Events

Waikato Bouquet

Contact Irene Collins, Administration Manager, for the Conference Programme and Registration form...email nzgt@rnzih.org.nz

 The NZGT 2012 Conference will be held in Hamilton in April 2012.
Conference details:
Date:   Friday 27 – Sunday 29 April
Venue: Novotel Hotel, Hamilton

The Conference opens on Friday 27 April at 8am and concludes on Sunday 29th April at approximately 4pm.
Keynote speaker at the conference dinner will be Barry Ferguson, an accomplished florist who spent more than 30 years in New York, catering with style to the elegant and the famous in the Big Apple. Be entertained and amused with his tales of high life and high jinks.

On Saturday Dr Peter Sergel will speak about the development of the Hamilton Gardens and then lead participants on a tour of the gardens.

Sunday morning Jack Hobbs will speak on good garden plants and his talk will be followed by an open forum which will be your chance to speak on trust matters.  

NB: The RNZIH Banks Memorial Lecture, delivered by Dr. Marion MacKay, is being held at 6pm on 27 April Friday. Dr MacKay who recently published a book about the plants at Pukeiti, will speak on that topic.

Accommodation:
Discounted accommodation is available at both Novotel and Ibis Hotels – along with limited discount parking, when booking please advise that you are an NZGT Conference delegate. Additional accommodation is available at local motels.