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June 2011

Our speaker in June was Joseph Romanos, editor of the Wellingtonian and Karori resident. Joseph gave an interesting, informative and witty talk aboout his involvement with the publication of books, about sport and the triumphs and disasters that inevitably occur.

March 2011

Our guest speaker was Janice Shramka (Karori West Normal School Principal), she spoke about her use of the Woolf Fisher Fellowship for overseas study travel. She visited schools in Canada and the United Kingdom and attende a course at Harvard entitled " Leadership: An Evolving Vision".

December 2010

Guest Speakers: there were two speakers, Adrian Humphris and Geoff Mew, joint editors of the book “Ring Around the City” which outlines the growth of Kilbirnie and Kelburn in the early part of the 20^th century.

Adrian’s address focused on how the transport system, especially tramcars, opened up the city and suburbs, while Geoff concentrated on the style of homes that were built during this period. Both speakers complimented their presentation with power point photographs.