During 2023, we have had an incredible run of outstanding speakers for our meetings in the New Lynn Friendship Hall. Probably the most highly credential of those speakers was Dr Paul Buchanan, who spoke at the October meeting. Dr Paul Buchanan served in the Clinton Administration as a Regional Policy Read more…
Late in October, Waitakere Combined Rebus Club held a coffee morning at Zeki’s Mediterranean Bakehouse and Café. Trips organiser for both Clubs Ian Smith described the scone he had at Zeki’s as the best scone he has ever tasted. West Auckland Men’s Rebus is following suite with its own coffee Read more…
Back in August 2022, Senior Sergeant Bob Barrett (retired) gave a riveting presentation on his early years in the New Zealand Police. There were tales about notorious criminal Puru Anderson and Colin James Lucas who had a long history of offending. In September 2023, Bob Barrett returned to talk about Read more…
Charles Nicholls wife Helen made two nice cakes which Charles brought along to the August Meeting. One was a birthday cake for Bill Mutch and the other a birthday cake for Neil Castle. We had a number of women at the meeting because the guest speaker, Elin Noyer from Harbour Read more…
Ian Smith’s next outing for members of Waitakere Combined Rebus and West Auckland Men’s Rebus is to Hamilton Gardens. The date for this trip is Wednesday 4th October and the cost is $20 per person. The bus will leave from St John Hall in Te Atatu, which is located behind Read more…
In this issue, we have a special feature on Murray Parker’s trip to Antarctica in 1973. Murray travelled down to Scott Base on the USCGC Glacier and returned on an LC-130 Hercules. He shared amazing photos and stories of his adventure with us at our last meeting. You don’t want Read more…
At our June 2023 monthly meeting, we were honoured to have Prof David Gerrard as our guest speaker. Prof Gerrard is not only a distinguished medical doctor and academic, but also a former Olympic and Commonwealth Games swimmer who has served in various roles for the NZ Olympic team. He Read more…
Ian Smith has organized another Gold Card trip, this one to the Devonport Museum. It is on Wednesday 26 July 2023 and is being held with Waitakere Combined Rebus. There is a suggestion in the Waitakere Combined Rebus Newsletter, to have lunch at “Devon On The Wharf.” This restaurant is Read more…
This year’s mid-winter lunch is at Swanson RSA. The date is Wednesday 28 June. Waitakere Combined Rebus have told their members to get there at 11.30 am. Once again this is an event for members of both Rebus Clubs. The Swanson RSA website says, “Our famous Lunch Buffet has a Read more…
In his President’s Report for the June newsletter, Bill Mutch said that Richard Blakeborough from Independent Living Charitable Trust, who was the guest speaker at the May meeting, had an amazing number of products, knew his subject well, and even added some humour. The Whisper AI transcript of Richard Blakeborough’s Read more…