"Scotland is poorer in men,
But richer in Heroes"

Magersfontein memorial.

New Zealand had one of the highest casualty & death rates in WWI per capita, about a 58% casualty rate, about 16,697 New Zealanders were killed and 41,317 were wounded. We also suffered pretty badly...

I should know them as they are my parents.

Ok, My mother is the New Zealand HOG Commissioner etc and I'm the piper as well as council member.

Opps I buggered that up:?just noticed the part that said this is not for clan meet ups, certainly wasn't meaning my post to be a clan meet up as such, so sincerest apologises if it comes across as...

I'm sure a thread like this has been posted before but to be honest I can't be arsed trolling thru the board to find them.

Just wondering if there are any House of Gordon Members out there.. Also...

I've been trying to talk my parents into going over to the games as friends of theirs from the House of Gordon are involved with the games.

yep, it's a nasty wet spring day 1:25pm 13/10/2011 here in NZ.. tis slightly warm but.

I belong to the House of Gordon New Zealand, not only because my mother's father was a Crombie (his people came from Auchterderran in Fife) but also because she is the President/ Commissioner for the...

Just had a look at it, I think my mothers version has the red Brodie and I know that the colour of the tartan plates are darker in her edition.

My mother has that book, but hers looks to be an early edition because the ads are much older that those shown here.

not to ofay with uploading photos but my profile pic is of my County Clare feileadh mhor. I got it seein as the Ó hAllmhuráin came from Clare, hope to make an 18th century style waistcoat out of...

Yes I sometimes think that many here in NZ forget that kilts, bagpipes, highland games etc are just as much as part of our NZ culture as drinking tea etc.

I see that theres now a face book page...

Down in Invercargal too I see. There use to be if not still more pipe bands perhead of population here in NZ than in Scotland.

If it was a group doing a haka now and then during the match they...

Ireland won... tho apparantly the Aussie fans aren't to happy with the ref...

Ahhh but thats rugby for you.

When i was palying it was cheat as much as you can and don't let the ref see you!

But the Irish are better

I'd agree with that. i basically gave up watching it after that. Had to give up playing it due to a 10th concussion. Plus my piping was getting left behind.

But Go the All Blacks and the Celtic...

My mothers maiden name is Crombie, she is the President of the House of Gordon here in New Zealand as Crombie is a sept of the Gordons (also apparantly of the Clan Donald) but she has often wonder as...

Yes, Christchurch has had a hard time of it and it certainly doesn't look good, understandable the news here in NZ has been covering it almost if not 24/7.

As a member of the House of Gordon here...

As far as I know they do, would have to check

If, on the really odd chance, anyone is interest head here to see the RNZPBA National Pipe Band Champs Results for 2010. http://www.nzpipebands.org.nz/

Our band came 8th in grade 4 in the...

If, on the really odd chance, anyone is interest head here to see the RNZPBA National Pipe Band Champs Results for 2010. http://www.nzpipebands.org.nz/

Our band came 8th in grade 4 in the...