What's On
Programme and Dates for 2026
Series Number | Topic | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Series 1 | Environmental Awareness | Feb 9, 16, 23, Mar 2,9 |
Series 2 | Transforming Christchurch | March 30, April 13, 20, May 4, 11 |
Series 3 | Telling Stories Through Images | June 8, 15, 22, 29, July 6 |
Series 4 | Hot Spots | July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24 |
Series 5 | Justice and The Law | September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12 |
End of Year | Pot Pourri | November 2, 9, 16 |
Current Speaker Series - Hot Spots
July 27 | Assoc. Prof. Peter Field Head of School, Humanities University of Canterbury | The future of the US Constitution. |
August 3 | Dr Nicholas Smith Senior Lecturer Politics and International Relations University of Waikato | The Russia – Ukraine War 4 years on. What will it take for a resolution? |
August 10 | Prof. Martin Holland Director National Centre for Research on Europe University of Canterbury | The future of Europe? |
August 17 | Prof. Robert Patman Professor of International Relations University of Otago | New Zealand’s Softly-Softly Approach to the Second Trump Administration |
August 24 | Dr Nicholas Smith Senior Lecturer Politics and International Relations University of Waikato | The Psychological Dimensions of Great Power Competition – and why it matters |
Movie, Walking, Places of Interest and Art Gallery Visit
Movie
The movie group meets on the first Monday between series to watch a movie in a local cinema with tea/coffee/lunch together before or after. Details will be emailed to members the previous week. All members are welcome.
Any queries, please contact Jill Halliburton 02102267556 or Pam Craig 0212637186
Walking
A between-series walk which is approximately 1 hour duration around different parts of Christchurch with coffee afterwards at a nearby cafe. This walk is held on the second Monday during the break between series. An email is sent to all Godley members giving details of the meeting place and time. Details of the next walk will be listed under 'What's On' closer to the time. All members are welcome.
Liz Swallow - 0273787222, liz.swallow@xtra.co.nz Jan Cleave - janandnevcleave@xtra.co.nz
Places of Interest
Next Places of Interest Outing
Visit to Orange Recording Studios, 3/1063 Ferry Road, Wednesday 19th August, 0930.
This is a small locally operated company that specialises in making sound recordings for musicians and other related activities. Our visit will introduce us to how recordings are made and will include a live recording session featuring our very own Recorder Group! Numbers are, as usual, limited so make sure you get a place on the list of attendees. Orange Studio is adjacent to Kite Lane at the eastern end of Ferry Road just before the Ferrymead bridge. If you’d like to go please contact Richard at pickeringx2@yahoo.com
Art Group
Bird Land: Te Kāhui Manu opens on August 15 and will be closing next year on February 8. This will be a very interesting exhibition with a large range of works, including drawing and painting, weaving, carving, sculpture, ceramics, photography and video - something for everyone. The works range from ancient treasures, to European and colonial period drawings and painting, to modern and contemporary works. There is also a beautiful new book accompanying the exhibition with illustrations of more than 120 artworks, for sale in the gallery shop.
If you are able to join us, please drop Julie Foley an email by Wednesday August 19 so that I can let the gallery know. I am happy to have up to 20 or so people in the group. (foleyfamily@xtra.co.nz)
Meanwhile, although it is not practical to arrange a private tour, some of you would be interested in the current show at PG gallery featuring works by Euan Macleod: Fool on a Hill. Although he has lived in Australia for many decades, Euan grew up locally and his art education was at ARA and Canterbury University School of Fine Art. This exhibition features familiar landscapes in the Southern Alps and around Sumner and Banks Peninsula. It closes on August 14.
The Central Art Gallery in the Arts Centre also has a new group show that might interest you.
If you are not on the Art Group mailing list but would like to be, please let Julie know at foleyfamily@xtra.co.nz