Waikato Bop Football
As the crow flies Rotorua is not actually that far from Tokoroa, but as the car drives it’s quite a bit further. It’s a decent drive, however; looping round and heading up and over the Mamaku Range, before descending towards Lake Rotorua. Rotorua has many and varied potential scenic spots and stops, but probably the most iconic is …
For a short time, just after the break, it looked like we might take something from the game, after top scorer Stephen Hoyle equalised Micah Lea’Alafa’s first half strike, which was then followed by the hosts being reduced to ten men. But a superb hit from Ryan De Vries just after the hour mark put …
The Kinleith paper mill sits just outside the South Waikato town of Tokoroa and became our next stop because of the giant Talking Pole located at the entrance to the mill. This wood carving is named Life Force and is, indeed, a force. It’s tall – much taller than Marko – and an impressive thing to …
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2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGM Details WHEN: Monday 19 September, 2016 WHERE: Sport Waikato Office, Brian Perry Sports House, Akoranga Rd, Hamilton 3240 TIME: 5.30pm – registrations from 5:15pm RSVP: Please RSVP for catering purposes by Friday 16 September Agenda Introduction & welcome Call for Apologies Minutes of Previous Meeting (2015) Matters Arising Reports: Chairs …
Loaded WaiBOP United marked our final ever home game in the ASB Premiership with an entertaining 4-2 victory over the Wellington Phoenix at Mt Maunganui’s Links Avenue. After an opening first 20 minutes in which the visitors threatened several times, we went ahead through a superb Sean Morris strike. The American midfielder found himself with a …
Tickets Adult $10, Student & Pensioners $5, Children free. Loaded WaiBOP United is back in the bay this Saturday for one final home game in a season that has, ultimately, ended in another failed play-off bid. A run of three games against fellow play-off contenders led to a run of three defeats and now we look to bring the …
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Loaded WaiBOP United is back in the bay this Saturday for one final home game in a season that has, ultimately, ended in another failed play-off bid. A run of three games against fellow play-off contenders led to a run of three defeats and now we look to bring the curtain down on the franchise’s existence with only …
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Just up State Highway 1 from Taupo is one of New Zealand’s most mythical, or maybe mystical, hiding places – Hatupatu’s Rock. Tucked in a rest area right beside the road, this rock is shaped like a small pyramid with a child size depression in the side. Legend has it that one day Hatupatu was …
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Taupo sits at the northern end of Lake Taupo, New Zealand’s Great Lake. Our journey here from yesterday’s stop at Waitomo Caves took us south along State Highway 3, then onto State Highway 30 at Te Kuiti, the sheep shearing capital of the world no less. We were in a rush so didn’t have time …
Waitomo is famous for its glowworm caves so we thought it important to pay a visit to one of the region’s key tourist attractions. Unfortunately we couldn’t take Marko into the caves (he wouldn’t fit into the boat) so he was unable to experience to full glory of those funny little bugs. Instead, we stopped outside the Waitomo …
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