Welcome to Hibiscus Coast U3A

Next General Meeting January 19 2026

Our next meeting is in the new year and will be held in St John's Catholic Church hall in Centreway Road, Orewa, 10 am to 12 pm, 19 January.

The speaker will be Robyn Cotton who is a novel writer and someone who lives with Parkinson's. She speaks well about living with a chronic condtion.

All are welcome to our new general meeting venue!

30th Anniversay Lunch 17 November 2025

Pictured below are foundation members cutting the cake at our enjoyable anniversary event. Graham Lamont and Maureen Christensen joined our U3A in 1996 and 1995 and spoke about the good old days of the mid-90s on the coast. 

GENERAL MEETINGS

Members are invited every second month to our General Meeting which will be held in St Johns Catholic Chuch Hall in Orewa in 2026.. At these meetings we have had guest speakers including academics from Auckland University and others who spoke on the topics ranging from Auckland's long term infrastructure needs, the Penan people of Borneo, agriculture in Ukraine and Dacre Cottage at Karepiro Bay. Members of the public who would like to join U3A are welcome to come along and see what we are about. 

VOLUNTEERS/SUBSCRIPTIONS

U3A Hibiscus Coast is entirely run by volunteers. Our Group Convenors and our Management Committee are all volunteers. Many of our meetings are held in the Pohutukawa Room at the Whangaparaoa Library, and in other local venues. Our fees are very low: $30 per person per year, or $50 for a couple per year. For this members can join any or all of our 20+ groups, some of which meet fortnightly and some monthly. Some of us also meet to watch a recently released movie or go on field trips

MONTHLY SCHEDULE OF GROUPS

Please note that Cinematique and the Short Film Group meet when there is a film to watch or a film under production. Click the Group Descriptors button above to find information about each group. 

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

                        Visit by our History Group to the Helensville Pioneer Village