The feedback is in and by all accounts the new venue for the annual Awanui Day celebrations were a big hit with punters as thousands enjoyed the sun, and fun, in the beautiful Far North tiny town on Saturday. The town - population normally about 600 - shone on Saturday when the annual Awanui Day celebrations brought up to 6000 people to the town that is the gateway to Ninety Mile Beach . Awanui Day sees the tiny Far North town swell with visitors and is built around the Northland Riders’ Motorcycle Club’s Treble T Poker Run to Cape Reinga, when up to 600 bikes take part, and also features plenty of family-friendly entertainment.
The rally attracted up to 600 motorcycles from throughout the North Island, which would arrive on the Friday, then, after breakfast, head off on the 90km ride to the cape. The event puts Awanui on the map and comes after it was named Most Beautiful Tiny Town in the country at the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards last year ..
