January 2015 Newsletter
Greetings from the South, From next month we will be resuming the tradition of rotating the monthly newsletter around the regional vice-presidents to present a wider range of views. However, because I was a bit slow in getting this organised, this month’s newsletter is again from me. Since December, the weather in New Zealand has been superb with warm sunny days (temperatures in the mid-20s) and almost no rain. It is now getting to the stage where a week or so of rain would be welcome to “green” up the countryside and the city gardens. Because of the cooler spring the pohutukawa trees (New Zealand’s Christmas tree) were a little late flowering but when they did they were spectacular. Flowering starts in November and lasts through to mid to late January. Those of you who will be attending HVTT14 in New Zealand next year should be able to see them... Read More