Waikato Bop Football
After tumbling back down the side of the Kaimais and heading slightly inland, we come across the small little settlement of Okoroire. Actually, it’s less like a settlement and more like a pub and a nine hole golf course set in some of the best farmland in New Zealand. But it’s not just any pub this …
Our burst along the impressive Bay of Plenty coastline brings us to our next stop – Mt Maunganui‘s main beach, which is presided over by ‘The Mount’. There aren’t too many finer places in New Zealand to hang out during the summer than this stretch of white sand and azure water. And the view from …
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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 …
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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 …
We’ve reached the end of our tour of the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions on the day that pre-season training starts for the 2013/14 ASB Premiership season. Lakes, rivers and oceans have been a prevalent theme on this tour so what better way to wrap things up than with a visit to Hamilton’s Lake …
