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EP4:10/19 "I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?"
apskip:
Peach, Te Puke is a mere 215 km from Auckland, so they don't just zip over and back. That is at least 5 hours on the road going over and back given the limits on time. We know they cannot clear Auckland International Airport before 430am and that teams are supposed to get back soon after midnight, unless it is a TBC(which is distinctly possible). A 12 hour pitstop means teams must be released by about 10pm. That leaves between 430am and 10am to get to all tasks and then to Te Puke. With a 2.5 hour drive over, the chances of that are minimal in my opinion.
apskip:
Here is a list of maybe all possible activities in Tauranga:
Adventure Parks
Hill Hoppers, Longridge Park, SH 23, Paengaroa Tel (07) 5331818 Four Wheel Drive Fun in Suzuki Vitaras
Longridge Park, SH 23, Paengaroa Tel (07) 5331515. Jet boat rides, kiwifruit farm, deer and tamed animals.
Waimarino Canoe Centre (Wairoa river), Taniwha Place, Bethlehem. Tel (07) 576 4233. River and sea kayaking hire and outdoor climbing wall.
Farms
Deer Farm, O'Harar Estate, 540 SH 33 Te Puke, Tel (07) 5738764. Deer Farm Tours
Faraway Farm, 1384, No. 3 Rd, Te Puke, Tel (07) 5735400 or (025) 2805727, Fax (07) 5735402. Guided horse treks, possum shooting and farming activities. Farm-stay and cabin accommodation.
Ostrich and Emu Farm, Clarke Rd, Te Puna, RD 6, Tel (07) 552 5558
Dolphin Swimming
Gemini Galaxsea Tel (07) 5783197.
Dolphin Seafaris, Tauranga Bridge Marina, Tel 07 5754620
Fishing/Diving Charters
Blue Ocean Charters Ltd, Coronation Pier, Tel (07) 5789685
Fishing and Boating Charters, Coronation Pier, Tel (07) 5776501
Flying, Gliding and Skydiving
Aero Club, Tauranga Airport, Tel (07) 5753210 /5753104. Scenic and charter flights
Gliding, Aerodrome Rd, Mt Maunganui Tel (07) 5756768.....photos
Marine Helicopters, Tel (07) 575 0689. Scenic flights to White Island. (Active Volcano)
Microlight Training Flights, Tel (07) 025 767 194
Tandem Skydiving Tauranga Airport, Tel (07) 576 7990
Golf
Mount Maunganui Golf Club, Fairway Ave, Mt Maunganui, Tel (07) 575 4487
Omanu Golf Club, 97 Matapihi Rd, Mt Maunganui, Tel (07) 5755957
Otumoetai Golf Club, Bureta Park, Tauranga Tel (07) 5769730
Pitch "n" Drive Golf Park, Parton Rd, Papamoa Tel (07) 5422525
Tauranga Golf Club, Cameron Rd, Tauranga Tel (07) 5788465.
Te Puke Golf Club, SH 2, Paengaroa Tel (07) 5331115
Western Bay Golf Links, Links View Drive, Omokoroa Tel (07) 5480384
Heated Swimming Pools
Greerton Aquatic Centre, Kiteroa St, Greerton, Tel. (07)5410319
Mount Maunganui Hot Salt Water Pools, 1 Adams Ave, Mt Maunganui, Tel. (07) 5754487
Oropi Spa Pools, 1Warner Rd, Oropi, Tel (07) 5433913
Kaimai Bush Adventures Tel (07) 5525454 or 5480625. Guided tramping in Kaimai- Mamaka State Forest Park
Mayor Island, Uninhabited Island 48 km North East of Tauranga with a camping ground and walking tracks.
Mountain Bike Trails, Oropi Grove, 3kms up Oropi Rd from SH 29. Mountain bike tracks thru native bush
Natural Hot Mineral Spings
Bayshore Leisure Park, SH 29 Windemere, Tel/Fax (07) 5440700.
Fernland Spa Mineral Hot Pools, 250 Cambridge Rd, Tel (07) 5783081.
Sapphire Spings, Hot springs Rd, Katikati, Tel (07) 5490768.
Welcome Bay Hot Pools, Welcome Bay Rd, Welcome Bay. Tel (07) 544 2327.
Pacer Rally Karts (Go Karts), 85 Keith Allen Drive, Tauranga Tel (07) 5776835
Rock Climbing
The Rock House, 9 Triton Ave, Mt Maunganui. Tel (07) 572 4920. Indoor rock climbing complex
Waimarino Canoe Centre (Wairoa river), Taniwha Place, Bethlehem. Tel (07) 576 4233. River and sea kayaking hire and outdoor climbing wall.
Swimming, Surfing and Windsurfing
Mt Maunganui, Pacific Ocean surf beach
Papamoa, Pacific Ocean surf beach
Omanu, Pacific Ocean surf beach
Maketu, Pacific Ocean surf beach
Matakana Island, Pacific Ocean surf beach
Inner Harbour, Kulim Park, Fergusson Park, Pilot Bay
Swimming Holes
Rerekawau Falls ( Kaiate Falls), Off Welcome Bay Rd. Swimming hole, series of nine cascades and waterfalls......photos
McLarens Falls, Off SH 29. Popular swimming hole, launching spots for white-water rafting and kayaking.......photos
Tour Operators (Local)
Tims Tours, Tel (07) 572 5956, Fax (07) 572 5903. Local and regional tours, golf tours or create your own.
Mount Classic Tours, Tel (07) 574 1779, Fax (07) 574 1775. Luxury Rolls Royce and Damlier limousine tours and weddings.
White Water Rafting
Wairoa River and Kaituna River, Grade 5 white-water rafting and kayaking
Wet 'N' Wild, Tel (07)348 3191
River Rats Rafting, Tel (07) 347 6049
Wineries
Mills Reef, 143 Moffat Rd, Tauranga Tel (07) 5768800
Mortan Estate, SH 2, Katikati. Tel (07) 552 0795
I like the possibility of Kaimai Bush Adventures and of Waimarino Canoe Centre and climbing wall
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: apskip on October 11, 2008, 10:11:53 PM ---Peach, Te Puke is a mere 215 km from Auckland, so they don't just zip over and back. That is at least 5 hours on the road going over and back given the limits on time. We know they cannot clear Auckland International Airport before 430am and that teams are supposed to get back soon after midnight, unless it is a TBC(which is distinctly possible). A 12 hour pitstop means teams must be released by about 10pm. That leaves between 430am and 10am to get to all tasks and then to Te Puke. With a 2.5 hour drive over, the chances of that are minimal in my opinion.
--- End quote ---
Are you saying you don't think they went there? ???
Because we know they do based on the CBS map:
and on this Intro cap:
Slowhatch:
I'll throw in one more activity: the Blokart, which originated in the Tauranga area.
puddin:
Could that be Mt Taranaki in the background? Remember, I've never been to NZ.
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