Kings Plant Barn in Henderson has 948 Google reviews and a 4.5-star rating. The cafe is described as being in a lovely environment surrounded by beautiful plants. Ian Smith has selected this cafe for our next coffee morning. The date is Wednesday 26 May and the start time, as per Read more
Two remarkable events are recorded in this newsletter: one being the coffee morning held at The Falls restaurant and the other the Kaipara Harbour cruise. More than 40 people went to the coffee morning, admittedly from both West Auckland Men’s Rebus and Waitakere Combined Rebus, but still an amazing turnout. Read more
A trip to Auckland Zoo, a coffee morning at Huckleberry Cafe, and the March monthly meeting at the Friendship Hall, all feature in this newsletter. The many photographs from these events resulted in the email file size exceeding the maximum allowed by Sendinblue. Maurice Vickers spoke at the monthly meeting Read more
On 30 April we are organising a 3-hour cruise on the Kaipara Harbour and Kaipara River aboard the 17m fun vessel the M.V. Kewpie Too. The boat leaves on the river from Springs Road, Parakai, Helensville, and goes up and around the estuaries. There is an onboard commentary about the Read more
We are going to Huckleberry Cafe in Portage Road New Lynn for the next coffee morning. The date is Wednesday 31 March and the start time is 10.00 am. Ian Smith has chosen Huckleberry because it is convenient for those who live in the vicinity of New Lynn and last Read more
The new date for the trip to Auckland Zoo is Wednesday 24 March 2021. Aim to arrive at 10.30 am and meet up at the Elephant Enclosure at 11.15 am. Admission to the Zoo is Adult (15 years +) $24; Senior (65 years and over) $19. Ian Smith says at Read more
We dragged five tables together to create one big enough to accommodate all of us who went to the Swanson Railway Cafe in February. Fortunately for a group of cyclists, suitably attired with fluorescent coloured clothing to make them highly visible to motorists, we left enough tables and chairs for Read more
For the benefit of those not able to be there, the newsletters always provide a wonderful account of what the speakers talked about at the monthly meeting and this newsletter is no exception. At the January meeting, we had three club speakers: Ian Smith, Barry O’Rourke, and Andrew Geddes. Barry Read more
We are meeting at Swanson Café on 24th February 2021 at 10.00 am, for a coffee morning. At the Friendship Hall meeting, Ian Smith described it as a very nice café and one where you can go to on the train. Last year in May, despite less than ideal weather Read more
