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- 1st February 1989

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Editorial

1 February 1990 - Approx. 3 min read

This will be the last editorial that I write as in September, my wife and I will leave for Thailand, where we shall be doing voluntary work. The first issue of the Newsletter went to 80 members, the last one went to 180 (with another 55 going in bulk to the U.S.A.). Such growth in just over 3 years is very gratifying and the credit for that belongs to our members who have so faithfully sent in articles and cuttings. (Especial thanks to Malcolm McCleary who has just sent me more material on the infamous Time Life series of loony books. $35 a throw). I am not naturally efficient, and if I have failed to use your contribution, I apologise. It was my policy to use everything sent to me and if I failed in this it was not intentionally. Thanks are also due to Mark Davies and his gang at Vic who, apart from the first few issues, typed out the material, duplicated it and stapled it together. If you look back over the past issues, you can immediately tell when Mark took over by the startling improvement in the layout and appearance of the newsletter.

Electronic Skeptical Network

1 February 1990 - Approx. 1 min read

For those of us who cannot communicate by paranormal means, email is a useful alternative to letters, FAX, and phone calls.

For Readers of German

1 February 1990 - Approx. 1 min read

As you know, we occasionally get copies of the Newsletter of overseas skeptical groups. We recently received a copy of Skeptiker (2) 1989, a beautifully produced newsletter from Germany.

From the Chairman

1 February 1990 - Approx. 1 min read

With this issue we farewell our editor Keith Lockett, who has served us so well in the nurturing and development of the New Zealand Skeptic. We have all seen how, from modest beginnings, the Newsletter has grown in stature and contents to a periodical that can hold its head among like journals internationally. Even the bleak patches when Keith was desperate for contributions proved temporary and recent editions demonstrate that we have a lively and informative journal that we will be proud to place in libraries in New Zealand and exchange with groups overseas.