Sarau Festival

Hall Fundraiser Tent is somewhere you must visit at tomorrow’s Sarau Festival! We are very grateful for all of the generous donations that we have received from all corners of Nelson & Tasman, and beyond. We have three categories… 1. Silent Auction 2. Raffle 3. Items for Sale 1. Silent...

Thanks to amazing support we are excited to offer the following fantastic prizes at the first ever Sarau Festival Raffle. Please give generously and enjoy the best Sarau Festival so far! FIRST PRIZE:   2013 World of WearableArt Awards Show Two Premium seat tickets to the 2013 WOW awards show on Thursday...

Sunday is drawing near!! If you have any doubts about where to find us for the Sarau Festival click our Google Map link and we look forward to seeing you there.

Barkers of Geraldine, one of our major sponsors has some gorgeous recipes here! Check out some sumptuous blackcurrant recipes here from festivals gone by. If you would like to contribute to our recipe portfolio, we would love to hear from you – please send to [email protected] ([email protected],...

The positive community spirit of the Moutere and environs was in full force when the Sarau Team 2013 got together last night to make plans and adjustments to ensure that Sarau Festival 2013 is more successful than ever. Following the devastating fire at Moutere Hills Community Centre, the dedicated...

Due to the recent fire at MHCC we have extended the entry date for the photographic competition to 5pm Tuesday 29th January. Entries can be delivered to the Motueka i-site, or to Country Kids between 9am and 5pm. Get snapping and we look forward to displaying another spectacular collection of entries...

It’s time to get your entry forms in for the great Moutere Valley Mountain Bike Race which will start and finish at the Sarau Festival. Registrations will remain open up to and including the day of the Festival. Local farmers open their gates for us and the race crosses diverse Moutere farmland...

Enter the popular big blackcurrant bake off at Sarau Festival 2013 This year’s categories are: 1. juice and wine 2. children’s entries 3. innovative and original 4. desserts **Once again delicious prizes kindly donated by Barkers of Geraldine.** Bring your entries to the Baking Tent by 4pm...

Everyone wants to have a go at exploring the Moutere by bike but not everyone feels up to doing the Mountain bike club’s 26km cross country ride through some reasonably rugged farmland! So The Gentle Cycling Company have once again decided to mount a shorter ride over the flatter sections of the Moutere...

The village of Upper Moutere, formerly known as Sarau, was named by the German Missionary Pastor Heine who settled in the Valley in 1850 to establish the village.  He named the Village ‘Sarau’ after the beautiful Valley of the same name near his home in northern Germany. The name continued to be...