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3A Reweti Drive (opposite Mobil)
info@basker.co.nz | Ph 07 866 0645 | Open 8.00am to late
Serving beach, food and drinks since 2023.
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23 December, 2025 | Proudly locally owned and operated
BUFFALO BEACH CLUB OPENS Welcome to a new era in beachside dining and entertainment
THE BIG OPENING IS BOXING DAY BY PAULINE STEWART
T
he three business owners of this new style bar and restaurant right on the Buffalo Beach front have been working very hard behind the scenes to make Buffalo Beach Club pos-
sible – Greg Addison, Lewis Hall and Dash Fellows. The man on the ground every day out of this trio has been Dash. Buffalo Beach Club or the BBC is actually open right now but it is the alcohol licence that is not yet there. It has been granted but needs to be officially delivered. As this good news goes to print,
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Dash is highly confident that Boxing Day, 26 December is ‘Launch Day’. If that doesn’t happen, then Licence and Launch Day will be Saturday, 27 December. Dash would like to thank TCDC for expediting the Alcohol Licence process as it has been a very intense, busy time with some previous local proprietors objecting.
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“The council has been supportive, and very cooperative in enabling this to happen. There were so many aspects to get in order and without TCDC, we would not be open at all. We also can’t thank the community enough for all their support and encouragement. My neighbours, Stoked Restaurant, have also helped and
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supported this venture. I know this is the right style of hospitality for Whitianga beachfront. “When you think that we didn’t start ripping up the old deck on this piece of land till 8 October, 2024; it is a miracle that we have achieved so much in that time.,” says Dash. Continued on page 3
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