This year’s Midwinter Lunch at McHugh’s of Cheltenham. McHugh’s is a buffet restaurant with spectacular views of Rangitoto, North Head and the Waitemata Harbour. The bus will leave St John’s Hall, Te Atatu South (behind the Ambulance Station) at 10:00 Read more
Murray Parker was the guest speaker at the meeting on 13 May 2022. Murray and his wife Suzanne have made seven overseas trips to the USA. The purpose of these trips is to visit the National Parks. Everyone knows the Read more
Who would have thought at the meeting on 13 August 2021, that the next monthly meeting would be held on 14 January 2022? An account of the situation after the five-month recess is found in John Mihaljevic’s meeting report. Member’s Read more
Ian Smith has organized a Gold Card Trip to Orakei Bay Village. The village, which has 25 shops and eateries, claims it is, “the best boutique shopping precinct this side of the city.” It sits between Orakei Basin and Hobson Read more
The December 2021 monthly meeting was not held because the fear of catching Covid-19 was still at the forefront of many members’ minds. Instead of a monthly meeting, there was another coffee morning at The Falls Bistro, which was attended Read more
With all the uncertainty that currently exists as to when lockdown restrictions will end and what will then be allowed, we have made the decision not to make a room booking at Soljans Estate Winery in Kumeu for a Christmas Read more
Everyone who went along thoroughly enjoyed the first coffee morning after the long lockdown that began back on the 12th of August. In response to suggestions to meet up again the following week, it was decided that doing so would Read more
Outdoor meetings of up to 25 people are now allowed and therefore we can go ahead with the proposed Coffee Morning & Picnic at Falls Park in Alderman Drive, Henderson. We have chosen Friday 12 November 2021 because it is Read more
The New Lynn Friendship Hall is a great place for holding monthly meetings. The seats are upholstered and not the plastic stackable type found in council halls; there are tables where you can put things on and rest your elbows; Read more
One of our members, Dr Rex Billington, spent eight years as a scientist based in the Geneva Head Office of the World Health Organisation. With monthly meetings being cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, two club speaker talks given by Read more