In October the Irish Book group read novels and short stories of the Irish author William Trevor. We obtained many of his works through the Hamilton City library. William Trevor is a pseudonym made up of the authors first two names, his full name being William Trevor Cox, who was born May 24, 1928, Mitchelstown, […]

The development of last section of the Waikato expressway – the section to the east of Hamilton, is due to open late 2021. To keep us up-to-date, here is a flyover taken using a drone in July 2020. You can watch it on the NZ Transport Association website site: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/waikato-expressway/hamilton/videos/#flyovers And on YouTube For further […]

Dan Zirker is a Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Waikato, with a specialty in democracy, including Canadian politics, US politics, US Foreign Policy, African politics, and Ethnopolitics in Africa His address at our October 2020 meeting was on the forth-coming USA Presidential election on […]

This year’s Doc Edge festival is completely online. The festival is celebrating documentaries: ‘83 of the world’s best films online and nation wide’ at: https://festival.docedge.nz/ The schedule of films is given in this link: https://docedge.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Doc-Edge-Online-Schedule-2020_v3.pdf Judy Bailey gives help on how to buy tickets and watch, at this link: https://festival.docedge.nz/film/how-to-browse-buy-and-watch-with-judy-bailey/ The list of films is […]

The Cannabis Referendum: Scientific information to Inform Your Voting “How does cannabis use affect New Zealanders’ health? As the general election draws closer, so too does a referendum on legalising cannabis. The issue has long been debated, often on moral or political grounds rather than scientific. Professor Richie Poulton is the director of the Dunedin […]