was found about 100 years ago.  From here you turn inland on a road that gently goes up through a real nice bit of rain forest - although it doesn’t rain that much round here in April.  After heading towards the mountains for a bit the road comes to Jacksons Historic Tavern, which is a shame, because the road that everyone needs to follow turns left over the Taramakau River. Some folks might be inclined to stop for a pint of the brown stuff.  The road heads north to Inchbonnie, the half way point, where those folks doing half of the ride meet up.

The road goes along the flat for a bit - a nice warm up for those just doing the second half. This goes through some more real nice scenery which has a couple of fantastic lakes. The first is called Lake Poerua. The road keeps going between the mighty Southern Alps and Lake Brunner.  The road climbs a bit coming into and going out of Moana, then it winds around as you head through the Arnold Valley to Stillwater. Then best you turn left. It's pretty flat beside the banks of the mighty Grey River, with even a downhill section as the road takes you back to where it all started, in Greymouth.

Around Brunner is a cycle ride for everyone, from the folks that are new to riding bikes and are still getting used to all of the tight fitting clothing, to those that are way too comfortable wearing tight clothing, and even to those that I hear shave their legs.  So, whether you shave your legs or you've just bought a bike and are thinking about it - riding that is, not shaving your legs - come and ride with us.

109km from Greymouth to Westport looking out at the imposing Tasman Sea.  You can do it solo or team up with a mate and changeover at Punakaiki.

Rudyard Kipling described the area as 'the last, loneliest, loveliest, exquisite apart.'  You can experience one of the most dramatic seascapes you'll find anywhere as you cycle along the 'Coast Road'. 

West of the Alps from Greymouth to Westport, voted one of the top 10 tourist drives in the whole world by both Lonely Planet and Rough Guides.