News Letter February 2011
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Clan Gunn Society of
New Zealand Inc
Newsletter
February 2011
Contents
Minutes of the 22Annual General Meeting – Dunedi
Dunedin Report – February 2011
Christchurch Report – February 2011
New Year’s Honours List – Colin Gunn Dunedin AGM Weekend aka Destination Discovery Kathy and John Sauer Report on AGM – Dunedin Report on Wedding of Alecia Ferguson and Dave Labes Extract - Whistling in the Winds with the Mighty Gunns
Editor’s
Note:
1. If
you are aware of any member that has not receive the Newsletter,
please let me know either via email clangunn@snap.net.nz
or 03
323 9011
(please leave a message if I am not in).
2. Please
send/email contributions for the August 2011 Newsletter to me no
later than 18 July 2011.
Thank
you.
Council Members
as at October 2010
President: Todd
Wall healing@touch-your-heart.co.nz
Vice President: John
Sauer kathyandjohn@xtra.co.nz
Immediate Past
President Val Donald Ph: 03 366 4476
Treasurer: Ian
Gunn ian.gunn@xtra.co.nz
Secretary: Marie
Gunn marie.gunn@clear.net.nz
Membership
Secretary: Kathy Sauer kathyandjohn@xtra.co.nz
Committee: Dianne Gunn
Giles lendit@pcconnect.co.nz
Stuart
Gunn lizandstuart@actrix.co.nz
Mervyn
Gunn merv.tui@xtra.co.nz
Kathy
Sauer kathyandjohn@xtra.co.nz
Bonny Flynn
Editor: Sue
Gunn clangunn@snap.net.nz
Website: www.clangunn.org.nz
Genealogist:
Secretary: Marie
Gunn, 121B
Johns Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, Ph: 03 323 6608
President’s
Patter
A
reminder that Clan Gunn’s genealogist is Margaret
Godfrey
: Ph:
03 487 6700 / Email: Margaret-g@clear.net.nz.
Margaret is only too wiling to help members find their ancestry.
Yours Aye
Todd Wall
President, Clan Gunn Society of New Zealand (Inc)
President’s Annual Report
31 October 2010
Welcome to you all and thank you for attending the AGM for 2010.
Yours Aye
Duncan Todd Wall (President)
Clan Gunn Society of New Zealand Inc
Editor’s Note: The website is www.clangunn.org.nz
Minutes of the 22nd Annual General Meeting of the Clan Gunn Society of New Zealand held at Green Island, Dunedin
31 October 2010
General Business:
The meeting closed at Noon.
Marie Gunn
Secretary
Dunedin Report – February 2011
Sunday 12th September 2010
Dunedin Christmas Dinner - 8th December 2010
16 Dunedin Clans-folk, the piper, Ray Goodfellow, who is our self-appointed Clan Piper, and his wife plus the Entertainer and her husband, attended our Christmas function at the Janet Cameron Hall in Green Island, Dunedin. It was a very lively affair commencing with the Haggis Ceremony piped in by Ray, followed by the entourage of Haggis, Sword and Whisky bearers and ably addressed by Viggo Nielsen. The ladies of the Dunedin Central Lions Club did the catering for us and turned out a superb Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. Genderless Gifts purchased by each member of the Clan for up to $5.00 per head were handed out by Sheila Wall and Joyce Shield (dressed as Christmas Bells appropriately named ‘Ding’ and ‘Dong’) at a suitable interval to all those present with much hilarity. It was a great evening, thoroughly enjoyed by everybody there.
Todd Wall
Christchurch Report
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Kirkin
o’ the Tartan, Christchurch – Banners of the various Clans | |
![]() | David and Chris Gunn with Clan Gunn Banner | |
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Clan Donald at the Kirkin o’ the Tartan, Cristchurch |
New Year’s Honours List
Dunedin AGM Weekend aka Destination Discovery
Christine Bowker Wilson
New Members
We extend a very warm welcome to the following new members:
Neil and Vicky Gunn; Barry and Aloma Wilson
Carin and Jenney Wilson; Janina Polansky
Virginia Di Somma; Jessica Wilson
and Pouroto Ngaropo.
Report from Kathy and John Sauer of the 22nd AGM 2010
Wedding of Alecia Ferguson and Dave Labes 15th January 2011
Sheila Wall
Ben Gunn

Errol Flynn


Todd Wall (President)
Whistling in the Winds with the Mighty Gunns
An Extract from “The Highland Clans”
by Moncrieffe of that ilk and David Hicks
Published by Bramhall House
Contributed by Jess Smith, Scottish Authoress & Friend
Photo Gallery
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Clan
Gunn Attendees at the 22nd AGM in Dunedin |
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Sheila and Joyce as “Ding” and “Dong” | L-R John Sauer Tony & Richard Rawstron |
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Clan Members enjoying the 22nd AGM Lunch Dunedin |
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Alecia Ferguson and Dave Labes | Bonny Flynn and Jessie Nelson |
Council Members
2009 - 2010
President: Todd Wall healing@touch-your-heart.co.nz
Vice President: John Sauer clangunn@snap.net.nz
Immediate Past President: Val Donald Ph: 03 366 4476
Treasurer: Ian Gunn ian.gunn@xtra.co.nz
Secretary: Marie Gunn marie.gunn@xtra.co.nz
Membership
Secretary: Kathy Sauer kathyandjohn@xtra.co.nz
Committee: Ben Gunn marie.gunn@xtra.co.nz
Dianne Gunn Giles lendit@pcconnect.co.nz
Stuart Gunn lizandstuart@actrix.co.nz
Mervyn Gunn merv.tui@xtra.co.nz
Kathy Sauer kathyandjohn@xtra.co.nz
Bonnie Flynn
Editor: Sue Gunn clangunn@snap.net.nz
Website: www.clangunn.org.nz
Genealogist: A reminder that Clan Gunn’s genealogist is:
Margaret Godfrey Ph: 03 487 6700
Email: Margaret-g@clear.net.nz
Margaret is only too wiling to help members find their ancestry.
Marie Gunn, Secretary
121B Johns Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051
Ph: 03 323 6608