Category Rowing History

History of womens rowing in NZ

The speakers after the 2024 Legion AGM were an intrepid group who created the foundations for womens rowing in New Zealand. Each gave a personal account of their introduction to rowing and the amazing things they achieved and the barriers…

Lesley Milne CNZM

Lesley Milne (nee Keys) Lesley Milne has given nearly five decades of service to rowing. All these hours have been voluntary, over and above her day job as a primary school teacher, where she also excelled. Much of the voluntary…

Boat detective work

We got an email from Michael Dorbeck asking We talked about the name on an old skiff I have hanging in my shed and you were going to ask around to see if anyone knows who the boat is named…