Presidents Ramble

Ramblings and musings from the horses mouth. May contain nuts.

President’s Ramble – June 2020

It is election year so I am going to put in my disclaimer right now; this is not intended as electioneering for any particular party or parties, but it does contain some political thoughts and views. Those views are mine and they are that as a whole, we New Zealanders can be pretty proud with […]

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President’s Ramble – May 2020

Lockdown has resulted in me being fitter than I have been in a long time, I partook in daily exercise and have done a fair bit of walking and cycling, sometimes twice daily.  However I also reinjured my back during lockdown so am currently a fit wreck! Capable of walking and cycling but can’t sit […]

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President’s Ramble – April 2020

Welcome to the first ever electronic only version of the magazine – at least at this stage – the committee looks eagerly for your feedback and we will consider whether we should retrospectively publish this when we can get out! We are all in unchartered ground and it is difficult to know what to write. […]

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President’s Ramble – March 2020

I am a little unsure what to say. The turn-out at the gymkhana was poor for Citroen and I would say mediocre for us. (The Hardie family an exception to that – many many of them competing and attending as well as providing a couple of guests. I hope Marissa enjoyed her birthday outing). However […]

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President’s Ramble – February 2020

Welcome back to a new year members. I have ventured into Northland (just) and also used what I believe is the northern-most Regional Park of Auckland – Te Arai – some 102km drive from the CBD according to Google Maps. When you are there it feels somewhat more distant again and it is not hard […]

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