For hundreds of Hawke's Bay people a traffic officer by the name of Maurie Gibson got them started on their motoring journeys by issuing them with a driver's licence. Mr Gibson has just turned 103 and on Sunday enjoyed the occasion with his family of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren for a very special day. "A luncheon with a good old-fashioned sing-a-long," was how a member of the family put it. Which he did and said he enjoyed the experience so much he'd "do it all again tomorrow". It wasn't quite tomorrow but when he turned 95 he did take part in another tandem parachute jump to raise money for child cancer.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 03, 2017 19:52 UTC