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Auckland Branch 2025 - Meeting dates
Here are the details for our 2025 branch meetings. We have some interesting speakers booked so please put the dates in your diary. More details will be published on the website and in the newsletter, closer to the function date. It would be lovely to see some new faces at our branch meetings this year!
Auckland Branch Meeting – Tuesday 23 September 2025
Please note the new arrangements for this meeting.......
Unfortunately Jude Dobson can't speak at our branch meeting now as she will be overseas. She is still keen to talk to us so we are going to try for one of the branch meetings next year. Please keep an eye out on the website and in the newsletter for an update.
Luckily, we have arranged another guest speaker who we know will be really interesting. Craig Boyd is Director of Pukekohe Travel, who have built a reputation for exciting and innovative offerings including those of interest to older New Zealanders who like to travel. Craig will talk about what’s gaining popularity in local and international travel, including new destinations and tours.
We have also arranged for our own Sandie Gusscott to address you in her capacity as our new national GSA President. Replacing Sandie as Chair of the Auckland Branch is Philippa Stevens and she is going to introduce herself and talk briefly about her career in research and leadership at the NZ Institute of Plant & Food Research and her vision for the Auckland branch of the GSA.
We return to the refurbished Western Springs Garden Community Hall 2, 956 Great North Road, Western Springs,1022 for this meeting and commence at 10.30am with morning tea. There is free parking at this venue. Please bring your spouse or a guest along and register attendees with our Secretary, Andrea by calling 0800 888 472 or emailing auckland@gsa.org.nz This is important for catering purposes.
Christmas Function - Wednesday 3 December 2025
Please save this date. We are back at the Western Springs Garden Community Hall 2 at 10.30am for this informal event. We are running it in a similiar fashion to last year's successful do where we grouped members by government departments. There will be festive food and decorations and plenty of time to chat and enjoy the morning. We will soon announce the speaker for this event.
Please bring your spouse or a guest along and register attendees with our Secretary, Andrea by calling 0800 888 472 or emailing auckland@gsa.org.nz This is important for catering purposes.
Introducing your current Auckland Branch Committee members:
| Chairman | Philippa Stevens | Crown Research | ||||
| Vice Chairman | Craig Jensen | Crown Research | ||||
| Secretary/Treasurer | Andrea Beechey | |||||
| Committee: | ||||||
| Murray McElwain (80+) | Railways | |||||
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Defence | |||||
| Eric Bowater | Education | |||||
| Neil Carey | Railways | |||||
| Keith Rawlings | Defence | |||||
| Claire Couch | Education | |||||
| Max Thomson | Post Office | |||||
| Denise Greenwood | Education | |||||
| Sandie Gusscott | Education | |||||
Annuity News and Auckland Branch Newsletter
If you currently receive your six monthly Annuity News and Auckland Branch Newsletters by post but are willing to receive them by email please contact the Auckland Secretary on 0800 888 472. This will assist the GSA to keep the rising publishing and postage costs of our newsletters down.
Have you moved house recently?
If you have moved house in the last six months and have forgotten to let us know, please phone the Auckland Secretary on 0800 888 472. Datacom, the administrators of your Annuity would also need to be advised. Please contact them per below.
Datacom (GSF): phone 0800 654 731 or email gsf@fundadmin.nz
Datacom (NPF): phone 0800 628 776 or email npfenquiries@fundadmin.nz
Have you heard any interesting speakers lately ?
Auckland Branch is always looking for new speakers for our meetings. As our membership is far reaching and many of our members belong to other groups who have speakers at their meetings, we ask that if you hear someone speak whom you think would be good to have at an Auckland Branch meeting, please pass their contact details on to the Branch Secretary, Andrea at auckland@gsa.org.nz or phone her on 0800 888 472.
To find out more about activities planned for members, or to suggest other activities or venues, contact:
Branch Secretary
Andrea Beechey
0800 888 472
auckland@gsa.org.nz