Category: General News
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Your Invitation to the Opera…. try something new for 2026
in General NewsThe Opera Appreciation group – join us and see what it is all about!
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Join Our Website Team
in General NewsAs many of you have seen in our February Special Website Edition Newsletter, U3A Tauranga has launched a new website in February 2026. Ian Howell has now stepped into the role of Web Manager, following the valued work of the late Jim Pryor.
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New Group: Spanish for Beginners
in General NewsConvenor: Ian HowellStarts February 2026 Many members have told us they want to learn a new language, especially one as useful, fun, and friendly as Spanish. Here’s why I think Spanish is perfect for U3A: We’ll be using a professional tutor who specialises in teaching Spanish to adults.This will NOT be like school — no dreary grammar drills, no…
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New Group: Inky Tales – Memoir Writing
in General NewsConvenor: Helen D’AthStarts February 2026 Yes, we now have the much-wanted writing group starting up from February 2026. Helen has a range of amazing skills. She will provide you with a new slant to your Memoir writing. Please read what she has written below. What sayings and lectures can you remember from your childhood?Your favourite Christmas…
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Matariki Concert – Flax Fingers Weave the Moonlight
in General NewsTauranga Civic Choir – 6th July 2025 Several U3A members belong to this choir and do a great job. The Matariki Concert is the World Premiere of: Flax Fingers Weave the Moonlight, composed and directed by Nigel Williams. FULL DETAILS IN THIS LINK:
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Classical Music Lovers B – 9th November 2023
in General NewsAbout London: As both a magnet for the great performers and a creative melting pot, London has been one of the great cities of music for several centuries. That they came to London rather than any other English city with a claim to cultural significance is because, rightly or wrongly, the capital has always dominated…
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Early NZ History group (Katikati), Visit to Tauranga
in General NewsWe have a new, very active U3A here in Katikati. Our Early NZ History group was recently privileged to spend the day, on a bus tour of Tauranga with Buddy Mikaere, a Māori community leader. He took us to all the places associated with Gate Pa. Places some of us didn’t know existed, and we…
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Anne Withy Travelling through time in Morocco
in General NewsFor me it was awesome to experience this country which has been shaped by the forces of Nature for over 2 billion years. It has been invaded by the Carthaginians, the Romans, Arabs, Spanish, Portuguese and the French over 2,300 years. Today, Morocco is a reflection of this history, but now has a strong identity…
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NetSafe – Tips for older people
in General NewsMargaret Marsh received the following information and attachments from NetSafe via SeniorNet: Following on from our recent discussion, I’m pleased to send you some initial resources for older people to share with your network:. As part of Netsafety Week 2023 which runs from 24-30 July, Netsafe and Chorus are pleased to launch a Scam and…
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Alma Deutscher – A Modern Classical Composer
Group News: Classical Music Lovers B Meeting 11 August 2022 Story by Margaret Marsh Alma Deutscher, born in England in 2005, is a composer, violinist, pianist and conductor. She started playing the piano when she was two years old and the violin when she was three. She composed her first piano sonata at the age…
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Acoustic Performers. February Report
in General NewsReport from the Acoustic Performers Group,February 1st saw the birth of a new group in U3A, The Acoustic Performers Group. We had our first get together at Cliff Road Hall yesterday with 12 attending but I know this will grow very quickly to our limit of 35. The afternoon went off well and will only…