Category: Speakers Notes

Title:  “Getting kids reading with an old classic – Annuals!”   Remember the old annuals? Bunty? Boy’s Own? Girls’ Crystal? Well the good news is annuals are back so your grandchildren can enjoy them too. Finally, something to compete with their phones! Come and hear School Journal editor Susan Paris talk about her latest side…

Speaker: Greg McManus, Museum Director, Tauranga City Council. Has titled his talk‘A New Museum for Tauranga: Challenges and Opportunities.’ Drawing on his 30+ years’ experience as a museum director, Greg will discuss what is involved in conceiving, designing and delivering a new museum for Tauranga. What will the museum exhibit? What stories will it tell? Who…

Tauranga – September 2024 Born in Taihape some time ago, Jenny married in Wellington and has three daughters, 3 granddaughters and a great grand-daughter as well as 5 step grandsons and 3 step great grandchildren. In 1986 Jenny decided to spend two years working in Australia, wanting to move from market research to social research. …

Graham Dainty was born in Wiltshire and has lived in many places within the United Kingdom and around the world. He was a pilot, ‘A’ category instructor and examiner in the Royal Air Force for 18 years, and won the British Helicopter Championship in 1974. He joined Bristow Helicopters Ltd. in 1981, based in Aberdeen,…