Event Reports

This was our first experience as “organisers” for a Mercedes Club event. Mike Peters did the hard work with Hampton Downs but he was called away for the weekend and [...]

Taking the long way to the Puhoi Tavern for lunch on a glorious Sunday, what a way to start the year. As the crow flies it is 43km from our [...]

My, hasn’t the year zoomed by! Talking of “zoomed”, in November we were fortunate enough to have a guest speaker, North Shore Mercedes-Benz Managing Director Craig Innes, who gave a [...]

With so many events having been cancelled during the year, we were really looking forward to this one … it really did feel like Christmas to an Aucklander. The arrival [...]

As Covid restrictions eased in Auckland we were able to organise a picnic run to Kawakawa Bay.  We fluked having the 25 maximum allowable under Covid restrictions. The sun came [...]

This story is a tale of learning. Graeme Collie had a good idea that we should have a virtual Oktoberfest via a Zoom meeting. This was to stimulate club member [...]

On a wild, wet, wintry Auckland night, an award winning Pagoda ventured out. Behind the wheel – a reluctant, scared and nervous driver. Christina Webster had never driven her mother's [...]

On a blustery wet winter’s day, the intrepid Mercedes Club members rolled into Wairau fun park to play. Rugged up for the cold, came the 20 members young and bold!!! [...]

  It all started with a call from Bill Bray. “Do I have a deal for you” got me excited and even got my heart racing when I found out [...]

The day dawned fine, if a little Autumn chill.  This was soon forgotten as we headed to our gathering point – in our case Macca’s in Manukau. A superb collection [...]