Dr Stephen Child – New Zealand’s Private and Public Healthcare System: Why all the negative media and what does it mean for me?
19 January 2026
Dr Fahima Saied MNZM and Dr Arif Saied ONZM – Journeys of Resettlement: Insights into Refugee Wellbeing and Community Leadership in Aotearoa.
17th November 2025
James Duncan, Tramway project Manager, MOTAT. Part 2 of the story behind Auckland’s much loved electric trams, told through a selection of historic images covering the glory years, then their fall from grace.
20th October 2025
Barrie Brown
The restoration of Rotoroa Island into a nature sanctuary and the progress being made with pest eradication including the techniques being used in other NEXT projects throughout New Zealand.
15th September 2025
Dr Craig Radford
The Reef Whisper: understanding the Hauraki Gulf through sound – debunking the myth of the “Silent World” and providing insight to the soundscape of the Gulf and how we need to protect this underwater sonic world.
18th August 2025
Wendy Hampton will talk about the Importance of Estate Planning
21st July 2025
Tessa Duder CNZM OBE will be answering the question – ‘Who is Sarah Mathew and why is she important in Auckland’s history?’
16th June 2025
Ester Haver, a qualified Restorative Justice Facilitator, will be talking about her experiences in the field of Restorative Justice.
19th May 2025
Richard Shaw is a professor of politics at Massey University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences.









