Great Engelfield Duck Race

Sorry, this event’s been and gone

When:

Sun 18 Apr ’10, 11:00am

Where: Hutt River, Melling Bridge to Ewen Bridge, Lower Hutt

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

Charity Small Duck: $5.00
Charity Corporate Duck: $200.00
Booking fees may apply

Website:

www.ducksrus.co.nz

Favourites:

WellingtonFree

Sunday 18th April 2010 is the Great Engelfield Duck Race, starting at 11am from the Melling Bridge and finishing at Ewen Bridge.

The event is followed by a presentation and sausage sizzle at the Petone Workingmen's Club.

This year the Hutt's annual duck race is going national, and there's also a new option for corporates enabling them to ''bling up'' their river racer.

Organisers Paul Mexted (Petone Working Men's Club) and Mike Raynes aim to have up to 5,000 plastic yellow ducks drifting down Hutt River on the day.

Duck ''owners'' are also able to indicate their choice of charity - Te Omanga Hospice, the Gillies McIndoe Research Institute, Wellington Free Ambulance or Coastguard New Zealand - as well as be in to win some great prizes.

There will also be a separate corporate duck race on the same day - Instead of the regular bathtub yellow ducks, the corporate ducks are four times the size. They cost $200 but sponsoring businesses get to paint them in their own colours, add decals and appendages, or any other ''bling'' (short of sails or little outboard motors). After the race, the business gets to claim their duck for keeps.

Tickets for the numbered ducks are now on sale for $5, and are available from the reception of the Petone Workingmen's Club.

(Rain out day Sunday 2nd May)