RIP The Cold Duck Rally

[caseye]

The age old New Zealand, classic tale.
Divide and conquer.
Many thanks to those who did the hard yards for so long and got B all from it.
I'd like to know this though.
If a piece of dirt came available and if all attendees brought their own grog, and no one counted the numbers entering who'd bloody well care about "fucking permits etc"
Time gentlemen please to go back to being bikers who just do, not people who follow instructions from council arseholes whose only pleasure in life is squeezing the life out of events organised for fun and a bit of a donation to charity!

[insane1]

most councils wouldnt know there arse from there mouth,another nail in the coffin for the nanny state soon they"ll outlaw bikes too.

[sinfull]

Meanwhile a little boy waits

[R650R]

The age old New Zealand, classic tale.
Divide and conquer.
Many thanks to those who did the hard yards for so long and got B all from it.
I'd like to know this though.
If a piece of dirt came available and if all attendees brought their own grog, and no one counted the numbers entering who'd bloody well care about "fucking permits etc"
Time gentlemen please to go back to being bikers who just do, not people who follow instructions from council arseholes whose only pleasure in life is squeezing the life out of events organised for fun and a bit of a donation to charity!

I like this idea. Really regret nearly making it there last two years... only been once for day visit years ago, done kiwi few times.
Just nominate an 18y/o as the event manager, call it a "Rave" and the cops and council wont come near it. They only shut down the big parties once they get out of control and have heaps of complaints, so done in the right place with good neighbours eg none and people not riding like idiots near the entrance and all will be good.

Top marks to the organisers for past work, these things take way more behind the scenes work than people realise.

Perhaps an annual Cold Duck memorial ride is in order, with 500+ bikes ending up outside council offices. They will probably sit there and wonder why we are not out in the countryside lol

[nodrog:Me]

we are having a couple of drinks at drivers bar tonight if that helps.

[duckonin]

Cold Duck Rally

20 hours ago

After much deliberation and thought due to ongoing and increasing difficulties in, organization, legal and sponsorship issues.



COLDDUCK 2013 will not be happening.



After 21 years of repeatedly successful and back to back COLDDUCKS we have ground to a halt due to burgeoning legal and overall cost issues.



Keeping the cost of a rally down to an affordable level for punters and party faithful has always been high on our agenda and building permits (yes we require one now to put up the marquee) professional security guards ( for alcohol fuelled functions catering for more than 500 punters) have all but killed the ‘DUCK/goose.



In the past we have relied upon volunteer workers and club members to man the bar, kitchen and gates. COLDDUCK 2012



was the first year when kitchen staff had to be paid.



These costs along with increased insurance and alcohol costs, permits, and security have made it all but impossible to help a needy charitable organization with our left over cash and that’s what it was all about.



We thank all sponsors past and present, the party faithful who challenged the weather and distances travelled, all the helpers who gave time to volunteer their labour and in so doing put on the 21 years of back to back COLDDUCKS and made it possible for us, as a club, to donate cash to worthy recipients such as The Child Cancer Foundation, Christchurch earthquake appeal, Westpac helicopter, New Zealand Hospice, SPCA, Lowe Walker Helicopter and others.

Buggar, after all of these years now caput ! Loved every rally and still play the vids to those who show intrest. If you run again Wife/I shall donate our labour free of charge.. Do anything, anytime. Thanks for the years of fun.

[Paul in NZ]

Instead of blaming the councils you could have a thought about the dropkicks that drink waaaay too much and try and ride home without any sleep and get caught.

Over the years I've helped out organize a few things and what kills it for most organizers are the free thinking charmers who decide you cant shut the bar now, I dont need to go to bed, my bike needs a tune up at 4am, wadda ya mean I can't have a meal?(when it says MUST BE PRE ORDERED), fuck the neighbors, fuck the Police, etc etc etc.. It just wears ya down...

Best events I've gone to were organized privately by strong individuals and if you didn't like the way they were doing it you were refunded your fee and escorted off the site then and there and you were black listed forever...

[geoffc]

Bugger, twas on my bucket list of things to do! Sad day.

[caseye]

Instead of blaming the councils you could have a thought about the dropkicks that drink waaaay too much and try and ride home without any sleep and get caught.

Over the years I've helped out organize a few things and what kills it for most organizers are the free thinking charmers who decide you cant shut the bar now, I dont need to go to bed, my bike needs a tune up at 4am, wadda ya mean I can't have a meal?(when it says MUST BE PRE ORDERED), fuck the neighbors, fuck the Police, etc etc etc.. It just wears ya down...

Best events I've gone to were organized privately by strong individuals and if you didn't like the way they were doing it you were refunded your fee and escorted off the site then and there and you were black listed forever...

Completely agree with your thoughts, but don't underestimate council workers need for more power and their overriding desire to stop us ordinary citizens form having anything like fun.

[Paul in NZ]

Completely agree with your thoughts, but don't underestimate council workers need for more power and their overriding desire to stop us ordinary citizens form having anything like fun.

Yup - its getting tricky to have old fashioned fun in a modern world. We will have to resort to virtual rallies like KB....

[sels1]

Meanwhile a little boy waits

Hmm thats interesting Bill, have a bit of family history in that place. Who's behind that?

And shame about the Duck, it was one of the better rallies - but thanks to those who made it possible for as long as they did.

[Maha]

Something in the winds for next summer way up north called 'The Roasted Mallard'....

May take some time to take off, but rumour has it, that the organisers (Grant Webb and Richard Waddle) are pondering if they are putting the feather in their cap to soon.

[cc rider]

If there's baked potato tossing... I' m there

[Bulldog]

THe problem with just doing it is when something goes wrong. The only way forward is to make everyone pay for a ticket to the event to cover costs. The days of shit being free is over.

[Maha]

If there's baked potato tossing... I' m there

Dwarfs are better, they don't splatter when the hit the ground.....a bit like gumboots.