Three genealogy meetings for next week 22, 23, 24 August
Kapiti Genealogy Evening Meeting
Thursday 22 August at 7.30 is Rodney King from Kilbirnie Branch speaking on Preserving Your History When You’ve Gone
Location: Coast Community Church, 57 Hinemoa St, Paraparaumu
Time 7.00 p.m
Free for members, $5 door charge for visitors
Kapiti Genealogy Day Meeting
Kapiti Genealogy Day Meeting meets on Wednesday 23 August.
Can't make it to our monthly evening meetings?
Want a more informal gathering to share stories & research, ideas/gain tips?
Come along and meet the Daytime Crew.
Topic: Fellowship and Research time
Location: Waikanae Baptist Church Cafe, 286 Te Moana Rd, Waikanae
Time: 1.30 - 4.00 p.m
Free for members, $5 door charge for visitors
Otaki Family History Society (Formerly Otaki Genealogy)
This months meeting is on Thursday 24 August at 7.30 with Nick Watson talking about “Five Generations of Singer Sewing Machines”
Location: Dr Gertrude Atmore Supper Room, Memorial Hall, Main St, Otaki
More on the flyer attached
Visitors Welcome
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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79.1% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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20.9% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Driven On The Akatarawa Rd Lately?
If so, its good to know you are still alive and reading this.
We have a function to go to over Christmas up that way and having heard a few hairy stories about the road, I went up there on Thursday to check it out. The road's ok, narrow and winding, but not much worse than a Wellington hill suburb. What was pretty scary was the behavior of other drivers. Three vehicles heading the other way at speed would have crashed into me if I hadn't been pulled off the road. I had pulled in to check the address when a truck came flying past, taking up all of the narrow road at speed. There is no way the driver would have been able to stop had they come around the corner immediately in front of me. The other two drivers came hurtling past as I had turned in to turn around and come back down the hill. They were also driving at speed and taking up most of the road. Coming back down I passed another car coming up and estimate that the safe speed to pass another car was about 30-35 kms.p.h. So, now we're thinking, do we go to the function or not.? Feels a bit like we're taking our life in our hands going up there. Drivers appear to be overconfident, and they are courting serious injury.
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