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NZAGS Programme
We meet at 8 pm on the first Thursday of every month at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville Street (Doors open at 7.30pm) Riccarton, for a short general meeting followed by an informative and inspirational speaker.
Date | Speaker | Title | Description |
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03/04/2025 | Professor Hazel Chapman University of Canterbury |
The Nigerian Montane Forest Project – a model for conservation | Hazel Chapman will be talking to us about the Nigerian Montane Forest Project, which is based at Ngel Nyaki forest reserve on the Mambilla Plateau |
06/02/2025 | Grant Matheson | Christchurch Botanical Gardens | Tour of the alpine and crevice gardens at the Christchurch Botanical Gardens followed by supper at the Kiosk |
30/01/2025 | Carol Halstead | "In pursuit of the Blue Poppy and other treasures along the road to Tibet"
| An amateur's photographic account of a recent trip from Lijiang, Yunnan, to Llhasa Tibet organised by John Mitchell and the Alpine Garden Society UK .
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07/12/2024 | Christmas Function | Christmas function | Held in Rangiora. |
10/11/2024 | Garden visits | Garden visits -10.30am | Visits to gardens in Christchurch City |
07/11/2024 | Jiri Papousek | Steve Newell Memorial Speaker ($5 entry) - 'Open to non-members, all welcome | Jiri is from The Czech Republic. He will speak about his love of crevice gardens, troughs, peat and tufa gardens. Jiri is our Steve Newell Memorial Speaker for 2024. ($5 entry) - Open to non-members, all welcome |
03/10/2024 | Dr Pieter Pelser | 89,000 and counting: documenting Philippine plant diversity one photo at a time | Talk on Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines and more |
22/09/2024 | Botanical Expo 2024 | Botanical Expo 2024 | NZAGS Spring show, Daffodil show, Floral Art, rare plant sales and more... |
21/09/2024 | Botanical Expo 2024 | Botanical Expo 2024 | NZAGS Spring show, Daffodil show, Floral Art, rare plant sales and more... |
05/09/2024 | Hamish & Mika Brown | NZAGS Quiz Night | Quiz Night & Special General Meeting to vote on the new constitution
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01/08/2024 | Pauline Murphy | AGM | Annual General Meeting |
07/07/2024 | Tony Bywater | Bonsai demonstration, shared lunch and plant exchange | Bonsai demonstration, shared lunch and plant exchange |
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