See below for the itinerary we hope to see as many of you there as possible.
FRIDAY 22 MARCH
1pm Firearms training – theory session with Mark Sceats (Gisborne lawyer)
One CPD hour, covering types or firearms and ammunition, calibres, shot spread, and range.
Location: Woodward Chrisp (Lawyers) Level 3, 40 Reads Quay
Numbers are limited to 30 for the theory session (and lunch), but only 12 for the practical session at Sherwood Station.
Please register with Adam Simperingham – Adam.s@wwclaw.co.nz
2.00pm Firearms training – practical Mark Sceats and James Williams (Gisborne Farmer)
One further CPD hour – You will get to shoot a variety of firearms including a 7mm Remington magnum, and a .22 hornet; and shoot clay birds with a 12 gauge shotgun.
Location: Sherwood Station, Muriwai, Gisborne
Departure from Woodward Chrisp at 2.00pm; returning around 5pm.
For safety reasons, this session is limited to 12 people. The price is $100.
Please register with Adam Simperingham – Adam.s@wwclaw.co.nz
2.30 pm Surfing lessons – Surfing with Sarah - surfingwithsarah.co.nz
Book direct- email: surfingwithsarah@gmail.com; phone: 0220739383
Cost: $75 for one lesson; $185 for three lessons
Please note:
- Sarah will provide the equipment – wetsuit and surfboard
- Lessons go for about two hours
- The lessons are weather and surf dependent.
- Sarah can’t guarantee that the lesson will proceed.
- Sarah will notify those who book, in advance, as to whether and where the lesson will take place.
- For keen beans, Sarah is available for alternative or follow up sessions on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
- Please pay by bank transfer at or after the lesson.
5.00pm Drinks at the Dome Bar - Poverty Bay Club
These drinks will be followed by dinner at the venue of your choice.
SATURDAY 23 MARCH
8 am Surfing with Sarah – surf lessons
8.30-9.00am Coffee/breakfast at PBC (Poverty Bay Club)
10 am Part 1 of the Captain Cook guided tour
Meet at the Cook landing monument near Kaiti Beach – a 15-minute walk from the Poverty Bay Club
Local lawyers/historians, Barney Tupara and Joe Martin, will give an account of Cook’s first days in Aotearoa/Turanganui a kiwa
11.30 am Tatapouri
Option A: Coffee and bagels at the Tatapouri camp ground
Option B: Stingray feeding at Tatapouri - Cost $60
To book email divetatapouri@xtra.co.nz
1.00 pm Part 2 of the Cook guided tour
Travel to Cook’s Cove (Tolaga Bay)
Lunch options include bagels at the Tatapouri campground before we depart, or bakery/café food at the Corner Café, Tolaga Bay
It is a 30 minute drive from Tatapouri to Tolaga Bay, so there’s time for a stroll on the iconic Tolaga Bay wharf before we assemble for the Cook’s Cove Walk
2.00 pm Assemble at the Cooks Cove walkway
Guided tour continues with Barney and Joe – this will involve a walk of approximately 90 minutes return, including up and down a big hill, both ways: sensible footwear please, and dress for the conditions.
You will see where Cook landed and cleaned the Endeavour, his water source, and Tupaia’s Cave
5 -6 pm Sunshine Brewery, Awapuni Road, for beersies
6.30 pm Dinner at Crawford Road Kitchen Restaurant
Great food and drinks at a great harbourside location
Numbers are limited to 70 – please book early
To register please email Amy at info@gisbornewinecentre.co.nz
Please mention the CBA when you book so that the Crawford Road Kitchen staff know to seat you with your CBA colleagues.
9.30pm Post-parandial dancing and fun at Lone Star
SUNDAY 24 MARCH
9 am Activity of your choice
Option 1: Surfing with Sarah
Option 2: Gisborne rockslide and/or the Champagne pools trip with local lawyers. This is not for the fainthearted but well worth it for a cheap thrill. It is recommended that you bring a wetsuit and a boogie board/inner tube. Hopefully one of the local hosts will be able to hook you up with what you need.
Option 3: Golfing with locals – match up with a local lawyer and go for a round or 9 holes. We have three great courses ranging from the high end links course at the Poverty Bay Golf Club, to the far more relaxed 9 hole course out at Patutai, with the Gisborne Golf Club halfway in-between.
Option 4: Bike hire: www.experiencegisborne.co.nz/bike-hire/ Prices range between $45 depending on the type of bike and duration of hire
10 am Cycle tour commences – coffee at Midway Surf Club
Our local representative Adam Simperingham will then guide you on a cycle tour out along Gisborne’s famous mad mile, and then along the stop bank, to the Matawhero Vineyard for platters and wine sampling. Less intrepid lawyers can take a taxi and meet us there.
3.25 pm Last direct flight to Wellington
5.15 pm Last flight to Auckland
LOCAL CONTACT
If you not have your own vehicle, please make arrangements for travel to firearms training, Tatapouri, Cooks Cove, the Rere rock slide, and golf. Please try to make arrangements directly with a local lawyer; or ask for help from Adam Simperingham (adam.s@wwclaw.co.nz) or 021 2220238 or Jo Ollerenshaw (Gisborne Law Society Branch Secretary): Jo.ollerenshaw@lawsociety.aug.nz. In Gizzy things have a way of working themselves out.
Accommodation discount for CBA members
The Emerald Hotel, Gisborne's premier boutique accommodation is offering the first 15 CBA members who book a discounted rate of $100 per night. Just mention you are a CBA member to take advantage of the offer.
www.emeraldhotel.co.nz - 0800 EMERALD (363 7253)