April 6th 2025 Club Run, MTF Finance Whakatane Fish & Chip Run

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Run Details:
Tauranga Crew.
8:45am Meet at Tauriko lower carpark oposite the BP Petrol Station.
9:00am Leave in convoy heading to Rotorua and meet up with the Rotorua crew on SH 30 just past Brunswick Drive on the left hand side.
Tauranga to Burnswick drive route for the Tauranga crew
Rotorua Crew:
9:50am Meet just past Brunswick Drive on SH 30 on the left hand side and wait for the Tauranga crew to arrive.
10:00am Combined group drive in convoy to The Hub, 99 Mill Road Whakatana and park up near Columbus Coffee (Approx ETA 11:00am) comfort and coffee stop. This route takes around the stunning Lakes Okataina and Rotoma.
Burnswick meeting point to The Hub drive route
11:00 to around 12:00 Park up and fund raising for a local charity to be advised.
Colin Magee from the Radio Station 1XX is again supporting the park up and fundraising with air time advertising prior to the run.
Around 12:00 head in a covoy to the Whakatane Sports Fishing Club, Skippers Restaurant, 2 Muriwai Drive for Fish & Chips.

Lunch Venue
Skippers Restaurant at the Whakatane Sports Fishing Club.
Fish and Chips $35.00 per head, order at the restruant.
Drinks are extra and can be ordered at the bar.
Parking:
Fine weather: If its fine we will do a park up on the grass area as shown in the photo, drive accross the grass (follow blue line) and park up at around the location of the blue circle.
If it has been wet: There is enough parking in the areas marked in Red, both near the restaurant and along the side of the road next to the grass area.

You can either have pan fried or battered fish.