Mount Maunganui
HISTORY:
Mount Maunganui Hash House Harriers was founded on Queens Birthday weekend, 1989 by Gaylene McFarlane known as Gladdy and a hardy few Heaps, Charcol and Trojan to name some. They all still run hash when work commitment permit.
Mount Maunganui Hash is world renowned for its antics at the 1994 Rotorua Interhash post lube when the hares 69er and co ran the pack to the top of the local icon hill known as Mauao an extinct volcano to find that there was no piss at the stop. But then out of nowhere a helicopter with a container attached to the underside landed a load of the amber liquid and there was much rejoicing.
In 2003 Mount HHH hosted the New Zealand Nash Hash” Playtime in paradise” with a run over the Mount( Mauao) and a barge trip to Matakana Island.2MH3 has been active for 25 years and records show 1380 runs as of October 2014. It has its own web site www.mounthash.8m.com which gives the hashers an insight to our chapter and is the main source of communication along with the weekly Hash Trash. Run info at mounthhh@xtra.co.nz
RUNS
Mount Hash is a friendly mixed hash that runs every Monday without fail at 6.00pm and long weekends 5.00pm. Runs are from homes, reserves, parks, farms and pubs. The pack is usually a 50 /50 split of runners and walkers and numbers from 25 to 40. The circle is run by two Fine masters with songs from the RA.
Sign on is $5.00 per person and buy your own at hash prices. The hares supply the food from money received. We have three hashers Perky, 2Humps and 69er who over 1000 runs with Macwatt in the mid 800’s. Many others are in the 400 to 700 range which demonstrates a strong committed chapter.
Each year we have a combined Christmas run with Rotorua and Sun City each taking a turn to organise the event. A new addition to our away runs is the Raglan weekend usually at the end of the summer season. We hold weekend Hash events for significant occasions. Next planned event is the Mount 1444 run 19-21 Feb 2016. Many of the Mount Hashers are regular travellers to Hash events around N.Z with main world travellers being Heaps and Bluevain.
WHO RUNS THE CHAPTER:
Each year one of the main events is the AGPU which is held in August. It is usually a themed event and is the announcing of the new miss management committee along with our awards, Runniest Hasher, Hussy, Dick of the year etc. including the Joseph (walking stick) for the hasher who has progress from running to walking with dignity The Mis management committee consist of the Grand Master GM Joint Master JM, Hon Sec (On Sex) bean counter, Hash Piss. Hash Trash Religious Adviser (RA) Hash Horn, Fine Master, Run Master and Book, Hash Haberdashery and Web Adviser and these poor souls try to control the chapter holding several meetings throughout the year. Current GM – Stamen, JM – Blowout, RA – Snag, Fines masters Bin Garden and Aye-N’ll Floss.
CHAPTER CONTACTS:
Phil (2Humps) Pharo
Hm Ph 07 5423114
Mob 021-822208
perky2humps@kinect.co.nz
Kahluis (Kim McCarthy)
kim@smac.co.nz
0274812604
(Deb Little)
snorgy@msn.com
0275766749
Tony (Bluevain) Ross
Hm Ph 07 5764480
Mob Ph 027 6555775
cheese3015@hotmail.com
Macwatt (Steve McCarthy)
macwatt52@gmail.com
0274941171
Graham (69er) Jenkins
Mob Ph 021 613 363