Guest Speaker: Simon Mercep
Tuesday 4 September 2018
8.00pm Members’ Lounge

Simon traces his name back to a village on the Dalmatian
coast called Podgora. His grandfather came to New Zealand
at the age of fifteen, speaking no English. He dug for
kauri gum in the North, drained swamps and eventually
ran a small business in Taumarunui.
Simon’s Slavic blood also runs through his mother’s side.
She’s of Polish heritage and was born in Europe.
Simon considers himself a new-ish New Zealander.