The WaiBOP United youth team host Hawkes Bay United on Sunday in their second home game of the 2015 ASB Youth League. After picking up their first win of the season and moving into the top six last time out, the team had a weekend off due to the club-based U-19 Youth Tournament in Napier. “It was good …
As the WaiBOP United squad prepares for their pre-season training camp this weekend, the franchise is pleased to announce the signing of centre-halves Tom Probert and Adam Mitchell for the 2015/16 ASB Premiership season. Neither player will need an introduction to local football fans, with Probert having been part of WaiBOP United’s squad during the …
WaiBOP United will be holding the first trial session for its 2013/14 Youth Team at the Matamata Domain on Sunday October 13. The franchise’s coaching staff, led by WaiBOP United’s Youth Team Coach, Paul Drake, has already spent a considerable amount of time scouting senior, youth and high school teams across the region. Drake also …
We’ve done quite a few miles so far on the WaiBOP United Kit Tour, so it’s lucky our next stop is in Paeroa. Marko was getting thirsty and was desperately in need of a certain local beverage. Paeroa’s oversized L&P bottle has stood more or less at the same site, right beside State Highway 2, …
The new Kopu Bridge replaced the old, one lane Kopu bridge in December 2011 and almost immediately made the Coromandel Peninsula more accessible for the thousands of holiday goers who flock there each summer. Stories abound of the hours spent sitting in cars waiting to get across the old bridge. It was an essential part of …
The Coromandel Peninsula is one of New Zealand’s most popular summer playgrounds and Mercury Bay is at its heart. Shakespeare Cliff juts out into Mercury Bay and the viewing platform at the top offers you a panoramic view of the bay (a real panoramic view too, not a run-of-the-mill panoramic view). To your right Cooks Beach, the best …
Heading further up the coast we get to stop in at the gold mining town of Waihi. Waihi is unique in the sense that visitors can stroll a few meters from town to have a look at one massive hole in the ground. The Martha Mine is literally right in the centre of town and …
The second issue of our match day magazine, The Range, is now available online. Captain Aaron Scott is the cover star and we’ve also got a range of good stories and photos. Make sure to pick up your hard copy at the game on Saturday.
We are pleased to announce our ticket prices for the 2013/14 ASB Premiership. Five home games will be played in Hamilton, one in Rotorua and one in Tauranga. Season Pass $40. Single Game Adult $10. Single Game Student & Pensioners $5. Single Game Children free. Visit our Ticket page. Membership Packages We also offer two …
During 24 days in September 2013 Marko the Mannequin travelled around the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions. This is (more or less) the journey he took… Here’s a list with links to each of the stops on his journey. Stop 1: Bombay Hills Stop 2: Huntly Stop 3: Ngaruawahia Stop 4: Te Awamutu Stop …