Birthday bonanza

Happy 50 th birthday indeed

1 News, and many thanks to the Weekly for your wonderful cover story (04.11.19) with Simon and Wendy. I feel like I personally received a gif t of memories with the layout of TVNZ faces you’ve featured over the year s, it was so beautifully done. It reminded me of other times I have written to your magazine, especially to vie for the cup and saucer that used to be the prize for Over the Teacups. It would be lovely to be able to send in funny anecdotes

for a prize still, though the archives are a good chuckle too. Thank you also for the puz zles. My husband and I are weekly players, especially of the Brain Stretchers. I look for ward to sharing more years with you.

Freda, Burwood

The writer of our winning letter receives $100. Our other letter wins a copy of Rescue (Quentin Wilson Publishing, RRP $45) by Michael Willis. This is the story of Michael’s quest, throughout New Zealand and overseas, to save often forgotten animals from extinction.