HAMILTON

Canberra invites you to an economic briefing discussing the abundant opportunties for trade and investment
that exist. Register online, or email events@waikatochamber.co.nz. www.waikatochamber.co.nz
HAMILTON
9 MAY, MONDAY 5:30PM. FAIR PLAY. Join Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei and Green MP Marama
Davidson for a chat about cold, damp flats, inequality and what we can do to make New Zealand better for
everyone. University of Waikato Student Centre, Knighton Rd, Hamilton.
10 MAY TUESDAY 11:00AM. NICOLETTE CONNORS: A FABULOUS FAILURE. Wintec House,
Cnr Nisbet & Anglesea Streets Hamilton, Longroom 2 Cost: Free for Waikato Chamber for Commerce members
/ $15.00 non-members. Nicolette Connors is best known as New Zealand’s Queen of Property Investment and
describes herself as ‘a fabulous failure.’ Entrepreneurial, determined and hard-working, Connors has often held
down multiple jobs simultaneously and, as a result, enjoyed untold wealth, celebrity and business success.
She has also endured bankruptcy, domestic violence and depression. Connors is releasing her new book, A
Fabulous Failure, and invites you to be part of it! www.waikatochamber.co.nz
WAIKATO VITAL SIGNS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSION 10.00AM-12.30PM. Western
Community Centre, 46 Hyde Ave, Nawton, Hamilton. Contact: Raewyn Kirkman, Donor Services Manager,
Momentum Waikato Community Foundation, Ph 834 0404, raewyn@momentumwaikato.nz, www.
momentumwaikato.nz
10 MAY - 13 MAY. TRENZ. 300 New Zealand tourism operators (exhibitors) with targeted international
travel and tourism buyers and media from New Zealand’s key established and emerging tourism markets.
Hosted by Destination Rotorua, TRENZ 2016 is being held at the Energy Events Centre Rotorua. www.trenz.
co.nz
11 MAY, WEDNESDAY 2:00PM – 3:00PM. BEHIND THE TWISTED WIRE: STORIES OF WW1.
Waikato Museum, 1 Grantham St, Hamilton. Hear Jennifer Haworth discuss the story of the First World Warcommissioned
war artists, including Archibald Nicoll and James Turkington who became leading figures in the
post-war art world. The talk will also include the work of Horace Moore-Jones who painted the iconic Simpson
and his Donkey. Sapper Moore-Jones had a statue erected in his honour last year in Hamilton.
7:30PM – 10:00PM. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP NOVICE. Scots Presbytarian Church, 32
Vardon Rd, Te Rapa, Hamilton. The Digital Photography Novice Group meets on every 2nd Wednesday of the
Month. We discuss ways to improve your photography. The group helps Photographers with their skills from
7:30pm. At 8pm we usually have a guest speaker or mini workshop on some photographic topic, supper, then
from 9.10pm to 10.00 features more advanced photography skills. Bring your camera. Enquiries to Rose 027
449 6712.
5:30PM – 8:30PM. BARISTA - COMMERCIAL ESPRESSO TRAINING COURSE. Wintec Rotokauri
Campus, Akoranga Road, Hamilton. Wintec’s Centre for Hospitality is offering Barista short courses to teach
you how to create a perfect espresso coffee on a commercial machine. This course is run over two separate
three-hour dates and teaches you the art of texturing milk, grinding the perfect beans, extracting a silky shot
and making a great espresso! Programme includes all course material and equipment.
7PM. HAMILTON & WAIKATO ECONOMIC UPDATE. Venue: The Pavilion of the Hamilton
Workingmens Club, Commerce Street, Frankton, Hamilton. $40. Phone: 07 838 9201. www.waikatopia.org.nz
7.30pm. WAIKATO PROPERTY INVESTORS ASSOCIATION AGM. Venue: The Pavilion of the
Hamilton Workingmens Club, Commerce Street, Frankton, Hamilton.
12 MAY THURSDAY 6:00PM. BUCKET LIST BANQUET CHARITY DINNER. Claudelands Arena,
Brooklyn Rd, Hamilton. The Hospice Waikato Bucket List Banquet is the Waikato’s finest charity gala dinner.
Individual tickets – $165 each, Table of 10 – $1,650.00, Contact Sue Ings on 07 859 1260 or email Sue.Ings@
hospicewaikato.org.nz
12:00PM – 1:00PM. MUSICAL FEAST. Waikato Museum, 1 Grantham St, Hamilton. Hear top young
musicians from the Conservatorium of Music at the University of Waikato play in the Museum’s gallery. No
booking required.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS TOASTMASTERS CLUB meets between 7.00am and 8.25am every Thursday in
the YWCA Chapel, corner of Clarence and Pembroke Street, Hamilton. www.firstimpressions.toastmastersclubs.
org
13 MAY FRIDAY 10:30AM. BUSINESS BRIEFING: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN ETHOPIA:
RISING STAR OF AFRICA. Wintec Venues - Longroom, Cnr Anglesea & Nisbet Streets, Hamilton. Ethopia
is undergoing rapid development and is seen as “The Rising Star of Africa”. To understand more about the
opportunties that exist The Waikato Chamber of Commerce in conjuction with The Ethopian Embassy based in
14 MAY SATURDAY 10:00AM AND 15 MAY SUNDAY 10:00AM. WOMEN’S LIFESTYLE
EXPO. Claudelands Arena, Brooklyn Rd, Hamilton. $10.00. 190 companies involved featuring everything from
jewellery and beauty to business products & information, crafts, fitness, food & wine sampling.
15TH MAY SUNDAY 9:30AM - 8PM. BARBERCRAFT EXPO. BarberCraft 2016 is a public event
showcasing the latest trends in men’s grooming and barbering. Includes barbering demonstrations from NZ
barbers Chris Terry and Matt Brown, and featuring Tommy J from Sydney. Featuring the inaugural “Battle of the
Barbers”. Shed 10, Queens Wharf, CBD, Auckland.
16 MAY MONDAY 10:00AM – 4:00PM. THE RONIN PHILOSOPHY: PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR MEN. Ventura Inn, 23 Clarence Street, Hamilton. The Ronin Philosophy is a personal
development programme designed specifically for men who want to unlock their potential. www.EliteLD.co.nz.
17 MAY TUESDAY 8:30AM. THE DRUG DETECTION AGENCY ADVANCED DRUG
AWARENESS WORKSHOP. $245.00 + GST per person. www.waikatochamber.co.nz/Events
HAMILTON CENTRAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
12.30PM - 2PM. HCBA Office - 11 Worley Place. All members are welcome to attend HCBA Executive
Committee Meetings. If you would like to attend please email admin@hamiltoncentral.co.nz by Friday 13th
May.
6.00PM. UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY. The University of Canterbury invites future students along with
their families to attend our information evening. Come along to find out everything you need to know about
life and study at UC – degree and course information, scholarships, accommodation, and much more.
18 MAY WEDNESDAY 12:00PM. LUNCHEON - RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNOR GRAEME WHEELER. Novotel Tainui Hotel, 7 Alma Street Hamilton. $60.00 NZD (incl GST)
per person. www.waikatochamber.co.nz/Events. events@waikatochamber.co.nz.
12:00PM. CHAMBER EXCLUSIVE TRAINING: EVEREST GROUP MAKE YOUR BUSINESS
CHANGE AGENDA A SUCCESS STORY. Clarion Boardroom, The Ambassador Hotel, 86 Ulster Street,
Hamilton. This free one hour workshop is available to Waikato Chamber of Commerce Members. events@
waikatochamber.co.nz. www.waikatochamber.co.nz/Events
4:00PM – 7:30PM. THE BIZ. Claudelands Arena, Brooklyn Rd, Hamilton. Yellow is bringing its popular, free,
Biz event to Hamilton. Featuring some of New Zealand’s top business leaders, The Biz offers inspiration for SME
business owners about success and failure – and practical advice too.
19 MAY THURSDAY 5:30PM. FREE WORKSHOP: COME AND LEARN ABOUT HOW FLEXIBLE
AND DIVERSE EMPLOYMENT CAN HELP YOUR BUSINESS. Wintec City Campus , Room 1, The
Bill Gallagher Centre, Gallagher hub, cnr Nisbet & Anglesea Sts Hamilton. getgreatstaff@gmail.com. www.
waikatochamber.co.nz/Events
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. INTRODUCTION TO GOOGLE ANALYTICS: MEASURING REAL WORLD
BUSINESS GOALS ONLINE. Unbound Digital Marketing, The Space, Level 4, 71 London Street
Hamilton. $119. www.unbound.nz
21 MAY SATURDAY 4.10PM. MAGIC V MYSTICS. Claudelands Arena.
7:35PM. CHIEFS VS REBELS. Stadium Waikato, 128 Seddon Road, Central City.
23 MAY MONDAY 25 MAY WEDNESDAY 5:00PM – 9:00PM. SECONDARY SCHOOLS’
MOOTING COMPETITION. University of Waikato, Knighton Road, Hamilton. Secondary school students
who want to get a taste of law and experience the thrill of the court room can take part in the University of
Waikato’s Secondary Schools’ Mooting Competition.
25 MAY WEDNESDAY 7:15AM. BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS;
WATER USE AND PROTECTION. Waikato Environment Centre, 242 Peachgrove Rd, Hamilton Waikato,
Contact Details, admin@envirocentre.org.nz, www.sustainable.org.nz. $20
5.30PM - 7PM. HAMILTON CENTRAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, BA5. Metro by Hoyts in Centre
Place. There will be an Association update from Sandy Turner along with a tour and presentation from Paul
Barlow - Location Manager at Metro by Hoyts. RSVP to admin@hamiltoncentral.co.nz by 20th May.
26 MAY THURSDAY 8:30AM – 4:00PM. SHAREPOINT: OFFICE365 TRAINING. Wintec House,
Angelsea Street, Hamilton. One-day course to learn the capabilities of SharePoint and get up-to-speed so you
can support your own sites. It is instructed by Debbie Ireland, Managing Director of ShareThePoint Ltd, a New
Zealand company specialising in SharePoint training.
5:30PM WAIKATO NZSA. Michael Chamberlain, co-founder of Superlife Ltd which was recently acquired
by NZX. The Verandah, Hamilton Lake. waikato.nzsa@gmail.com
27 MAY FRIDAY 2016 6:00PM – 8:00PM. CERTIFICATE IN MYOB ACCOUNTRIGHT 2016
COURSE. Waikato Migrant Resource Centre, Claudelands Park, Boundary Rd, Hamilton. Phone: 0210 222
3925 Email: ahaccountingnz@yahoo.co.nz
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