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Welcome to the September/October 2006 issue of E-Newz. Once again we’ve put together an issue with a range of interesting stories and information about events we have run and others that are coming up. I hope you’ll enjoy the read!
Whilst July was fairly quiet due to the onset of summer although we did meet for drinks another successful event at the Sheraton Hotel. August was busy with the arrival of the New Zealand navy ships Te Kaha and Endeavour, while we finished with a splendid day-out on the Jaspa’s Party Junk. You could say that we were “all at sea”.
September got off to a great start with an outing to the Comedy Club and we finished with a highly successful NZ Wine & Cheese Evening at the New Zealand Focus Centre in Causeway Bay with 75 people attending.
We haven’t been resting on our laurels over the summer and we’ve got a number of exciting events coming up later in the year that I’m sure you will enjoy. Here’s a rundown of them all:
In November, the Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes will be played at the Kowloon Cricket Club. New Zealand will be making a welcome return to the event and the NZSHK will be hosting a reception for the team on the evening of 9th November. The Sixes event itself will be held at Kowloon Cricket Club over the weekend of 11 & 12 November 2006.
On 3rd of December, NZSHK will be hosting its annual Family Christmas Party at the Aberdeen Marina Club. This will be a splendid affair with a sumptuous buffet and superb facilities on offer. There will be a special Christmas raffle with some fantastic prizes including return airfares for two to New Zealand on Cathay Pacific.
Of course, our monthly drinks function, Kiwi Konnectionz, will take place on 3rd November 2006 at Someplace Else at the Sheraton Hotel, TST. This will be the last event at the Sheraton, as the venue will close for major renovations at the end of October. Your suggestions on where we should hold future KK events will be welcome.
One of my objectives as President has been to offer a variety of events to our members. Some events are aimed at families whilst others, such as the NZ Wine & Cheese Evening, are obviously for adults. All these events take time and effort to organise and we thank the individuals for putting them together. Of course, we not only need members to support these events but we also need to get feedback from members about the sorts of events that you would like us to be organising.
On a sombre note, the past couple of months have seen the passing of a number of icons, both domestic and foreign, and we take a moment to remember them here.
- In August, New Zealanders mourned the passing of the Maori Queen Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu. She died at the age of 75, having reigned as Maori Queen for 40 years.
Read: Maori Queen dies after 40 years on the throne
Maoridom's new monarch given time to grieve
- The Tongan community also mourned the passing of their leader as King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV died in Auckland at the age of 88. He had also reigned over his country for 40 years.
- Barely one month after the passing of their Queen, Maoridom mourned the passing of another key figure with the death of Sir Hugh Kawharu, leader of Auckland's Ngati Whatua iwi and one of the country's most prominent academics.
Read: Maori Ngati Whatua leader dies
- At the very end of September we were saddened to hear about the death of Walter Hadlee. A great cricketer and administrator in his own right, he is probably best known as the father of Sir Richard Hadlee.
- And we also mourned the passing of two Australians who had touched the hearts of many New Zealanders – environmentalist Steve ‘the ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Irwin and motor sport legend Peter ‘King of Bathurst’ Brock. Both men died doing what they loved.
I found it ironic that whilst we mourn the passing of these revered icons and leaders, the Americans released a fictional movie about the assassination of their leader, President George W. Bush. Go figure…
Best regards,
Travis Pittman
President - NZSHK
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