Greetings Everyone,
    Welcome to Rita and Norris's website
Here we are in the lovely village of Havelock North. We arrived in NZ in January 1975 and lived in Palmerston North until May 1976 when we moved to Hawkes Bay from St. Helens in Lancashire. Diane was 10 and David was 9 and they went to Havelock North High School. Diane studied medicine at Auckland Medical school and now is Professor; Head of Pathology, at Otago medical School campus  in Wellington.  Diane lives in Island Bay Wellington. David studied engineering at Auckland University and became a Doctor of Engineering. He worked for NASA Ames in California for several years and then had his own business making computer boards for fishing vessels. David is now working on Robotics for the Fruit industry in Hastings Hawkes Bay and in the Kiwi fruit industry in Te Puke. David also lives in Havelock North near me.
Rita and I taught in Schools in Hastings and Havelock North and Norris was H.O.D Science teaching Physics at Hastings Girls High and then Deputy Principal for 24 years with the school (H.G.H.S) naming the Science Block after him.
We both retired in 2000 but then had an active life walking, gardening, Cinema visits,
Probus and  the U.3.A. organisation.
Sadly Rita passed away on 11th May 2018. Dearly loved by everyone, Rita's family and friends donated money  to provide yearly scholarships to two students from Hastings Girls High School who will be undertaking Teacher Training. I wish to thank everyone for their kindness and love. Shona & Amanda at H.G.H.S. will nominate these students
I took Rita's ashes to the family  grave in St. Helens where we were married in 1962 and again traveled there last year to visit my sister Iris. Lifelong friends  Rita & I were born in Sutton St. Helens, Lancashire  two days apart and one mile apart in December 1937 - she was and is the love of my life.

Today at 82 I still fly & build radio control aeroplanes with my son David and continue what Rita & I did.
I teach Geology , Computing and Digital Photography for the U3A (University of the third Age) in Havelock North.

     Rita & Norris 
26 Palmbrook Avenue
Havelock North
New Zealand
​4130
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 ritanorris12@gmail.com

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