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PowerPoints from this year, scroll further down.
PowerPoints from previous years click here
Meeting are usually held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Ashburton Event Centre on Wills Street). Doors open at 9.30am at and the speaker starts at 10.15am.
Non-members can attend any session and pay the entry fee of $10.
Heartland Bank Account 03 1783 0505682 001 (U3A Hakatere/Ashburton Incorporated)
2026
July 28th Aaron Orangi, "Olympic Bobsleigh"
August Series: Positivity and Wellbeing in the Third Age
25th Aug Isabella Garbett, The Psychology of Happiness
1st Sept Sarah Clifford (Ashburton CAB): Activities for the Third Age in Ashburton
8th Sept Jill Hawkey, Proactive Assistance for the Third Age
22nd Sept Christchurch Cathedral Bus Trip, if enough interest
October 27th John Parsons, Avoiding the danger of internet scams
November 24th Speaker TBA, Protecting the McKenzie Landscape
U3A began in Ashburton in 2013 and is one of 60 groups nationwide.
Our speakers are informative, stimulating and insightful and provide members with new discussion and learning opportunities.
Short seminar series are sometimes held and special interest groups also meet – from books to men’s discussion and music.
To become a financial member, speak to one of our committee at any meeting, or click here
Internet Banking: Heartland Bank Account
(U3A Hakatere/Ashburton Incorporated) 03 1783 0505682 001 – preferred method
Cash at Meeting: Money must be in a named envelope and handed to the committee member at the table by main doors.
PowerPoints from this year:
Kate Russell, from Hagar. "Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking"
PDF of Powerpoint (3MB, no speaker notes) click here
Helen Trappitt: "The Aftermath of Disaster in Christchurch . Repairing, strengthening and creating hope"
For PowerPoint including speaker notes:
Slides 1 to 30: click here
Slides 31 to 60: click here
Slides 61 to 90: click here
Slides 91 to 120: click here
Slides 121 to 150: click here
Slides 151 50 174: click here
For PDF (50Mb) excluding speaker notes click here
Bob Dorans "Proton Rain" (Coronal Mass Ejections) click here
To email us u3a.ashburton@gmail.com
The U3A Hakatere/Ashburton Committee: Carol Gunn, Alison Westwood, Mary Buckland, Struan Duthie, Barb Shaw, Karen Meehan, Jocelyn Jones
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