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Taranaki Branch
Unless otherwise stated meetings are held at 7.30pm, New Plymouth Girls High School, Room N2. Approach from main drive between "new" (only 50 years old) and old (100+ years) classroom blocks. NEXT MEETINGS: July 5th: Members' night Thank you to Barbara Hammond and Mark Robbins who shared their summer adventures. Barbara went on an Auckland Botanical Society trip to Central Otago so we heard not only about the geology of Old Man Range, Old Woman Range and Rock and Pillar Range but also about the botany and entomology of these alpine areas. Mark, who had kayaked near Whangaroa harbour, told us about the Northland allochthon and volcanics and illustrated his talk with views from the sea. He also chanced upon a lecture in Kaeo by Hamish Campbell.August 2nd: Joel Baker (VUW). "A Geochemist's window into Earth's Origins, History and Future". August 10th: Victoria University Public lecture series starting at 5.30pm New Plymouth International Hotel."Pompeii: Discovery and Excavation" and "Eruption Forensics at New Zealand's Supervolcanoes: when, what, how and - perhaps - why?" September 6th: Dave Hadley (STOS). "The Elephant in the Living Room" (Peak Oil and its mitigation in New Zealand)"
Subs: Thank you to the large number of prompt payers. $15 individual / $20 family to Margaret Wilson, 52 Paynter's Ave, if you still owe your sub. |
