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Seniors Day Out (SDO) - Hoyts Cinema - Whangaparaoa

🚨 TRAVEL UPDATES:
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Our travel plans for August have changed — thank you Peter for the destination suggestion.

📽️ TRAVEL DESTINATION:
Te Awaroa Museum - 98 Mill Road, Helensville

📍 DEPARTURE LOCATION:
Salvation Army Church - 32 Greenview Lane, Orewa (downstairs and inside)

🕒 SCHEDULE:
- Meet:
10:00am NOTE: the slightly earlier meeting and departure times
- Depart: 10:15am
- Arrive:
11:00am - Te Awaroa Museum - 98 Mill Road, Helensville
- Lunch: 1:00pm - The Ginger Crunch Cafe - 2 Railway Street, Helensville
- Return: 3:00pm approximately

🔄 DESCRIPTION:
Come and enjoy a guided tour of Te Awaroa Museum and it’s 6 historic buildings. Explore all their display goodies at your own pace. Then we will enjoy a late lunch at the Ginger Crunch Cafe located in one of the most historical places in New Zealand — an old train station that served the army in the 1st and 2nd world wars. It’s also well-known for its home-made baking, along with unforgettable tasty iced coffee and a lunch menu that sounds delicious.

📝 BOOK HERE:
Bookings are available from 15th July 2026 and seats are allocated on a ‘first paid first seated’ basis.
- Travel: $10.00 per person
- Admission: $10 per person (includes a guided tour)