the Stevensons on and off; she largely looked after Colleen when she stayed. From age 5 Colleen attended boarding school at St Annes School in Takapuna. Every two weeks she would return home for a half day on Sundays to enjoy a traditional roast dinner with her brothers and parents. The dining room looked over the harbour and there was a great view of the boats passing by. The boys went on to attend Auckland Grammar School and at the age of 12 Colleen moved to board at Diocesan School for Girls in the city. WA bought a 200 acre farm at Whitford during the war where he had horses, this was later sold at a reduced price on the understanding that it would be developed as a country club. The Whitford Park Golf Club opened on the site in 1968 with swimming pools, tennis courts and other facilities. In conjunction with the RSA, proceeds from the sale went to fund Stevenson Village, a returned servicemen's housing complex. Summer holidays were spent at the family bach at Rotoiti. It was a five hour drive with the family stopping at Cambridge for an ice-cream and fresh sandwiches. While the bach was eventually fitted with modern appliances it was a basic house without electricity for many years. Nights were spent listening to the wind up phonograph, playing carpet bowls, and sitting in front of the fire. The uninsulated corrugated roof made listening to the rain a pleasure. WA didn't want the phone there for years, if he wanted to check for messages he would go in the boat to the Post Office and use their phone. Electricity and phone lines were eventually installed and a green asphalt tennis court was also added. WA enjoyed fishing on the lake, often taking other businessmen, and they smoked trout in a purpose built shed on the property. WA also bought a property at Tarawera and employed a boatman, Norm Keene, to maintain both the boats and properties. When the children became adults and married; Bill to Nari, Jack to Pam, Ross to Norma and Colleen to Don, the Waikiteroa residence remained a special place to celebrate family gatherings such as birthdays and Christmases surrounded by their four children, their spouses and thirteen grandchildren. Business man Sir William's other achievements were equally impressive. A first-class rower, he was NZ single-skulls champion in 1923, 1924, 1926 and