U3A Tauranga

Monthly Meetings

We arrange interesting guest speakers for all our Monthly Meetings. A light morning tea is also provided, offering a great opportunity to socialize with members outside of your usual interest groups.

Next Meetings

  • Tauranga: 16th October 2026

    Main Speaker: Wymond Symes
    Topic: ‘LandSAR: ‘How Land Search and Rescue Serves Our Community.’

    Wymond Symes has been a volunteer with Land Search and Rescue for 20 years and is currently vice chair of the Organisation’s Waihi group. He will speak to us about Land Search and Rescue, his experiences in search and rescue, including the training of their volunteers and the equipment used in operations. He will also give his reflections on a search he was involved in last Summer that won his group a national award.

    About the main speaker’s talk:

    Short Speaker: George Stewart
    Topic: The Village Radio Story

    We also want members to be aware that our entry fee to all monthly meetings at the Yacht Club in Sulphur Point will be $10 per person.

About the Speaker

  • Katikati: 14th October 2026

    Main Speaker: Ian Howell
    Topic: City Rail Link: From Vision to Reality (An Insider’s Story)

    Auckland’s transformational rail project is no longer just a blueprint beneath our feet—the City Rail Link is officially open and moving Aucklanders across the city. Join us as Auckland Transport’s former CRL Project Director Ian Howell shares the inside story of New Zealand’s largest-ever transport infrastructure project. From the engineering feats of the tunnel boring machine Dame Whina Cooper and the complex new underground stations at Te Waihorotiu and Karanga-a-Hape, to the untold logistical challenges of getting the network ready for Day One, discover what it truly took to reshape Auckland’s rail network for generations to come.

    Short Speaker: Francis Young
    Topic: USA’s MidTerm Elections

    All are welcome to our monthly meetings. There is a $3 door charge to defray costs (venue hire and morning tea). Remember you can purchase a 5 x monthly meeting card for $15 from the registration desk.

Venue Information

Tauranga Meetings are held in the
Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club,
Sulphur Point, Tauranga.
When: The third Friday of every month (from February to November).
Time: 10.00 – 12 noon
Door Charge: $10.00

Venue Information

Katikati Meetings are held in the Community Hub (the Centre – Patuki Manawa) next to the Library.

Time: 10:00am – 12:00 noon.
Door Charge: $3

Past Monthly Meetings