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Hauraki-Coromandel Post 11
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What’s on in Hauraki Coromandel
Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel Saturday 23 August
This is a pay-what-you-want event. 50% of all funds raised by ‘Laps at the Lakes’ will be donated to the I Am Hope charity. lapsatthelakes@gmail.com New Zealand String Quartet in Coromandel Friday 12 September- 7:30 pm Tickets can be purchased from the Coromandel Town Information Centre Call 07 866 8598 | 74 Kapanga Rd, Coromandel | $30 pp Join the New Zealand String Quartet for an evening of awe-inspiring, boundary-pushing chamber music. For their first trip to Coromandel in years, they’ll perform at Hauraki House with a colourful programme of powerful music for string quartet.
Rally HQ – Mercury Bay Sports Park, Whitianga Spectators are welcome to check out the cars and crews at the Rally Headquarters and Service Park. Laps at the Lakes Pauanui 30 August 2025 The event is a time-based running challenge based at Lakes Resort Golf & Country Club, Pāuanui. Run as many laps of the 5.5km circuit as you choose, within a 6-hour or 12-hour time limit. The course is an anticlockwise loop around the asphalt and gravel paths of the pristine Lakes Resort Golf Course. You can participate as an individual or in a relay team of up to 6 people. This is not a timed event. Each time you complete a lap, simply mark it next to your name on the lap board.
Get ready for high-octane action as the Rally of Coromandel returns as Round 4 of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship! Join the excitement early at the Dayle ITM Rally Street Party on Friday, 22 August, from 4.00 pm– 8.00 pm on Blacksmith Lane, Whitianga. Enjoy a car show, live entertainment, and your chance to meet the drivers and see the rally cars up close! Epic Rally Stages – Saturday 23 August The rally roars to life across some of the Coromandel’s most iconic roads, including Kennedy Bay, Tapu-Coroglen, and the legendary 309 Road. A special Whitianga spectator stage will run through Dakota Drive, Abrahamsen Drive, and Moewai Road – don’t miss the action!
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