Tauranga City

U3A is an international organisation for people in retirement to share creative, cultural, physical and leisure interests. In Tauranga there are approximately 1000 members and around 100 interest groups. Find out more Here

U3A General Meetings

Katikati:

The next Katikati U3A General Monthly meeting will be held Wednesday 13th November at the Community Hub (the Centre - Patuki Manawa) next to the Library, from 10:00am-12:00noon.
 
 

Click here for a report from the May meeting with Carole Parker from Katikati Abbeyfields Trust and Don Allan-Gordon from Graeme Dingle Foundation

Tauranga:

The next members' meeting for U3A Tauranga Inc is Friday 15 November.  Normal Tauranga Yacht Club Venue, 90 Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point.  Time: 9.45am for 10.00 start through to 12.00 Noon.
 
REMINDER: THIS MEETING IS ALSO THE ELECTION GENERAL MEETING OF U3A TAURANGA INC.
 
Main Speaker:  Kit Wilson     Kit Wilson2
 
Topic: 
 
'My journey from local activist to 'corporate apologist for a sunset industry’
 
Kit says where his talk goes will depend partly on what we are interested in and the questions we ask. What he will cover, is his journey from local activist to Corporate Communications Manager for a mining multinational. Recently he was asked how he sleeps at night. He will cover that too, as well as pondering on the problems we have in our society with communicating effectively, and in particular in listening. He expects to be challenged. 
 
Kit has an M.Ed (Hons) Dip.T. and taught at Katikati College for 20 years where he became Head of Media Studies. He says 'it was an exciting time, with video just arriving and visual literacy becoming part of the curriculum. For a time, he was an Education Department Advisor and regularly contributed at conferences and workshops. Just as video was arriving in classrooms, in Katikati gold miners were showing an interest in the local area. Kit became chairperson of the newly established Kaimai Action Group which had the aim of opposing gold mining in the Western Bay of Plenty. Now he works for a gold miner with two large mines in New Zealand, a headquarters in Canada, and operations in the Philippines and South Carolina. He clearly either has no moral centre,  or a lot of explaining to do ...'
 
Details

TAURANGA:

 

Groups seeking New Members:  Apple Mac Support,  Camera Club, Current Events D, Hikers 2.

Other Group Information/Comments:

Cafe Book Lovers 3: new venue - Patio Rose Cafe, Cambridge Rd, 4th Monday 1-3 pm.

French Conversation 3:    new venue:  Piccolo Room, Patio Rose Café, Cambridge Rd, 2nd and 4th Thursdays.  10 am to 12 pm.

Geology are looking for new venue because of Raft closure, but not decided yet.

Hikers 2: Will be coming out of recess on 14/11/24.  New members welcome.

 

KATIKATI:

Groups Closed or In Recess:  Memoir Writing is currently in recess but may re-start later in 2024. Current members will be welcome to return as well as new people who wish to start. If you can’t wait, then a new group is being proposed.

Groups seeking New Members:  Early NZ History, Films, Your Choice Book Lovers, French Conversation, Walking, Mahjong for Beginners.

Suggested New Groups:  A “Speakers” Group, Dining Group, New Memoir Group, Poetry Plus.

Other Group Information/Comments:  No current vacancies in the following groups:

Wordsters, Lazy Lunches, World Affairs, Philosophy. Waiting lists are being established.

Details

Tauranga

Suggested New Group:

As NZ History has a waiting list the current group are considering a second group.

Group Closed or in Recess:

Opera Appreciation (until next Feb), Rummikub.

Change of Venue:

French Conversation has a new venue at Patio Rose.

Change of Convener or Convener Contact:

Convenor of Dining 3 has resigned  - no new convenor as yet.

Groups seeking New Members:

Hikers 1; Festival and Foreign Films; International Affairs.

 

New Members Meeting Coordinated by U3A Tauranga Coordinators - Gail Moore

On August 30th. 2024 U3A Tauranga held the second New Members meeting for 2024 at the Wesley Church Tauranga. It was truly a privilege to be welcoming so many enthusiastic new members. The month of August has been nothing short of rubbish health wise for so many, who were not able to attend. This included two coordinators, our Immediate Past president and one of our morning-tea support persons. Raewyn, Margaret D, Jan and Anne B. we missed you and trust that you are now recovered and have been able to enjoy the sunny days we are being blessed with more than the wet windy days. Margaret Marsh, supported by Bev Edlin, presented an excellent slide show out-lining the origins of U3A in France through to today in Tauranga and Katikati. This was followed by an opportunity for each new member to introduce themselves and to offer a little bit about their working lives and how they learnt about U3A Tauranga. I can only say that we have many wonderful new members who have very stimulating backgrounds both career-wise as well as many who have contributed to a variety of voluntary organisations. 

The refreshment time was a giant talkathon with everyone constantly engaging with people they had not met before. We wish all a very positive experience as a member of U3A Tauranga

 

Details

Contact us by e-mail The Secretary;  or write to; U3A Tauranga, PO Box 14453, Tauranga 3141.

↑ Return to top of page

© U3A Tauranga Inc 2024