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Hayes Engineering Works and Homestead 'Live Operating Day', Art, Music & Food.
Location: Hayes Engineering Works and Homestead
Region: Oturehua
Dates: Sun, 1 April 2018 @ 10am - 5pm.
Hayes Engineering Works and Homestead Live Operating Day.
Marvel at a fully operational 20th-century engineering workshop and 1920's villa and discover how genuine kiwi ingenuity and resourcefulness led to a remarkable home-grown industrial design that is still in use today.
Come along to Hayes Live Operating Day, listen to live music, take a look at some local art and sample some BBQ food or a great coffee from the on-site cafe.
Open 10am-5pm.
Tours of Hayes will happen every hour on the hour from 10.30 - 3.30pm.
$20 per person and children under 15 years and Heritage NZ members are free.
Location
Hayes Engineering Works and Homestead
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