Centenary | Auckland Rugby League Referees'

The Auckland Rugby League Referees’ Association is planning for the up-coming Centenary in 2010.

For such a BIG event we are wishing to contact ALL referees' that have been part of the association over this time.

Please contact the association via the following options and help us prepare for what is going to be a fantastic event.

As you can imagine trying to contact everyone is a large task, so any details such as when you were a member and who your fellow referees were during that time, would be much appreciated.

********Centenary Invitation – April 2010**********

IF you want to have your payment for tickets added to your 2010 Referee Payment then just let us know and we will do the rest.

If you are struggling to pay, don’t worry. Just pay $10 a month and we’ll do the rest.

ALL registered and interested members have been sent their tickets and a payment form in the mail.

All we ask you to do is either accept the tickets and make arrangements to PAY for them OR RETURN them. That way we will be better able to prepare for the dinner, a very expensive operation to host. You have until the 17th to do so - please get on to it NOW.

Be at the Centenary celebration weekend starting with a mix 'n mingle on FRIDAY 21st MAY 2010 to be held in conjunction with the New Zealand Rugby League Museum in Beazley Avenue in Penrose from 7.00pm onwards. (Just down the road from the Mt Smart Warriors eastern entrance with plenty of parking that time of night. The motorway will be slow - no problem, we'll be there 'till late) It's $10 to cover food and drinks - just turn up!

BRING your funds for souvenir items like CENTENARY POLO TOPS, BEER MUGS, WINE GLASSES, BADGES, TIES!

If you haven't had an opportunity to go through the MUSEUM we strongly recommend you do so. From now there is a display of our Referees material if you wish to go to visit the museum at its usual opening hours.

There will be a fun afternoon of activities including golf, bowls and tag, planned for the Sunday before a MARCH PAST at the Warriors match led by our TEST REFEREES and LIFE MEMBERS.

Please ALL be there for the March past BEFORE 3.00pm. We'd like a great turn-out.

DON'T BE SHY!! Meet at the big screen at the northern end of the field where we'll get our instructions from Nadene Conlon.

For those of you who fancy a game of golf, bowls or tag, make sure you sign up now with the various organisers for an exciting weekend of reminiscing and fellowship amongst many generations of referees.

Contact Dave Pakieto 027 5336772 david.pakieto@xtra.co.nz CHAMBERLAIN PARK 46a Linwood Avenue Western Springs 8.30am

Contact Dave McLeod 021 123 6034 dgmcleod@xtra.co.nz PAPATOETOE BOWLS CLUB Cambridge Terrace, 9.00am

Contact Vern Nathan 0274 701469 At Kohoura Park, off Station Road PAPATOETOE 10.00am

EVERYONE MEET AFTER THE WARRIORS GAME AT ALEXANDRA PARK AT 6.30pm for a celebration and get together!

On MONDAY 24th there will be our 100 Years Meeting to be held at Alexandra Park Raceway, Epsom, from 7.00pm.

These organisations have offered generous sponsorship with grants to YOU the members of this Association.

LION FOUNDATION PUB CHARITY DURABLE MEDICAL SERVICES GLENGARRY WINES PORTAGE LICENSING TRUST SUPERLEAGUE MAGAZINE CROWN LIFT TRUCKS

WELCOME TO: Gary Alcock, Neil Allen, Joe Armitage, Bob Adams, Don Ambrose, Rex Augustine, Mike Aspden, Kevin Bailey, Brian Barron, Joe Benioni, Paul Biddle, John Bish, Anthony Bishara, Don Barnhill, Terry Behersing, Peter Bogue, John Boyd, Rimel Broadbent, Alan Caddy, Warren Clarke, Daniel Caddy, Harold Callagher, Aaron Clark, Ian Collis, Terry Costello, Paul Corrigan, Bernie de Ste Croix-Carter, Murray Campbell, Stevan Cole (back from the Netherlands), Artie Clark, Andy Cook, Phil Crumpe, Paul Cox, Andy Direen (coming up from Oamaru), Isaac Daniels, Tony Danks (NSW), Sam Davis, Aaron Donald, Aaron Drever, Richard Davis, Tom Dixon, Peter Drought, James Duthie, Anthony Eliott, Doug Ellison, Ryan Everson, Don Egglestone, Gary Evans, Kevin Fairbrother, Warwick Freeman, Sione Funaki, David Fleming, Cath Geaney, Ken Gerrard, Peter Gilmour, Peter Goshe, Olly Glogoski, Ken Guptill, Jason Guttenbeil, Gordon Gibbons, Howard Gill (apologies) Graeme Gollan, Keith Grubb, Arran Griffiths (apologies from Victoria), Dennis Hale, Jack Hall, Charlie Hall, Garry Howard, Colin Haliday, Andrew Harris, Russell 'Digger' Harris, Alex Herbert, Shane Herbert, Paul Hutchings, Jack Hunt, Kevin Hawke,

Leroy Healy, Jason Heta, Kiko Hibbs-Puhippi, Rauna Hohaia, Phil; Hokai, Phil Houston (apologies) Paul Houston, Des Hunt, Mike Hurst, Kerry Ireland (apologies from Timaru), Heke Ikitomai, Stephen Jelicich, Dean Johnson, John Jennings, Bill Joy, Lester Kaumoana, Bill Keane, Sonny Keenan, Dave Keeling, Lexie Kemp (Brisbane), John Kerapa, Aaron and Petrece Kesha, Neville Kesha, Raima Koti, Peter Lemanu, Frank Leonard (NSW) Steve Kilgallon, Siope Kolomatangi, Steve Lockwood, Ken Loza, Bob Lynch, George Leota, Paul Lorigan, Steve Lyons (apologies) Robert 'Bob' McCamish, Ray Marks, Bob Mason, Don Mitchell (South Australia), Milliken (apologies) John McCallum, Tony McCamish, Sam McCarthy, Greg McIntyre, Ian Mackintosh, Dave McLeod, Bob McRae, Glen McBeth, Alan MacInnerney, Greg McIntyre, John McKeown, John McKinney, Brett Maguren, Paul Mahutoto, Ray Marks, Doug Montgomery, Terry Moorhouse, Simon Moses, Gilbert Munroe, Rick Moore, Roy, Ben and Peter Mulipola, Vern Nathan, John Ngaha, Issac and Daniel Ngere, Masi Nuku, Lew Ogle, Alan Olsen (Victoria) Des O'Sullivan (Wellington), Ernie Owens, Neil O’Dowd, Freeman O’Keefe, Andy O’Sullivan, Dave Pakieto, Kevin Pivott, Jackie Percival, Tony Portland, Sam Phan,

Hirini Pirihi, Dave Parker, Craig Pascoe, Steve Paull, Derek Peeni, Russell Preston, Hayden Price, Kelvin Rambaud, Shane Rehm, Kathy and June Rodriguez, Noel Rooney, Gary Ross, Bruce Randall (Victoria) George Ripia, John Robertson, Erika Rogers, Arnie Rongo, Paki Rameka, Noel Rooney, Grant Smith, Robin Smith, Debbie Sorenson, Sam Stockman, Ian Smith, John Solomon, Eddie Sosene, Dennis Stowe, Dennis Spagarino (NSW) Nooroa Stubbing, John Sylva, Ray Shrimpton, Billy Shrimpton, Carey Smith, Len Wehipeihana, Paul White, Ray Salmond, Brad Spiers, Kevin Sutton, Harry Westerson (apologies from Nelson), Ron White (Opotiki), Terry Taplin, Liset Taumaunu, Kris Taunt, Pat Taunt, Mike Taunt (Australia) Fred Taylor, Kelly Tepania (apologies),James Twist, Marcellus and Wilie Toelau, Kuki 'Cookie' Tikinau, Wally Tooman, Wayne Urquhart, Steve Urquhart, Karl Vasau, Grant Wallace (apologies) Paul White, Ross Wheaton, Gary Whittle, Kyle Williams, Nigel Williams, Leon Williamson, Tim Wiperi and John Ziegler (apologies).

Thanks to those members who have tracked down missing members and let us know their details and email addresses. The list below has been altered to reflect that but remember people in many cases we know where the members ins, we just don't have their email in order to send them this email. However there are a lot of former members to whom we have NO details and we'd like to hear from anyone who might know where they are.

Some smarty-pants told us to look in the white pages to find members. Thanks for that advice. Maybe you should help by sending us the details of everyone listed below. We have been going off the membership lists we have been given, some from the 80's and 90's and of course many people have shifted. Have you any idea how long it takes to track someone down?

Here is a list of members we HAVE NOT YET HAD A REGISTRATION FROM who are NOT currently on our mailing list:

Mark Barrack,Alan Brown, George Brown, Mathew Brown, Hui Cooper, Paul Cox, Glen Donald, Mars Dempster, David Devonshire, Robert Gallagher, Des Haliday, Jan Hendriks, Alan Holdaway, Len Leonard, Gary Lepper, David Mackintosh, Kura Mareta, Jerome Mahutoto, Malcolm Joe, Sean McKinnon, John McKinney, Adolf Nauer, Brett Necklan, John Noel, Haeata Paraone, Dave Perese, Damon Rhind, Hugh Rikihana, Joey TeWhata, Al Symonds, Ivan Trethowen, Brett Whalley, Glen Wilson, Doug Aldred, Craig Andrews, Taiki Apu, Greg Arthur, Mike Ashworth, David Babbington, Errol Bainbridge, Bill Baker, Dennis Barrowman, Neil Baxter, Peter Beckett, Craig Best, Murray Bishop, Thomas Bishop, Ernest Broderick, Alf Brown, George Brown, Rhys Calcott, Ken Campbell, Bob Carter, Lester Cooney, Garth Cowley, Eric Cox, Pat Cropp, David Danilo, Kevin Davis, Hugh Dixon, Terry Driver, Tom Ferguson, Denis Finian, William Gage, Colin Godfrey, Harry Hack, Danny Hack, Dion Henare, Harry Henare, Jack Hingaia, Steve Howells, George James, David Jansen, Bill Katu, Geoff Kerridge, Neville Kerridge, Herb Larsen, Peter Lucas, Brett MacGibbon, Des Mann, John Mathews, Richard Matthews, Ray McLeery, Craig Mobberley, Wally Morunga, Ken Muir, Peter Murfitt, Tongia Nicholls, Bob Nicholson, Graham Nixon, Barry O'Brien, Morgan Partridge, Len Phillips, Haymes Pouesi, Bob Pullen, Ross Radanovich, Chris Robinson, Carl Roff, Craig Rogers, Trevor Rollo, Wayne Rota, Ashley Rudolph, Ian Smith, Shane Smithson, Ian Stewart, Harry Sylva, Rick Symons, Richard Tamihere, Etai Tawhai, Paul Te Kura, Regan Te Whare, Nick Tewaka, Jarrod Thompson, Nolan Tupaea, Mike Tureia, Tuck Waipouri, Michael Walker, Ray Waru, Brodrick Webb, Ron Webster, David Whatarau, Bill Williams, Reg Williams, Glen Wilson and Nick Wright

Centenary Invitation – January 2010

FRIDAY 21 MAY Mix and Mingle, NZRL House. – Either on its own or prior to Warriors game Tickets $10.00 each

SATURDAY 22 MAY Formal Centennial Dinner at Alexandra Park, Commencing 6.30pm Tickets $85.00 each

SUNDAY 23 MAY Golf Tag Football Warriors game in the afternoon (Proposed walk past) Prizegiving at Alexandra Park afterwards

CENTENNIAL PRODUCTS: Polo Shirts @ $40.00 Wine Glasses @ $10.00 Beer Mugs @ $10.00 Centennial Book @ $40.00 DVD @ $10.00 Centennial Tie @ $20.00 Badges @ $10.00 Coffee mugs $10.00

We’ve sent out two emails to over 170 members in the last two months but we cannot contact many former members. Don't Laugh - our records are just not as up to date as we'd like them. So no laughing, just send us the correct address please.

These members email addresses: well, at least they were returned to us as not-delivered. They may be duplicates or incorrectly entered so please let us know.

ALAN EGGLESTON, DOUG ELLISON, KUKI TIKINAU, GRANT SMITH, KARL VASAU, KEVIN FAIRBROTHER, PAUL HUTCHINGS, PAT TAUNT, PETER GOSHE, PAUL BIDDLE, JOHN SOLOMON AND DAVE KEELING, DEBBIE SORENSON, LESTER KAUMOANA, BOB MASON, DONALD MITCHELL, DIGGER HARRIS

We also have a very long list of members we are unable to email contact as of yet.

Aspden, Don Barnhill, Joe Benioni, Anthony Bishara, Rimel Broadbent, Daniel Caddy, Stevan Cole , Andy Cook, Isaac Daniels, Andy Direen, Tom Dixon, Don Egglestone, Doug Ellison, Gary Evans, Ken Gerrard, Bob Gilmour, Keith Grubb, Alex Herbert, Jason Heta, Jack Hunt, Heke Ikitomai, Kerry Ireland, Sonny Keenan-Daly, Sione Kolomatangi, Steve Lockwood, Bob Lynch, Steve Lyons, Paul Mahutoto, George Milliken, Don Mitchell, Ross Monteith, Peter Mulipoa, Benjamin Mulipoa, Isaac Ngaere, Lew Ogle, Ernie Owens, Neil Pope, Kelvin Rambaud, Paki Rameka, Noel Rooney, Gary Ross, Ray Shrimpton, Bill Shrimpton, Brian Snell, Debbie Sorenson, Sam Stockman, Nooroa Stubbing, John Sylva, Abel Talamaivao Liset Taumaunu, Kingi Tauroa, Fred Taylor, Joseph Tonoria, Harry Westerson, Ron White, Nigel Williams, Tim Wiperi

Here is a list of members we are yet unable to contact. Time is getting short. Please help.

Doug Aldred, Laurence Allen, Craig Andrews, Taiki Apu, Greg Arthur, Mike Ashworth, Michael Aspden, David Babbington, Errol Bainbridge, Bill Baker, Dennis Barrowman, Neil Baxter, Peter Beckett, Craig Best, Murray Bishop, Thomas Bishop, Ernest Brodrick, Alf Brown, George Brown, Rhys Calcott, Ken Campbell, Bob Carter, Aaron Clark, Lester Cooney, Garth Cowley, Eric Cox, Pat Cropp, David Danilo, Kevin Davis, Hugh Dixon, Terry Driver, Tom Ferguson, Denis Finan, William Gage, Colin Godfrey, Harry Hack, Danny Hack, Des Haliday, Dion Henare, Harry Henare, Ray Hills, Jack Hingaia, Garry Howard, Steve Howells, George James, David Jansen, Bill Katu, Geoff Kerridge, Neville Kerridge, Herb Larsen, Peter Lucas, Brett MacGibbon, Des Mann, Paul Martin, John Mathews, Richard Matthews, Ray McLeery, Craig Mobberley, Wally Morunga, Ken Muir, Gilbert Munroe, Peter Murfitt, Fred Ngaha. Tongia Nicholls, Bob Nicholson, Graham Nixon, Barry O'Brien, Steve O'Grady, Ernie Owens, Dave Parker, Morgan Partridge, Dave Perese, Len Phillips, Haymes Pouesi, Bob Pullen, Ross Radanovich, Paki Rameka, Chris Robinson, Carl Roff, Craig Rogers, Trevor Rollo, Wayne Rota, Ashley Rudolph. Ian Smith, Shane Smithson, Ian Stewart, Harry Sylva, Rick Symons, Richard Tamihere, Etai Tawhai, Paul Te Kura, Regan Te Whare, Nick Tewaka, Jarrod Thompson, Nolan Tupaea, Mike Tureia, Tuck Waipouri, Michael Walker, Ray Waru, Brodrick Webb, Ron Webster, David Whatarau, Bill Williams, Reg Williams, Glen Wilson, Nick Wright

Not long to go now until 100 years of YOUR Association has passed. Be at the Centenary celebration weekend starting with a mix 'n mingle on FRIDAY 21st MAY 2010 to be held in conjunction with the New Zealand Rugby League Museum in Penrose from 3.30pm onwards.

We are working towards fitting in with a WARRIORS match either on the Friday evening or Sunday afternoon. There will be the Centenary Dinner on the SATURDAY at 6.30pm with a fun afternoon of activities including golf, bowls and tag, planned for the Sunday. On MONDAY 24th there will be our 100 Years Meeting to be held at Alexandra Park Raceway, Epsom, from 7.00pm.

It's important to register for the weekend's events. Contact by email to Robin Smith: robleaguenut@yahoo.co.uk and he will send you out all the details you will need, a registration and an order form. Post any enquiries to 147 C Princes Street East, Otahuhu.

The members of the Centenary Committee are: Chairman: Ken Loza: kdsj@xtra.co.nn, Gary Whittle: dragonsfan@xtra.co.nz, Brett Maguren: bmaguren@xtra.co.nz, Bernie Carter: berni.carter@xtra.co.nz, Ross Wheaton: ross.wheaton@clear.net.nz, Robin Smith: robleaguenut@yahoo.co.uk

There are many photos and pieces of memorabilia out there. If you can lend them for a short while so they can be copied/or displayed please contact us urgently. A book will be published after the Centenary has been so we can include as many photographs and memorable stories. If you'd like to write some items please contact us. The book will cost approximately $150 to produce but we'd like to make it available to you for about $40. We are looking for sponsorships so if you'd like to be associated with this project then get in touch. In the meanwhile we're battling along. We're sure the book will be a valuable resource long after we're all gone so ORDER your copy and support the hard work that has gone into it over the last few years.

Centenary Invitation – August 2009

Personal email robleaguenut@yahoo.co.uk Superleague Magazine superleaguetwo@yahoo.com.au

Centenary Committee meetings are being held each full meeting (the last Tuesday of the month) at 6.00pm in Clubrooms,
Alexandra Park. Members co-opted so far include Ken Loza (Chairman), Gary Whittle, Berni Carter (Executive),
Brett Maguren, Ross Wheaton and Robin Smith.
Plans are now well underway and funding is also making excellent progress with nearly $20,000 raised so far.

We are awaiting a decision from the NRL as to the Warriors for the date of their match but we have asked for it to
be on the evening of Friday 21st May 2010 so that everyone can attend both functions.
Many administrators and referees are part of the Warriors and of course we want everyone to be able to come to both events.

That means we will have a pre-match Mix ‘n Mingle at 4.00-7.00pm on the afternoon of Friday 21st May 2010,
a post match event after the game, and the Dinner Function on Saturday 22nd May 2010 at Alexander Park Raceway, Greenlane, from 6.30pm onwards.

There will be a variety of events on Sunday 23rd May 2010 such as bowls, tag and golf and we are assured
the Ladies we be catered for with Joan Sargeant liaising.

To commemorate the first meeting of May 24th 1910 we will have a FULL CENTENARY Referees meeting at 7.30pm Monday May 24th 2010.

Please make sure you register on the attached form, and begin paying for the commemorative items you wish to have,
and including the Dinner Function.

Check the website: www.arlrefs.co.nz/ to see what is happening. Look out for anyone who has not registered and let me know.

Centenary Committee

The Centenary Committee have been meeting regularly from the first full meeting as plans really start to kick into gear.

Members are urged to fill in a Registration Form and are welcome to start making small payments towards what will be a superb evening – and a very reasonably priced one as well. Dinner tickets are expected to be about $80.

Lots of members have already indicated they will be in attendance at not just the Dinner but also many of the weekend’s activities.

Put the date into your calendar now – May 21^st to 24^th 2010 with the dinner on Saturday 22^nd - a must attend evening. We’d like 100% turnout so book your table now.

We are in negotiations with Graeme Annesley – many of whom will remember as a regular NRL referee who attended several of our events several years ago. We are hoping the Warriors will have a Friday evening match thereby allowing referees, guests, and possibly players to meet with us on this auspicious night.

Make sure you let any of the committee know your preference for activities that weekend. Golf, bowls, tennis, shopping, Warriors match, dinner and the meeting of the 21^st are already in train. We are of course open to suggestions. It’s your Centenary after all.

Volunteers are always welcome.

We hope to have an open dinner night with the Life Members and hope as many members as possible will attend. A date after May is being sought.

Centenary memorabilia will include a beer mug, a tie/tie pin, badge, and polo and order forms will be available soon.

Robin Smith is looking for old and new photos, unique jerseys and other memorabilia suitable for display or a proposed Centenary book.

Ken Loza (Chairman)

kdsj@xtra.co.nz

021.320356

Robin Smith

robleaguenut@yahoo.co.uk

021 332 787

Brett Maguren

bmaguren@xtra.co.nz