September The RADIATOR CAP
David & Helen Wenzlick’s Model “T” Ford (1917 Roadster)
Wellsford—Warkworth VCC Club
COMMITTEE CLUB CAPTAIN
Anne Richardson ricanne@gmail.com
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ASSISTANTS
Neil Cremer (Lucy )
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Frances Ross chemwash@rosscoltd.co.nz
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John Duffy johngduffy@hotmail.com MAGAZINE EDITOR
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Jeanette Lloyd (George ) yorksandlancs@gmail.com
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REPORTER
Anne Hamilton (Doug ) Doug.hamil@xtra.co.nz
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COMMITTEE
John Duffy johngduffy@hotmail.com
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Frances Ross
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James Lawrie (Gloria )
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Gloria-james-lawrie@xtra.co.nz Anne Richardson
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Neil Cremer
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Chris Harvey (Annette ) Chris.Harvey@westnet.com.au HEALTH & SAFETY
Denis Martin
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denismartin@xtra.co.nz VEHICLE ID.
James Lawrie
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MOTORCYCLE REP.
Dave Oliver
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LIBRARIAN
Frances Ross
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PROPERTY SUPERVISORS
Denis Martin
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George Lloyd
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Chris Harvey
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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE OBSERVER
WEBMASTER/PHOTOGRAPHER
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CHAIRMAN
Leon Salt (Brendda) brendda@xtra.co.nz
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VICE CHAIRMAN
Denis Martin denismartin@xtra.co.nz
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SECRETARY
Brendda Salt
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TREASURER
Sheryl Martin (Denis)
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Magazine deadline 23rd of the month
(The opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily the view of the branch).
BRANCH ADDRESS P O Box 547 WARKWORTH 0941 VERO: Agency No: 0300159 Free phone: 0800 658411
Website: www.vcc-wellswark.org.nz
Chairman’s Report September 2017:
Our Prize-giving “Roast Dinner” Club Night was well attended. Thanks to Anne Hamilton for coordinating the roast dinners and to Lucy Cremer for a lovely dessert. Club Captain Anne Richardson has followed the recording system established by Murray, ensuring that membership participation is recorded in detail to enable the award recipients to be identified. The Club Captain’s role is perhaps the most demanding function of a VCC Branch. Now with Viv and Phil Maurice departing for the Waikato, we need someone to step up and take on the role of Custodian and Hospitality. This job is fundamental to the social functioning of the club. Whoever takes it on should not feel they need to do everything but rather coordinate and share the work among the members. A broad job description in included in the newsletter. Please let either me or Anne know if you are willing to try this role. James Lawrie and I attended the VCC AGM and National Executive meeting in Blenheim during the month. A report has been circulated by email and a brief summary is included in this newsletter. During the meeting we were told that where members take out insurance with Vero, should for any reason they resign or relinquish their VCC membership, they must let Vero know. Failure to do so will invalidate their policy regardless of the fact they may have continued to pay their premiums. Club membership offers significant discounts on all insurances with Vero but the deal is subject to continued VCC membership. We are advised when premiums are paid by our members and will contact those who are no longer members to let them know of the situation. A group of us attended last month’s Caffeine and Classics at Smales Farm, where together with North Shore members, we handed out 400 flyers promoting this month’s Daffodil Rally for Cancer. Everyone I handed a flyer to, responded positively and many appeared quite enthusiastic. I believe that the number of participants will depend upon the weather, which unfortunately is not looking too good at this point. In taking on this event we have sacrificed the annual Triple Combined Rally this year. If the Daffodil Rally becomes an annual fixture, we will need to consider the future of the Triple Combined event, which has received mixed levels of support over the years. Perhaps it could be programmed for another part of the year. We would be interested to know your views. Happy motoring Leon
brendda@xtra.co.nz
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Club Captain’s Report, September 2017. August has started quietly. 26 people with 5 eligible cars enjoyed lunch at Puhoi Cafe and Cheese factory and it was good to see 35 people at our annual prize giving evening. You will find the winners elsewhere in this Newsletter. The roast dinner organised by Anne Hamilton and Lucy Cremer’s apple crumble were enjoyed by us all. By the time you receive this Newsletter the Daffodil Rally for Cancer will have happened. Let’s hope it was a good day and everyone, especially our guests will have enjoyed the day and we have collection a large donation for the Cancer Society. Thank you to all our members who participated as rally-ists, displaying cars or helping. The next Wednesday lunch will be at The Wade Hotel on Sept 6 . Our Club Night will be a Pot Luck night, Chris will bring his photos of the Winter Woollies Wander to show. th
I will be away on holiday for 5 weeks from 10 September, Neil Cremer is organising September’s Twilight Run. Please meet at the Wharf to start at 4.00pm. The run will finish at the Salty Dog, Snells Beach for a meal at 6.00pm. th
Wednesday lunch will be on Oct 4 at the Top of the Dome Cafe. October’s club night will be a casserole night organised by Jeanette. Please look for information on booking. th
The end of the month will be busy. The Kowhai Festival Big Day Out is on Oct 28 . I hope we can have a good turnout of vehicles on display. I do not know where we will be. I expect to know before I go away so we will put the information in October’s Newsletter. The following day will be our last Sunday run before Christmas. It will be a Coast2Coast run starting with breakfast on the East coast and finishing with lunch on the West coast. You can BYO or use local cafes. We will meet in the car park on the beach at the end of Snells Beach Road, Snells Beach, at 9.30. th
November and December will include Santa Parades, a Posh Picnic and our first Christmas Lunch. More details later but put 3 and 17 December in your diaries now. rd
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Spring is on the way, Happy and Safe motoring, Anne Richardson and Team.
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Club House Custodian and Hospitality. This post is to take responsibility for the management of the club’s supplies for beverages, events and cleaning the coordination of meals for club nights, events such as Winter Woollies Wander and Christmas dinners, the coordination of the cleaning and tidiness of the club rooms. keeping a record of what has been cleaned for health & safety reasons. keeping a record for the Club Captain of those members who participate with
cleaning It is not intended for this person to do everything, but to make sure there is smooth running of these activities by encouraging club members to actively participate. encourage volunteers recruit for events such as Swap Meet BBQ, teas and coffees. coordinate the supply of meals during winter at some of our club nights It does always work best if a friendly relaxed approach is taken; an example is set; and when you are not available, that someone is identified to take the lead. 22-07-2017
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July 24th 2017 Notes for prize giving 2016/17 Club Year. Des Waters Trophy; Aggregate points: First equal Denis & Sheryl Martin
127 points
Coleman Cup: Vintage Vehicles (3 qualifying) Leon & Brenda Salt 58 points, 8 events
1928 Model A Ford
Watts Trophy: Post Vintage Vehicles Not awarded 2 eligible but only for last 3 events JJ(Jim) Jorgensen Memorial Trophy, Post War vehicles Denis Martin 31 points, 6 events
(9 qualifying)
Morris Minor Truck 1959
Dave Henderson Memorial Cup: Post 1960 vehicles John Duffy 47 points , 9 events
(14 qualifying)
MGB Roadster 1976
Hard Luck Trophy not awarded Are We There Yet Rally for the Mike Brown Memorial Trophy: Leon & Brenda Salt Winter Woollies Wander for the Double R Trophy: Brian & Viv Guest Dodge Ram Trophy: Gymnic: Doug & Anne Hamilton Restoration Trophy not awarded. Club man of the year: Denis Martin
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Hello, We have been intending to write since the Winter Woollies, to thank you for a great weekend and a superb rally, which winning was the icing on the cake. We also wanted to tell you a little about the sagas of our weekend. Graeme had spent a large amount of time during the preceding week, checking our car over and making sure the car and motorhome were in tip top order. On the Thursday afternoon, we loaded our Graham Paige on the trailer and were all set to leave early Friday morning, so that we could get to Pukekohe Raceway by 10.30 to watch our son having a drive in a Holden Supercar – supposedly with Greg Murphy!! Friday morning we were up and away early, dropped the dog off to the sitter and headed through the Karangahake Gorge in bright sun, then ran into thick, thick, peasoup fog! And it hung around all the way to Bombay, where we arrived at 11a.m. We waited for our son and daughter-in-law and heard all about the ride of a lifetime and continued on to the Puhoi pub for lunch and then on to the Warkworth Golf Club where we parked up for the weekend. Graeme untied the Paige and went to back it off, but it would not fire up. Closer investigation showed that we had had a fire somewhere along our journey. The floorboards covering the battery must have shorted the speedo cable across the battery when we went over a particularly bad section of road, we believe, just north of Ngatea, and our battery had a hole in the top the size of a 50 cent coin. The battery was badly scorched and the wiring to the dash was burnt out. How lucky were we that we even had a car left? Taking “phone a friend” to a new level, we rang friends who were also travelling to the Rally and they came and took us to get a new battery. Once installed, the Graham Paige would go, but was running poorly. We decided to risk going on the Rally, the worst thing that could happen was that the car would stop in the back of beyond. Saturday morning we headed into Warkworth, Graeme doing hand signals and set off with no speedo to do the timing, so it was purely guess work for the whole timing section, as well, the alternator was playing up, so it was debatable if we would finish. We thoroughly enjoyed the rally, we were kept on our toes with No Exit roads and enjoyed the views – but we had no doubts that we would definitely not be winning any prizes that rally. So when we were called up as winners of the Vintage Section and then Overall Winners, we were STUNNED. Which is why we did not take the time to thank the organisers and plotters for such a brilliant day and wish to do so now. As usual, this was another great weekend, we thank you and look forward to next year. For all the disbelievers out there, we definitely did not have any electronic devices on board. My telephone is your basic el cheapo brand with no added extras, Graeme’s does have a GPS on it but we had used it for our alarm clock on Friday night and ran it flat out of battery! Due to the wet weather, the inverter in our motorhome was not pulling enough power and we were therefore unable to charge it, (we were not plugged into power at the Golf Course), so it was just us guessing our speed. All in all, it was a hugely eventful weekend, which produced many surprises for us. Luckily the trip home was uneventful, the wiring has now been replaced, the speedo repaired, the car cleaned, with a great deal of difficulty, and we are now looking forward to our next motoring adventure in the Graham Paige. Once again, we thank you sincerely for a great weekend and hope you have enjoyed a 8 wee laugh at our expense. Kind regards
In Memory of Graeme Logue
28 June 1935 – 27 July 2017
Graeme was born in Auckland - an only child. His parents Eddie and Ella Logue farmed at Tomarata and Graeme went to school in Wellsford. Graeme met Noleen when he was invited by Alma and George Henson (late members of our branch) on a trip across the harbour bridge after the opening in 1959. Noleen was a city girl and was working on the farm for George and Alma. Graeme and Noleen married in 1960 and farmed in Tomarata on the family farm. Graeme joined the Vintage Car Club in the 1980s. His collection included a Nash, a LHD Chev truck, a 1957 Dodge Custom Royal, a 1959 Dodge Kingsway and just recently, a 1965 Singer Vogue. He was very good at cooking sausages on the barbeque on club runs, while Harry peeled the onions. Graeme also had a love for fishing and built a boat from Kauri grown on his own farm. Together with Noleen he toured the country in his motorhome looking for fishing spots off the beaten track. Harry and I met them in Roxburgh touring, when we were on the 1998 SI Club Captain’s Tour and had a meal with them. The Dirt Car Club had a racetrack built on his farm. It was used until OSH got involved and regulations closed it down. We remember Graeme as being very friendly and helpful at all times. We also enjoyed his company on a few Far North Tours. Margaret & Harry Heaven
Graeme on the barbecue at Iron Park, Helensville with Alma & George watching - late 1990’s 9
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100 Years Old—28 July 2017 The 1917 Ford “T” belonging to David & Helen Wenzlick was imported into New Zealand from the Nevada Desert, USA by Rod Welch of Veteran & Vintage Cars in 1993 as a complete care but dismantled to come in as parts. After about 11 months of restoration of parts and assembling, painting etc. we moved to Bribie Island and joined QLD Veteran Car Club and the QLD Ford Model “T” Club. We went on many veteran and Ford “T” Club events all over QLD plus many interstate events. After 18 years we moved back to Warkworth to live and joined the Warkworth/Wellsford Vintage Car Club. All the big long travel trips the Ford T went into the trailer which we were able to take the car out and camp in the trailer. However, we did do enough mileage in the T on trips to completely wear out a set of tyres which somebody told me was about 30,000 kms but we never had any breakdowns on our trips. The old T is getting a much easier life now back in NZ as the roads are much more congested for veteran cars to travel safely on.
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National Executive Meeting of the VCC held in Blenheim 11 – 13 August 2017 The National Executive meeting was convened at 7.30 p.m. on 11 August. Significant Points from the meeting: Branches should be devising Safety Action Plans for all rallies and events involving members of the public as should anything go wrong, members can be held collectively and individually liable. Remits to change by-laws were both agreed to. One was to ensure branches had sufficient time to discuss Notices of Motion and provide submissions before the closing date. The second was to allow for the second (oneday) National Executive meetings to be held in Wellington rather than having them cycle between Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch due to the fact that Wellington can provide a conference room at its airport meaning that there are no travel costs to another venue once delegates land at the airport. National Office called Branch Constitutions in to check for inconsistencies and to see if branches had all matters covered. They are being looked at and a template will be sent to branches to ensure they have covered all matters they should including tax exemption status and disposal of funds and assets in the event of a branch being wound up. It was also reported that the Incorporated Societies revision has stalled but is expected to get going again later in the year. It was suggested by a delegate that we should look to promote the idea of a TV programme such as the Hot Rod Show and Classic Restos to promote interest in the club. The meeting agreed that Ian Goldingham (Waitemata) may be able to offer some advice on this idea. Waimate Branch asked why it is that we are losing 400 members a year due to resignations. Several reasons were put forward but it was suggested that branches should find out from their members who resign. David Yorke presented a discussion document on changes that may be required before an on-line membership application form can be established. ………………………………………………………………………
Annual General Meeting of the VCC – Blenheim 12 August 2017 The AGM was opened with an address by the Mayor of Marborough District. Significant Points from the AGM Jim Smylie (Bay of Plenty) expressed disappointment that few members had taken up the Far North Fuels offer of an 11 cent per litre discount card. The Management Committee agreed to send a reminder around all branches. Election of Officers: No election was required this year. Kaaren Smylie (Bay of Plenty) has been appointed North Island Club Captain unopposed following the resignation of Paul Collins. Neither Notice of Motion received the required 75% support to allow the Constitution to be amended. The NoM to remove the proposer and seconder received 67% support while the NoM to rename three categories of vehicle received 22% support. 37% of our branch members voted, the highest of any branch. The total turnout however, was only 19%. Letter from David North concerning eligibility criteria for VIC for P80 vehicles. David was present to explain his interpretation. Kevin Clarkson spoke about a survey set up by another member who used the same criteria in relation to an object that was not a motor vehicle and sought the interpretation of a number of nonmembers. The interpretation was split 50/50 which suggested that perhaps we need to review the wording. This discussion went on for some time.
Norm Dewhurst suggested that the National Calendar of Events is becoming crowded with events that are not relevant to the National Calendar, including Pot Luck dinners etc… He suggested that it should only include items to which other branches are encouraged to attend.
Insurance: The Club’s public liability insurance covers all branches and members to a limit of $2m.
2021 International Rally: There is no report for this meeting as the Chairman of the rally committee, Colin Johnston has resigned. At this stage, there is doubt as to whether or not this event will go ahead as planned. David Yorke with the help of others, undertook a survey of the most popular motoring events around the country. Three that stand out are Taranaki’s Americana, Whangamata’s Beach Hop and Napier’s Art Deco event. The events are all 4 – 5 day events and involve convoys, displays and parades and all have a permanent home. Americana has run for four years and this year had 800 cars. It involves communities and schools with cars cruising from one Taranaki town to another and holding a street display. There is a carnival day atmosphere and entertainment. Entry fee is $115 for driver and car. The event has good sponsorship. Beach Hop, the largest car and rock ‘n roll festival in the Southern Hemisphere, is a 5 day event with a standard entry fee of $80 with 300 “Ultimate” passes at $160 or $250 per couple. Limited to 1,000 cars. $40k was donated to local emergency services. Excellent sponsorship. 66 people attending with club-eligible vehicles were surveyed. 40% said the main reason for attending was the atmosphere, 25% said the cars. 74% had never attended a VCC event and 62% did not know that their vehicles were VCC eligible. (What does that tell you??) Art Deco Festival is run by the highly sponsored Art Deco Trust. Sponsors include the Police, the Navy and Air NZ. The event is open to pre-1946 vehicles and entry for the parade is $40 per car. The parade is a highlight of the event and is limited to 250 cars. The parade this year was held in wet weather. 33 people were interviewed. 72% had done Art Deco multiple times. The main reason given for attending was “the atmosphere”. A sub-committee was established at the meeting to consider the format and frequency of future national and international events. This matter was discussed at length.
The John L Goddard Trophy was this year awarded to the Beaded Wheels Committee which between them have given 100 years of voluntary service. Waikato Branch: 2018 National North Island Easter Rally will be based in Cambridge. The programme includes: 1. Friday Twilight run. 2. Saturday Rally. 3. Sunday – Show and Shine - Mystery Tour – Prize-giving dinner. There will be three rally routes with the third designed for PW, P60 and P80 vehicles. A new ticketing system will be trialled for the Canterbury Swap Meet this year. Wrist bands will be pre-sold to allow quick entry. The cost will be $5 for one day or $10 for up to three days. Next AGM to be held on the second weekend in August 2018, at Napier.
Kauri Museum Settlers Day The Day the Museum Comes Alive – 7 October 2017 We have again been invited to attend the open day and the Kauri Museum, Matakohe and to display our vehicles there. The day start with a Church Service at 9.30 a.m. with the open day action starting from 10.00 a.m. This year the focus is on live displays of art, craft and engines. Entry is free and morning tea is available in the museum staff room. Period costume dress is optional. If you wish to attend, please let Sheryl Martin know before 30 September as the Museum would like some idea of likely numbers and vehicles.
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CASSEROLE and dessert NIGHT AT THE CLUB ROOMS Thursday 12 October 5.30pm onwards $10 per head payable at the door.
Tail End Giggle World History According to College Students Highlights from the new book, "Non Campus Mentis: World History According to College Students". Enjoy! "History, a record of things left behind by past generations, started in 1815. Thus we should try to view historical times as the behind of the present. This gives incite into the anals of the past." "Civilization woozed out of the Nile about 300,000 years ago. The Nile was a river that had some water in it. Every year it would flood and irritate the land. This tended to make the people nervous." "Judyism was the first monolithic religion. It had one big God named 'Yahoo'." "Noah's ark came to it's end near Mt. Arafat." "These pre-Socratics lived long before Plato and were not decisively influenced by his work." "Plato invented reality. He was teacher to Harris Tottle, author of The Republicans." "Socrates was accused of sophmorism and sentenced to die of hemroyds." "Cesar inspired his men by stating, 'I came, I saw, I went'. When he was assinated, he is reported to have said, 'Me too, Brutus!'" "Eventually Christian started the new religion with sayings like, 'The mice shall inherit the earth'. Later Christians fortunately abandoned this idea." "Romans persacuted Christians by lionizing them in public stadiums." "Without the discovery of the flying buttock it would have been an impossible job to build the Gothic cathedral." (Regarding the Black Plague): "Death rates exceeded 100% in some towns." "This was a time of stunned growth. The plague also helped the emergence of English as the national language of England, France, and Italy." "Renaissance merchants were beautiful and almost lifelike. They enriched themselves by planting wool and selling it for clothing. They increased these profets by paying interest to people who borrowed money from them. This produced even more grits for the mills of change." "Hitler, who had become depressed for some reason, crawled under Berlin. Here he had his wife Evita put to sleep, and then shot himself in the bonker." "The Allies landed near Italy's toe and gradually advanced up her leg, where they hoped to find Musalini." "Stalin, Rosevelt, Churchill, and Truman were known as the 'big three'." "Unfortunately the Second World War was not concluded until 1957. A whole generation had been wiped out in two world wars, and their forlorne families were left to pick up the peaces." "The Civil Rights movement in the USA turned around the corner with Martin Luther Junior's famous 'If I Had a Hammer' speech." "The East and West made mends with each other. The Berlin Mall was removed. Many Eastern Europeans experienced a new form of arousal at this time." "It is now the age of now. This concept grinds our critical, seething minds to a halt."
27 August: National Day – “Daffodil Rally for Cancer”. Starting with Caffeine & Classics Car display at Smales Farm, 10.00 a.m. – Run through to Warkworth and further display in Town Centre. $10 entry fee – All proceeds to Cancer Society.
6 Sept: 14 Sept:
Mid-week Café Run – The Wade Hotel, Silverdale Club Night – Pot Luck Dinner – from 5.30 onward. Chris Harvey will screen the photographs taken on this year’s Winter Woollies. 15–17 Sept: North Shore Branch Spring Tour. Entry forms at the clubrooms. Contact Paul Collins for details. 20 Sept: Club Coffee and cleaning morning. 10.00 a.m. onward. 21 Sept: Club Committee Meeting – 7.00 p.m. at the Clubrooms 24 Sept: Twilight Run – setting off at 4.00 p.m. from the wharf in Warkworth and arriving for 6.00 p.m. dinner at the Salty Dog. A la carte menu. Neil Cremer is the organizer. 4 Oct: 7 Oct: 12 Oct: 18 Oct: 19 Oct: 28 Oct: 29 Oct:
Mid-week Café Run Settlers Day – Matakohe Museum. Church Service at 9.30 a.m. with the open day from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Club Night – Casserole Night – Jeanette Lloyd is the organizer. Club Coffee and Cleaning morning Club Committee meeting – 7.00 p.m. at the Clubrooms Kowhai Festival. Coast to Coast Sunday Run, starting with a café breakfast and ending with a picnic lunch.
1 Nov: Mid-week Café Run 4 – 6 Nov: Northland Branch Far North Tour. This year includes a day run to Cape Reinga.
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