Mapua is on track to host its biggest day of the year and organisers are asking people to arrive by bike to avoid the traffic.

Co-organiser Lisa Dunn said people could cycle or drive to Rabbit Island and bike or walk the 4.5km to the Flat Bottom Ferry to avoid any traffic holdups like the queue that went back to Appleby Bridge last year.

Thousands of people typically visit the Mapua Domain each Easter Sunday to enjoy 330 stalls from around New Zealand selling handmade home decor, toys, timber craft and furniture, clothing, jewellery and food, along with entertainment and children's activities and games.

The day not only offered a plethora of tempting goodies, but a good, safe family environment, she said.

"And it will be a beautiful Mapua day."

With the temporary closure of Mapua Hall for a rebuild, the committee has taken up the offer to use the nearby Scout Hall, play centre and bowling club facilities.

Mrs Dunn said the popular fair cafe would be situated in the Scout Hall, with eftpos facilities on hand in the Mapua Bowling Club rooms.

Donated hay bales providing temporary seating in the entertainment area would be for sale after the event, she said.

The fair is the annual fundraiser for Mapua School and the Mapua Play Centre and last year raised $41,000 to buy resources not funded by the Ministry of Education.

The event's popularity also generated streams of traffic,Learn how to make beautiful organza headbandssuppliers. which organisers this year hoped to ease through encouraging people to bring their bikes, rather than their cars.

"If you can, leave your car at home and use the new cycleway," she said. Bike parking would be provided at the fairgrounds.

Ferry owner Andrew Schwass said the ferry would make the crossing between Rabbit Island and Port Mapua on demand for the 10-minute trip from 8am to 6pm.

Mrs Dunn said the NZ Transport Agency was also asking drivers headed to Motueka or beyond to take the inland highway route over the Moutere Hill to avoid the fair traffic.

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Over the course of 2012, the gold price remained fairly stable, with the standard deviation in average daily prices less than half that of 2011.

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The report forecasts that this year the gold price will decline by 4 per cent relative to 2012 to average around US$1638 an ounce.

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