Waitakere Gardens retirement village in Sel Peacocke Drive is built on the site of the original Corban homestead. It has a comfortable cafe and restaurant which is open for both residents and visitors. On Friday 30 July we are going there for a coffee morning. Once again parking will have Read more…
The hype from Lynnmall’s owner Kiwi Property, says that LynnMall may be one of the oldest malls in New Zealand, but its new dining precinct, The Brickworks, has catapulted it into the future. The Brickworks consists of a tree-lined courtyard surrounded by seven modern eateries. Laurie Vincent has chosen one Read more…
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…
We are holding the next coffee morning at The Falls Restaurant in Henderson, on 6 May at 10:00 am. The menu is quite good and they are making extra scones and muffins for our day. The Falls Restaurant is located at 22 Alderman Drive and while it does not have 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 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…
The next coffee morning is at 10.00 am on Friday 18 September. We are meeting at Esquires Cafe, which is located next to Kmart in “The Boundary” at the Waitakere Mega Centre (5 Vitasovich Avenue. Grant Robertson, the Minister of Finance, has said on National Radio, the current level 2.5 Read more…
Friday 26 June saw our Mid-Winter Lunch (and movie) at Ryders, Avondale. The movie was Ride Like a Girl, the story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. The movie was followed by a roast lunch. 41 people attended, mostly West Auckland Mens’ Rebus members Read more…