Up and coming Kiwi league player, Te Maire Martin, who is currently playing for North Queensland Cowboy’s in Australia, was home in time to join in the MGC Poker Run with his family.
“My league season had prematurely finished for the year and there I was back at home, on holiday for a few weeks with my family in our west coast village of Tahāroa (a small village on the west coast of the North Island, to the southwest of Kawhia Harbour – Ed).
“My brothers and cousins were getting ready to go to Maketū for the Poker Run. So, from out under the covers came my Harley V-Rod muscle.
What a cool buzz it was meeting heaps of different people on all kinds of different Harleys. Folks had come from everywhere imaginable. This was a first for me, as my playing career hasn’t allowed me the time to do this before.”
Bike sidelined by injury
“The ride on Saturday was wicked and I was just settling into it and bugger me, my bike started spewing oil.” To the rescue, a group of Maketū Gentlemen in a pick-up truck.
“I may have just missed out on one of the best rides of my life, but the subsequent return journey in the truck with Rastus, Mooney and Alex, was a well substituted experience. Most enjoyable, cheers boys.
That evening continued well. Ate a hearty meal, drank a little and listened to great music.”
“By the time you read this, reality will have set back in, as I have returned to Australia. It’s going to be hot and I’m going to miss my bike.”
By Te Maire Martin
I write for this magazine because I can read it online in Townsville, North Queensland.
Other Bay Online articles about Maketū Gentleman’s Club (MGC)
- History of the Maketū Gentleman’s Club
- Every which way but lost – Maketū Gentleman’s Club – Poker Run 2017 (with videos)
- MGC Community Connections
