Pat is Emeritus Profesor University of Canterbury and has expertise in renewable energy Systems (wind and solar energy systems) for remote locations.

University of Canterbury associate professor and historian, Peter Field was a classmate of US President Barack Obama, at Columbia University in the 1980s. He will enlighten us about the US presidential elections that occur a week later.

Jeremy Hawker has extended his role from the Botanic Gardens. He is now operations manager for all the City Council gardens and heritage parks.

Martin van Beynen is very well known to all readers of our Christchurch newspaper ‘The Press’, where he is a senior journalist and leading columnist. He is noted for his frank opinions and does so weekly in his columns. We can expect a stimulating presentation.