Our Events
We gather on the second Monday of each month (February to November) at 11.45am for a 12 noon start to listen to a speaker and enjoy lunch at the Hamilton Gardens Lakeside Cafe function room.
We welcome guests of members and just ask for $30 to cover the cost of a guest’s lunch.
Please let us know if you are coming, and if you are bringing a guest, by 10am on the Thursday prior to our meetings so we can confirm catering numbers.
Former Retirement Commissioner
“Highlights of a public service career”
Valerie Millington
Author of “Ellen of Denniston”
“One day everything changed… A powerful and moving biography””
Founder’s Meeting in Honour of Gwen Firth
Charlotte Muggeridge
Partner, Harkness Henry
“Experiences in environmental law”
Dr David Simcock
Chair, Auckland Library Heritage Trust, and
Member, Auckland History Initiative
“Achieving Primacy: The history of Auckland in the 1950s”
Gigi Crawford
CEO, Zealong Tea Estate
“The Zealong Tea story”
Partners’ Meeting
Harry Mowbray
Entrepreneur with many interests
“Revitalising our industrial history”
Dr Clare Brown
Animal Behaviourist
“Innovations in working with animals”
Marina Hape
Tangata Whenua Working Group (TWWG) Kaiarahi/Katiaki, and
Sonia Baker
HCC Programme Manager – Peacocke
“Te Ara Pekapeka – Journey of partnership and collaboration“
Featured Club Speaker
Margaret Fish
Occupational Therapist
“Enabling people to live their best lives”
Annual General Meeting 2025
2024 Guest speaker Prof Alexander Gillespie with Awatere Club Committee members