Courses

This series deals with the development of the Nations of the Pacific Islands, and some aspects of their current governance, economies and health care. The efforts being made to combat the devastation caused by natural disasters will be reviewed, and the challenges faced by students from the Pacific entering the educational system here will be discussed.

As we grow older life becomes more fragile and our health can decline rapidly. This course is designed to help us avoid some of the pitfalls so that we might age gracefully.

University of Canterbury associate professor and historian, Peter Field was a classmate of US President Barack Obama, at Columbia University in the 1980s. He will enlighten us about the US presidential elections that occur a week later.

Martin van Beynen is very well known to all readers of our Christchurch newspaper ‘The Press’, where he is a senior journalist and leading columnist. He is noted for his frank opinions and does so weekly in his columns. We can expect a stimulating presentation.