Month

2008 Programme

Speaker

February

Main: Positive ageing and the power of the mind

Mini:  What is this Quality Rubbish all about

Prof Emeritus George Seber

Maureen Whineray

March

Main: Heart surgery in the Holy Land

Mini:  Trouble in Travel

Dr Alan Kerr

Bob Ellebrecht            

April

Main:  Hump Back Whales

Mini:   Hitch hiking in Japan

Dr Rochelle Constantine

Pat Newcomb               

May

Main:  Migration and social transformation in the contemporary Pacific

Mini:  Fulfilment of a Dream

Professor Cluny Macpherson

Greta Fisher                    

June

Main:  Refugee Appeal Authority & the Deportation Review Tribunal

Mini:  Stories from the Creative Writing Group

Dr Jo Baddeley,  Refugee Appeal Authority

Thelma Philips

July

Main:  Topic: The Coastal Defences and Fortifications of Auckland & the Outer Islands: & interesting people who designed them.

Mini:  Going to Dubai

Dave Veart, Dept of Conservation

Selwyn Atkinson

August

Main: Jack Lovelock, Athlete & Doctor

Mini: The Grey Funnel Line

Dr Graeme Woodfield, author

Richard Lea

September

Main:  Stroke Recovery Therapy / NY Marathon

Mini:  The Singularity is Near

Violet Lawrence

Roy Boston

October

Main: Engineering in the New Age

Mini:  AGM

Graham Darlow, GM Eng. Fletcher Construction

November

Main: NZ Customs – Protecting NZ’s Borders

Mini:  U3A Browns Bay Website Launch

Rupert Gamlen, Snr Investigator, NZ Customs

Garry Clark

December

Main: Don’t put your daughter on the Stage / Auck Art Festival 2009

Mini:  Sledging in Antarctica

Ilona Rodgers, Actor

Frank Graveson