Meetings  

Meetings are held every 3rd Friday of the month at 10 am

Venue: Ellerslie War Memorial Hall, 134/138 Main Highway, Ellerslie

2025

Friday 21 November: Hazel Filled the mini Seaker slot with 'The night Before Christmas', theSingalong group had us foining in with familiar tunes and rounds. The 'bring a plate' morning tea was sumptuous and We heard about Growing Olives in Tasmania. Thanks Hazel

Friday 17 October: We celebrated Probus Month with a Quiz compiled by Ann Skilling - thanks so much, Ann and a Mad Hatters Tea Party. Thanks Yvonne for judging the crazy hats - the all deserved a prize!

Friday 19 September: Eve Gordon from the Dust palace outlined her career to date and Ali'itasi Aoinaa from Wesley College spoke about her career and current role as Chaplain

Friday 15 August: Hazel and Irene led a feedmack session on the strengths and weaknesses of our club. Big thanks for members' ideas and suggestuins  Maria Meredith gave an overview of her role as Chairperson of the Tamaki Maungakiekie Local Board,

Friday July: Tina Cole described their recent trip to Japan and Wendy Hampton summarised her book on forward planning 'Dont leave a mess - leave a legacy'

Friday 13 June: As President Bev was indisposed Deb McPherson led the meeting. Hazel McLoughlin read her children's Matariki themed short-story "Sophie's sneakers save a star". 2 ladies from the Ngati Whatua Kaipara hapu give an interesting presentation on the Matariki stars and their influence in providing direction for a healthy and productive life.

Friday 16 May: With refurbishment completed, we returned 'home' to the Ellerslie War Memorial Community Centre. Val Jackson gave a mini talk on her GVR East West rail trip and Yvonne Salesa described her life and experience in the Samoan community. 

Friday 11 April: Our 31st Birthday celebration included a Singalong. A few members sported their Easter Bonnets. Irene Howard gave an amusing description of her family trip to Bali.

Friday 21 March: We met at the Leicester Hall for the first time and held our AGM. A new Committee member, Hazel McLoughlin was welcomed on to the Committee. Hazel and Mike McLoughlin presented a fascinating summary of their working careers 'Around the World in 40 years'. AGM_Minutes_20250321.pdf

Friday 21 February:Our first meeting of the year and an alternative venue! Hilary gave us a colourful summary of her trip to Nepal. Our Guest Speakers Monica Subritzky and Tom Garcia from Ray White Real Estate informed and advised us on the current property market. Thank you both also for the delicious morning tea you provided.