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Programme for Term 2, 2012

Term Completed

A Sustainability

Dates: Thursdays 31 May, 7, 14, 21, 28 June

C Threads of South Asia, with emphasis on India

Dates: Thursdays 31 May, 7, 14, 21, 28 June

C Rebuilding Christchurch

Dates: Thursdays 5, 12, 19, 26 July, 2 August

D Banks Peninsula Yesterday and Today

Dates: Thursdays 5, 12, 19, 26 July, 2 August

Scroll down for full details of each course.

Times: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Enrolments for this term closed on Thursday 24 May 2012.

Officers:

Chairman:Howard Harvey021 1363043
Treasurer:Colin Freeman027 2369476
Please hand your enrolment form to the treasurer at the desk if he is available.


Course A

Sustainability

Course organiser:Neil Fleming

Underlying ‘sustainability’ is the realisation that with nine billion people soon to be on Earth, we must learn to manage our resources in a manner that preserves our heritage and does not impoverish our great-great-grandchildren. Our speakers have chosen five areas of sustainability.

31 May:
Prof Sandy Bond, Drivers and barriers to sustainable building development.

7 Jun:
Dr Sharon Forbes, Sustainability in the New Zealand wine industry.

14 Jun:
Prof Hugh Bigsby, Sustaining tropical forestry.

21 Jun:
Brent Nahkies, Sustaining our heritage.

28 Jun:
Prof John McDonagh, Sustainability of Christchurch post earthquakes.


Course C

Threads of South Asia, with emphasis on India

Course organiser:Clare Depree

India is a multi-faceted and intriguing land; a rich contributer to human culture, religion, customs, mystery and to the British heritage that many of us share. There are so many aspects of South Asia and India. Our speakers will present five of them.

31 May:
Tom Scott, A Trip to Pakistan. Tom is Senior Software Engineer for Tait Electronics. For eighteen months Tom and his family lived and worked at Murree Christian School in Pakistan.

7 Jun:
Dr Aditya Malik, Perspectives on Hinduism. Dr Malik is Associate Professor/Reader in Religion & Anthropology in the School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Canterbury.

14 Jun:
Dr Jane Buckingham, India: An Historical Overview. Dr Buckingham is a Senior Lecturer in History and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Canterbury.

21 Jun:
Judith Ross, Textiles and Textile Touring in India. Judith has been a quilter for more than 30 years and has developed a particular interest in making wall hangings in silk. She currently escorts textile tours to India.

28 Jun:
Dorothy McMenamin, Gandhi and the Partition of India. We will look at the life of Gandhi in the context of the beliefs he espoused and the means he advocated to achieve his ends.


Course C

Rebuilding Christchurch

Course organiser:Mary Carnegie & Neil Fleming

Frank Muir had a dog called “What-a-mess!” We have a city that evokes the same sad phrase (as well as the common question “Whatever used to be THERE?”) Our five experts are planners and do-ers who are actively addressing the rebuilding and revitalising of Christchurch. They will speak with authority, experience and vision.

5 Jul:
Dianna Lucas, Cues to a sustainable & vibrant rebuild. Di is CEO of Lucas Associates and says that she has for decades explored the nature of Christchurch and work-shopped with communities in planning city areas - as in the re-build of the Avon corridor and Peterborough Village..

12 Jul:
Peter Townsend, Our City, our challenge, our future. Peter is CEO of Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce. He will address: * 'A summary of the key current issues for recovery.' * 'An investigation of Strategy, Action, Leadership and Community input: getting the balance right!' and * 'As a City we have suffered the pain but a lot of the potential gain is now locked in. How do we realise it?'

19 Jul:
Duncan Gibb, Rebuild of Christchurch Horizontal Infrastructure. Duncan will outline who SCIRT is and how the organisation is structured. He will also explain the scope of the rebuild and the impact it will have on the city. Duncan has been Alliance General Manager for the Stronger Christchurch – Infrastructure Rebuild Team.

26 Jul:
Pamela Bell, Kiwi Prefabs: past, present, future. Pamela, CEO of Prefab NZ, will describe how prefabrication can create innovative high-quality buildings on time and within budget. A prefab is a building that is made away from the final building site. It comes in all shapes and sizes, from small components such as pre-nailed wall frames to complete buildings of timber, concrete metals or plastic.

2 Aug:
Coralie Winn, Co-founder and director, 'Gap Filler'.Coralie will describe how, since Nov 2010, Gap Filler has been activating vacant sites with temporary creative projects. These have a very real role in changing the perception of the city from negative to positive.


Course D

Banks Peninsula Yesterday and Today

Course organiser:Eleanor Stewart and Ann Thornton

This course provides the opportunity for a detailed consideration of the geology and history of Banks Peninsula and its peoples and their resilience, and contemporary conservation measures for preserving its natural resources.

5 Jul:
Dr Samuel Hampton, The Geology of Banks Peninsula. Dr Hampton is an assistant lecturer in Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury.

12 Jul:
Gordon Ogilvie, ONZM, The Trailblazers. Gordon is the author of the book, "Banks Peninsula, Cradle of Canterbury," which has become a Canterbury classic.

19 Jul:
Dr Peter Tremewan, The French Connection. Dr Tremewan is a retired University of Canterbury lecturer in French and author of the book, "French Akaroa."

26 Jul:
Margaret Jefferies, Pre and post earthquake Lyttelton. Margaret is the Chair of Project Lyttelton and a frequent reporter/commentator in local newspapers.

2 Aug:
Richard Menzies, Banks Peninsula Today. Rick is a fourth generation farmer of a property in Menzies Bay and Chairperson of the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust. Rick will tell us a little about the amazing biodiversity of the Peninsula, the work of the Conservation Trust, and some interesting background facts relating to the history of the Menzies family and farm.