GSA - Auckland Branch
November 2021 North Shore Newsletter
Cancellation of November Branch Meeting and Christmas Function
Due to the Covid restrictions in Auckland, your branch committee is reluctantly cancelling the branch meeting that was to be held on Tuesday, 2 November.
Regrettably, the committee has also decided to cancel our Christmas function scheduled for Friday, 3 December. This is due to ongoing uncertainty regarding future restrictions and our overriding concern for the safety and welfare of our members.
We will be in touch in the New Year when we hope to provide details of a members function where we can once again meet and enjoy each other’s company.
Sandie Gusscott
Chairperson
GSA, Auckland Branch
GSA AUCKLAND BRANCH MEETING - POSTPONED TO TUESDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2021
Because of the current Alert Level 4 restrictions in Auckland we can no longer hold our meeting on Tuesday, 7 September 2021. We have changed the date to Tuesday, 2 November but all other arrangements are the same and are outlined in the updated invitation below. We hope you can make the new date.
INVITATION
All Auckland members of the Government Superannuitants Association are cordially invited to our next Branch meeting. We encourage members to bring their partners along to meet your Committee and other Branch members.
Date: Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Venue: Western Springs Garden Community Hall, 956 Great North Road, Western Springs.
Directions: The Western Springs Garden Community Hall is in the same area as MOTAT and the Western Springs Park. It is on the opposite side of Great North Road to these attractions. There is ample free parking and we will provide clear signs on the building to our meeting.
Agenda: We commence with morning tea and then welcome our guest speaker, Alexis Sawyers from Age Concern who will talk about the work Age Concern does for older people in Auckland. We have set some time aside at the end of Alexis’s talk for any questions you may have.
We will then briefly conduct Branch business before the meeting concludes at 12.30pm.
RSVP: For catering purposes, please register your interest in attending by contacting our Branch Secretary, Andrea on auckland@gsa.org.nz or call 0800 888 472. Please do feel welcome to come along on the day, even if you didn’t register.
The GSA Auckland Branch thanks all those who have come forward in response to our National President Tony Hamilton's letter and have subsequently been elected on to the Auckland Committee.
Your new committee is
| Chairman | Sandie Gusscott | Education | 021 806 973 | |||
| Vice Chairman | Craig Jensen | Crown Research | 378 4054 | |||
| Secretary | Andrea Beechey | 0800 888 472 | ||||
| Committee: | ||||||
| Murray McElwain (80+) | Railways | 266 9959 | ||||
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Defence | 8385575 | ||||
| Eric Bowater | Education | 482 0250 | ||||
| Neil Carey | Railways | 625 4058 | ||||
| Bret Bestic | Defence | 027 254 5153 | ||||
| Claire Couch | Education | 420 8216 | ||||
| Peter Buchanan | Crown Research | 027 434 1832 | ||||
| Nancy De Freitas | University | 021 384 374 | ||||
| Keith Rawlings | Defence | 021 882 959 | ||||
| Max Thomson | Post Office | 479 1681 | ||||
Annuity News and Auckland Branch Newsletter
If you currently receive your six monthly Annuity News and Auckland Branch Newsletters by post but are open to receiving them via email please contact the Auckland Secretary on 0800 888 472. This will assist the GSA to keep the rising publishing costs of these newsletters and rising postage costs down.
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Have you moved house recently?
If you have moved house in the last six months and have forgotten to let us know, please phone the Auckland Secretary on 0800 888 472. DataCom, the administrators of your Annuity would also like to know. Please give them a call on 0800 654 731.
Auckland Branch is always looking for new speakers for our meetings. As our membership is far reaching and many of our members belong to other groups who have speakers at their meetings, we ask that if you hear someone speak whom you think would be good to have at an Auckland Branch meeting please gather their contact details and pass them on to the Branch Secretary; Andrea at auckland@gsa.org.nz or phone her on 0800 888 472.
To find out more about activities planned for members, or to suggest other activities or venues, contact:
Branch Secretary
Andrea Beechey
0800 888 472
auckland@gsa.org.nz