Mount Maunganui
Mount Brewing Co i Mount Maunganui firar tre decennier av verksamhet med en fest den 7 mars. Grundat 1996 av Glenn och Virginia Meikle, leds bryggeriet nu av deras dotter Briar Harley och hennes make Niall Harley. Familjeföretaget har navigerat branschutmaningar samtidigt som det vunnit priser för sina craft beers.
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The Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club is marking two decades of its Bay of Plenty Rapid Chess Tournament with an event set for February 28. The one-day national-level competition expects around 50 players from the North Island, spanning schoolchildren to retirees. Organiser Caleb Wright highlights its role in innovating rapid chess in New Zealand.