Gordon KeatchOne of our favourite people, Gordon Keatch, has retired as our intrepid “getting to know” columnist. In his letter of retirement, Gord wrote that his monthly column in The Southern Yarn about getting to know members was “a most rewarding and interesting experience”.
We are looking for someone to take over the column, but first we thought we’d let you all “get to know” Gord a little better. Continue reading
The 2014 issue of The Southern Yarn is now available for you to download.
Inside you will find some fascinating stories of early aviation history down under, an interview with The Ashworths as well Murray Burt’s collection of Commonwealth news (anyone want to buy property in Kiribati?) and our regular sections.
Go to the Yarn page, or use this direct link to the PDF.
The 2014 Australia and Waitangi Days celebration at the Down Under Club included a trivia contest that had most of us scratching our heads more than we would care to admit. See how you fare with these. Answers are at the bottom. No peeking!
Let’s get started. Continue reading
The trivia questions at the recent DUCW Waitangi & Australia Day club event had most of us scratching our heads. See how you do with these Kiwi questions. Ready to get started? Continue reading
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.”