Mangawhai Heads

HISTORY:

Founded in 2006 by SHARKEY, PHANTOM and PLUNDER, all ex-Auckland Hash or Auckland Hussies. The MHHHH came about when a number of Auckland hashers purchased properties at Mangawhai and found themselves spending most long weekend there. Run number 1 was held on New Year’s Eve 2006 with 19 attending. Runs are held on the Saturday of most long weekends as well as the traditional New Year’s Eve run. Runs normally start at 1500 (3pm) but can be delayed if there are too many Englishmen frightened to go out in the midday sun. Runs can include a mixture of village streets, farm land, forest, beach and bush.

Runs will also be held on demand for visitors, all we need is a few days notice. We have been honoured by visits from the last two NZGM’s

Hasher numbers vary from a record of 30 to a low of 2

There is a small cadre of hashers (SHARKEY, TATIE, WONTIT, RIGORMORTIS and PUFF) who now reside permanently in NZ’s fastest growing town (pop 2500) and call the MHHHH their home hash. MHHHH has been represented regularly at NZ Nash Hash, and PUFF gets to as many hash events around the world as he can.

New Year’s Eve 2014 will be run No 37

MHHHH is a self-catering hash. $2 for the bucket but BYO drinks and nibbles for the circle

Often, but not always, there will be a pot luck dinner on the evening following the run.

There is no committee. SHARKEY was appointed GM for life at the inaugural run, mainly because no one else would do it. PUFF is the GM in waiting in the event of the early demise of the current office holder.

Mangawhai is not just famous for our expensive sewage treatment plant we are also the fastest growing seaside town between Pakiri and Waipu and can offer a wide variety of hashing territory (except pavement…yay).

We are up to 45 runs (in nine years) and should reach 50 in 2016. Watch this space. SHARKEY has done 40 of those runs

CURRENT COMMITTEE:

SHARKEY:  sharkey.tatie@clear.net.nz or 09 4314863, or 022 1401724

PUFF:  Charlie_tutt@hotmail.com or 09 4313786, or 0274448501

PLUNDER:  carol@akcity.co.nz  or 09 4180027, or 0274555753