Non-U3A Talks/Events
Heretaunga Giant Charity Bookfest
Saturday 2 May 9:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday 3 May 9:00am to 3:00pm
100,000 books, magazines, games, puzzles, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records.
Upper Hutt Railway Station a few minutes walk to venue
DCM Wellington Open Day
When? Thursday 14 May, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Where? 2 Lukes Lane, Te Aro, 6011 (access from Taranaki or Manners Street, DCM on a map)
Tours will run every half an hour from 5-7pm: 5:00pm, 5:30pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Inaugural Lecture
Respecting equal human dignity: taxation and commercial law in the human rights state
Professor Jonathan Barrett
When: 5.30–6.30 pm, Thursday 14 May
Where: Rutherford House, Lecture Theatre 2 (RHLT2), Bunny Street, Pipitea Campus
Find out more and register
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Events | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Sir Owen Woodhouse Lecture 2026
Professor Michelle Mello
Revisiting No-Fault Compensation for Medical Harm: Meeting Patients’ Needs in New Zealand and the U.S. | Te Kauhanganui Tātai Ture / Faculty of Law | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Emotion, Lifespan, and Memory (ELM) Group in the School of Psychology at Victoria University
Currently running a study that is looking at the relationship between memory and wellbeing for adults aged 65 and older
Website: https://elm-group.org
Information: VUW_ELM_Group_Study_Invite
Putting the “Where” into decisions: a 40 year journey with the enabling technology named Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Wednesday 13 May, 6.00pm – 7.00 pm
Venue: Royal Society Te Apārangi, 11 Turnbull St, Thorndon, Wellington
Lecturer: Parker Jones
More information on GIS lecture
SGCNZ VUW National Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand is delighted to tell you about our 35th SGCNZ VUW National Shakespeare Festival! Please ensure that this is received by your members.
With our Regional Festival now having concluded, we are writing to advise you about our National Festival, which is a culmination of the 23 Regional Festivals that took place across the motu. The National Festival performances will be held at St James Theatre Wellington on Saturday 30 May 9.30am-5.30pm and Sunday 31 May 9.00am-5.00pm.
Tickets are valid for multiple entries and ticket holders are free to enter and exit the theatre between each 5- and 15- minute scene performance which will be ideal for your members on various counts. The venue is entirely accessible, and the schedule of performances will be posted on our website by Monday.
There is a vast array of plays and settings within the scenes being performed by our talented rangatahi and we are confident that it will provide a thoroughly enjoyable experience. There are discounts for concessions and groups; you can find further details and ticket prices here: https://www.universe.com/events/sgcnz-victoria-university-of-wellington-national-shakespeare-festival-tickets-24RDNP?ref=universe-discover
We hope that your members will come and join us in celebration of 35 years of Shakespeare Festivals.
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