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1999 Australia and New Zealand

Soloists
Jill Padfield (Soprano) ~ Joanne Thomas (Mezzo-Soprano)


Musical Staff
Alwyn Humphreys (Musical Director) ~ Huw Rees (Deputy Musical Director) ~Joy Amman Davies (Accompanist) ~ Lois Davies (Deputy Accompanist) ~Clive Williams (Organist)


Medical Staff
Mr Julian Bihari ~ Dr John Canton ~ Dr Denys Howells


Flights
First Party ~ 10th February ~ Heathrow to Auckland
Second Party ~ 13th February ~ Heathrow to Auckland


New Zealand (North Island)
Auckland
Stayed at Sky City Hotel
17th February ~ Concert ~ Town Hall
 Rotarua
18th February ~ Travelled there by coach.
Stayed at the Royal Lakeside Novotel
Hangi and Cultural evening

19th February ~ Farm ~ Maori Arts and Crafts ~ Thermal Reserve
Concert ~ Founders Theatre, Hamilton Palmerston North
20th February - Travelled there by coach. Stayed at the Quality Hotel
Concert ~ Regal Theatre

Wellington
21st February ~ Travelled by coach
Stayed at Quality Hotel, Oriental Bay and Quality Hotel, Willis Street
Visited Parliament Buildings
Concert ~ Town hall

(South Island)
Nelson
22nd February ~ Travelled by coach and ferry
We stayed at the Copthorne Rutherford Leisure Lodge and the Trailways Motor Inn

23rd February - Concert ~ College Hall
Greymouth

24th February - Travelled there by coach and stayed the night at the Ashley Hotel and Quality Kings Hotel
Wanaka and Franz Joseph 

25th February - The party was split and travelled to these places by coach to spend the night there in order to visit the Franz Joseph Glacier 

Queenstown
26th February ~ Travelled there by coach. Stayed at the Copthorne Lakefront Resort Hotel. All the time there was leisure time with much to see and do

Dunedin
28th February ~ Travelled there by coach and train through the Taieri Gorge.
We stayed at the Southern Cross Hotel
1st March - St David’s Day Concert ~ Town Hall
Christchurch

2nd March ~ Travelled there by coach and stayed at the Millennium Hotel

3rd March ~ Concert ~ Town Hall   (North Island)

Australia
Sydney
4th March ~ Travelled there by air and stayed at the Millennium Hotel

5th March ~ Concert at Wollongong ~ Church of Christ at the Figtree

6th March ~ Luncheon Cruise of Sydney Harbour

7th March ~ Concert ~ Sydney Opera House

8th March ~ End of Tour Party 

9th March ~ Fly back to Heathrow

2000 Australia and New Zealand
 

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