Peter Firth on 26 September trip to Upper Hutt Hello Friends, Last Sunday the Clinic had a bus trip out to Te Marua/Maymorn in the Upper Hutt valley. On this trip an event occurred that is surely unheralded in the … Continue reading
Update from Graham Sampson Hello everyone, Sheila and I made it back to the UK safely and have settled in Dickens Heath, it’s about halfway between Stratford on Avon and Birmingham. We are close to family which is great. I … Continue reading
This eulogy is constructed from Tony’s own memoirs, unknown to the family until very recently, and from conversations with and notes supplied by Nicola Irons and Gareth Oakshatt. As all good eulogies begin: Anthony John Oakshatt was born on 26 … Continue reading
Wim Eaten By Particularly Ravenous Tui Turns out the entire city of Nelson and everything in it was swallowed whole by a particularly ravenous tui. Including our beloved President. And his monthly message. We are receiving reports that surviving locals … Continue reading
Graham Sampson After 35 years Graham and Sheila Sampson will be returning to the UK in May. Mo and Persephone organised a celebratory dinner at the Spruce Goose for them. There were some old faces present and the speeches kept … Continue reading
From the President Hi folks and welcome to my first spiel in 2021. It was great to see people on the trails around Wilton Bush on 31 Jan. I’d like to update you on another great trail, in my opinion … Continue reading
From the President… The last newsletter from us this year. Obviously things have been rather different in 2020, and a lot of events got scrunched up into the last couple of months. It was good that people made the most of those … Continue reading
From the President… Great news about the Rotorua Marathon, it’s going ahead, however the Movie Night has to be postponed to 9th October. Bookings will roll over to the new date but if you can’t make it, please let us … Continue reading