23rd - 25th February was the Waingaro/Te Akau Centennial Dog Trials, held on two local properties on State Highway 22. We managed to sneak a quick look down to see the Seaville Cup (Short Head & Yard) and the Joe Maihi Cup (Hunt) on Saturday afternoon for the local participants.
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| Mark Porter about to close the gate on the winning run for the Seaville Cup. This was the only penning of the three finalist. |
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| The Hunt course - keep inside the pegs and push the three sheep to the top. Two of the three finalist for Joe Maihi Cup managed to get them to the top. Look closely the three sheep are almost middle of photo. |
Second event was the Naike Community Bike Ride on Sunday 26th February. This raises funds for the local community centre and is run on an annual basis. The course was 35 - 40 km long, and went through about 8 different properties. Riders go round the course anywhere from 1 - 3 times (depending on skill). We made it out to our back paddocks where the bikes were going through. From the top of the nob we could see about 80% of the course. I managed to get 1 photo then my camera battery died!
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| Lone biker coming down the track |
There are other bike rides around, with Waikaretu hosting one 6th February and Te Akau school on 18th February. Great fundraisers for local communities.
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