Any U3A member can come anytime to sing songs new and old, learn something new and enjoy fellowship and fun.  Not a choir, just a group blending in song.

This group is in recess until Feb 2025

One member chooses the opera and each member researches the opera and the artists prior to the viewing.  Following the opera members discuss the performance of the opera and the artists.

Members host a mixture of CD, DVD or You Tube concert in their home or in another member’s home if they do not have suitable facilities.  To broaden our knowledge of music we also explore the background of the composers and music makers in each program. The host provides afternoon tea midway the program and there is no entry charge. A summary of recent programs is shown in the files below:

This group will visit specialist growers, nurseries and interesting gardens around the area, meeting beforehand in a local café for lunch.

2025-02-12 - Wright Homestead

2024-10-09 : Westview Place, Tauriko

2024-05-08 - Mclaren Falls

2023-02-08 - Tauriko

2022-11-09 - November - Maynard Homestead

2021-03: March - Geraniums in Cambridge

2020-11-13: November garden visit report

A group to join and enjoy Garden Rambles. The group will visit specialist growers, nurseries and interesting gardens around the area, meeting afterwards in a local café to discuss what was seen and learnt. Every month a member will be invited to choose their favourite garden or nursery to visit.>

This is an endless subject, covering the make-up of the sea, animals/fish species, fishing, surfing, life-saving, all boats - e.g. tug boats, yachts, WWII ships, submarines, cruise liners - famous wrecks, tides, ghost ships etc – should be interesting and fun.

This group discusses a wide range of current philosophical topics.

This group is up and running. Contact the Convener to find out more
about this Group.

New group.

Are you seeking the answers to Life's Big Questions?  This group has a lot of fun debating the historical and current philosophies that inform our thinking on morals, ethics, politics, justice and many other diverse topics.

Learn more about your capture device whether it is a camera or mobile phone. What settings to use to take a GREAT photo. Edit the images using free and other apps. Create photo  books, wall artwork, workshops, guest speakers, competitions, field trips and generally anything and everything about the device and taking photos, editing and printing them.

New venue - 2025:

We choose a set subject to photograph each month and email two photos on this subject to the convenor. We also send in two photos on an open subject. These are shown as a slideshow on a TV and discussed by members. We learn how to manipulate and enhance the photos using simple editing software. We discuss cameras and problems related to them.