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: 17th July 2026

    Main Speaker: Tenby Powell
    Topic: ‘Life in The Red Zone’

    Regretfully, we can no longer book additional space for this meeting and consequently, attendance registration is now closed as we have met the full quota of 140 people.
    Pre-Register for this event

    Short Speaker: TBC
    Topic: ‘Inky Tales’

    About the main speaker’s talk

    On February 24th, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine.
    Over the following years many humanitarian organisations and individuals have rallied to provide critical support to the people of Ukraine. Tenby Powell put words into. action, travelled to Ukraine and established Kiwi K.A.R.E (Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation).
    Tenby Powell’s story is one of courage, tenacity, strategic thinking and multinational teamwork at its very best.
    His experience spans the private business sector, government entities and the military and he is using this broad, skill set to help the people of Ukraine.
    In May 2022 he formed Kiwi K.A.R.E (Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation) a highly respected “last mile” Humanitarian and Medical Aid organisation, that operates in the Red Zones (newly liberated areas behind the front line), delivering aid to front line hospitals, medical centres and residents who have remained in Ukraine.
    Kiwi K.A.R.E also provides an evacuation capability for those who need to escape dangerous areas and who often need medical and psychological support en route to safer locations.
    Join Tenby as he shares his very personal and current perspective of the war.

About the Speaker

  • Katikati: 8th July 2026

    Main Speaker: Vincent J. Gambino
    Topic: ‘Find your Inner Latent Voice’
    Short Speaker: Denise Forrester from Baywide Community Law

    Our main speaker, Vincent J. Gambino, is a master impressionist, actor, voice over artist, comedian and singer. His repertoire of vocal impressions is vast and entertaining. He has performed with various Legends and Tribute groups all over the world and in many different venues.

    Vincent believes that all human beings possess a tremendous variety of vocal abilities, but that most of us don’t use many of them, or have never tried to. He would like to address this concept by discussing his evolution into becoming the human equivalent of a Parrot. During the process he hopes to bring out the latent inner voices of the merry makers in the audience.

    Despite being an entertainer, Vincent is extremely introverted and shy off stage. You will be entertained, but just how that will happen will be up to your individual and collective interactions. He looks forward to this event and promises to bring a microphone……or two……or three ??

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