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Staff Revel in Christmas Party Cheer Reef Group’s annual Christmas party once again proved a great night out for all the staff who attended. It provided the perfect opportunity to celebrate the end of a challenging year and to look forward to the festivities of the Christmas season. The night was filled with wonderful food and drinks, energetic dancing and a fun filled staff quiz competition (which included a “dance off” to select the final winning team). The quiz was certainly a highlight of the night as there was a lot at stake not just team pride, but the fact that the winning prize was a complimentary holiday for all members of the winning team to Rarotonga. The eventual winners were “Mixed Veggies”, aptly named as their team was a splendid mix of staff from across the company. The team was ably led by John Gresson. Other victorious team members were Shelly Carr, Karen Brooks, Joel Gillott, Kava Leausa, Alison Ludemann. The festivities took place at the Dom, on Dominion Rd. Samoa Jazz & Blues Festival delights Crowds The inaugural Samoa Jazz and Blues festival held last month was a fantastic showcase of Jazz and blues music of the highest quality. It also proved a perfect showcase for Samoa as a destination for music festivals and major events. Reef Shipping was part of the sponsorship team that made the showcase possible. Held over three days from 12-14 November the festival provided the perfect 'chilled out' holiday vibe, with a line-up that included leading jazz and blues musicians from New Zealand, Australia, England and the United States; not to mention talented local bands and entertainers. The international artists included renowned musicians, Edna Love (San Fran Queen of Blues & Soul), Billy TK Jnr (Kiwi guitar hero), Tony Painting (UK blues guitarist), Phil Broadhurst (internationally acclaimed jazz pianist), LA crooner Diana Harris and a total of 20 bands! In opening the event, The Minister of Samoa Tourism Honourable Misa Telefoni commented 'This event is a first for Samoa and we are proud to welcome world class musicians and guests to our island paradise for the festival”. Festival Director Billy Te Kahika added, 'Samoa is the perfect place to hold a festival like this. I'm excited about the musicians that came and the beautiful destination, it was an amazing project!”. Toni, Rohit and Shelley getting into the Christmas mood! Reef supports “eDay Cook islands” As part of Reef’s contribution to an environmentally sustainable Pacific, Reef shipping was privileged to support “eDay Cook Islands” a spin off from New Zealand’s “eDay”, a free computer recycling event. The Cook Island event was significant as it marked the first “eday” to be held in the Pacific Islands. The initiative is a response to increasing concern with the volume of e-waste accumulating in the Cook Islands and provided an opportunity for the local community to dispose of their old PCs, computer peripherals and mobile phones for safe recycling. Held at the Te Atukura grounds in Rarotonga the project was organised by a local action group including the Cook Islands National Environment Service, the Cook Islands Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning and a number of local businesses. The containers of e-waste collected in Rarotonga were then shipped to New Zealand by Reef for recycling as part of the e-waste collected at New Zealand’s eDay events. Edna Love (San Fran Queen of Blues & Soul), wows the crowd 69-71 Beach Road, Auckland, N.Z: Ph:- + 64 9 3022204; Fax:- + 64 9 9174952; email:- newsletter@reefgroup.co.nz; www.reefgroup.co.nz
Reef Chairman Conquers Mt Cook…………”South Pole here I come….” Congratulations to Reef group Chairman, Andrew Bayley who successfully ascended Mt Cook. Andrew climbed Mt Cook on Thursday the 9th of December with the assistance of a local guide. Andrew describes this remarkable feat in his own words. “I climbed Mt Cook on Thursday, 9 December with a local guide. There were only the two of us in our party another group of three followed our lead. The Wednesday and Thursday were both forecast to be fine days with sufficient freezing levels but we delayed until Thursday to better acclimatise. After breakfast at 1.00am (usual time) we walked by torchlight until dawn. Given the previous period of fine weather in the weeks leading up to the 9th, the crevasse bridges were showing signs of significant rotting and there is always a risk of avalanches going up the Lindis (due to both these factors, the climbing season has now finished whereas it usually finishes in January). After this, you climb up through the Summit Rocks and then on up through the permanent ice field. We got to the top at about 11.00am - great view but as the attached photo shows a large belt of cloud coming in the from the west although it is still clear on the eastern side of the divide. Going back down involved long abseils and then walking through snow up to our knees. We gratefully made it back to the hut at 6.00pm that night. Whilst climbing Cook has always been an ambition, the real purpose was a lead up to going to the South Pole where I would like to drag a sledge over the last degree (60 miles) to the South Pole”. The Reef family join in congratulating our Chairman, an amazing accomplishment by an amazing individual. We look forward to reading the report on Andrew’s return from the South Pole next year. Andrew Bayley on top of New Zealand! Congratulations Rohit! A “chip off the old block”- Rohit’s son Pranav Kumar Congratulations to Rohit K u m a r , A s s i s t a n t Accountant for Reef Group, and his wife Ashika who celebrated the safe arrival of their new born baby boy Pranav on the 6th of October. Pranav is a very special little baby boy, having been born nearly 12 weeks prematurely and weighing only 1.20 kgs. The great news is that both Pranav and mother are doing very well now. Pranav is a delightful new addition to the Kumar family and an adored little brother for sister Pallavi aged 3yrs. old. Welcome New Reef Staff Tony Fernado joined the Reef Ship Management team last month. He has been in the marine trade for 32 years with sailing experience of over 20 years. Originally from Sri Lanka, Tony immigrated to NZ with his family in 1999. His passion is cricket and “Still follows the Sri Lankan Cricket team”. 69-71 Beach Road, Auckland, N.Z: Ph:- + 64 9 3022204; Fax:- + 64 9 9174952; email:- newsletter@reefgroup.co.nz; www.reefgroup.co.nz
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