 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Club News
Below is a selection of updates from our events. If the content appeal to you please contact us and come along.
Mt Paritutu Climb - July 2010It was a great day to climb our local rock - Mt Paritutu. A great suggestion from Oliver Salisbury, one of our younger members. The view from the top was worth the effort. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Beach Football - May 2010Just before the club's AGM we got together for a friendly game of football - which was more like rugby... |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Round the Mountain - March 2010A trip round the mountain was organised by Jonathan (thanks JW) on a great day in the Naki. We somehow managed to end up at Mike's Brewery - very nice!! |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Kaupokonui Beach Motor Camp - January 2010A week-end camping at Kaupokonui Beach Motor Camp with fishing, a trip to the Gypsy Fair and a special visit to Fred's place (aka Aladdin's Cave) |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Christmas Camp Oakura Beach - November 2009A great Christmas Camp was had down at Oakura Beach Camp. The turnout was great even if the weather was not. As usual we did not let this spoil the fun. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Fire Station Visit - 2009We all went on some tough training, hosted by the Oakura Fire Station. This included putting on the full fire suits including the breathing apparatus. Great fun!! |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Dub Freeze Tauranga - 2009Some of the more hardy Taranaki members went over to Tauranga for the annual Dub Freeze camping week end. A god time was had by all. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
VW Nationals - Hawkes Bay - April 2009It was a great turnout again this year to the VW Nationals. Hawkes Bay was also kind with the weather. Everyone had a great time. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Round the Mountain - March 2009We thought it was a great idea to spend the week end driving all the way around Mt Taranaki. Whilst driving around we stopped at many places either for coffee, a guided tour or just a quick look. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Maize Maze - February 2009It was one of our Fish and Chip Friday's, but this one was a little different. Firstly we decided to attempt the Maize Maze in the dark - great fun, we then all sang Happy Birthday to Olivier Whitehead who turned 7 - Happy Birthday!! |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Inglewood Car Show - February 2009Taranaki VW Owners Club was invited to show our V-Dubs at Inglewood High School - so we did!! After the show we went down to Corbett Park to cool off, got food from The Terrace Take Away and had a drink at the Boardriders. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Christmas Camp - December 2008Its that time of year already!! We all headed off for a camping week end at Oakura beach camp. A great time was had by all, we even had a visit from Santa Claus - excellent!! |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Movie Night - September 2008Another Movie afternoon was had at Huw & Helen's where we watched Backdraft and a Bug's Life. We then had some drawing competitions for the kids while the adults enjoyed a BBQ. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Konini Lodge - August 2008Well the weather couldn’t have been more perfect for an event like this. If you were expecting it to be cold, you wouldn’t have been disappointed at all. It was beautiful and clear though, with freshly fallen snow on the surrounding bush creating a true Taranaki winter paradise. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Hang In There - July 2008This month's activity was called 'Hang In There!' As the name suggests it was an afternoon down at the YMCA Climbing wall. The kids really enjoyed themselves - even the adults managed to reach the top of some of the climbs. The afternoon finished off with a short mystery tour ending at Huw & Helen's for some pizza and chips. Thanks to Jonathan Whitehead and Bryan Moyes for arranging the day. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Hauled Over! - June 2008The plan was a sand castle building competition. The weather was not on our side!! So the backup plan kicked into action. We went to Puke Ariki and had a look around the Taranaki Whenua exhibition. After this we made our way to RIO's workshop where had our own version of Overhaulin', namely Hauled Over! Teams of two were timed swapping the front wheels of Bryan & Raechel's beetle. The fastest team of the day were the Vivians. Big thanks to Richard for the use of his workshop and to Bryan & Raechel for letting us abuse their beetle. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Camping at Onaero - April 2008There was another great turn out for the camping at Onaero over Anzac week end. The weather was not looking good for Saturday but we still had sunshine on the Friday and most of he Saturday, which ended with a BBQ at Jonathan & Linda's - thanks guys! |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
VW Nationals - Cambridge - April 2008There was a great turn out from the Taranaki VW Owners club this year at the VW Natioanls. This year they were hosted by Waikato VW Owners club and took place in Cambridge. There are a few pictures below but click the link to see the full set (64 in total!!) |
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |