Wairarapa

Secretary: John Schnellenberg
32 Pownall Street
Masterton
Wairarapa 5810
Ph:(06) 370 3425
Email: Wairarapa NZIIA Contact

Subsription: $45 (Single), $55 (Family),
$30 (Retired)

Upcoming Meetings:

TBA

Date & Time: TBC 7.30 pm

All Meetings are held at St Luke's Church Hall, Worksop Rd, Masterton

Bios: TBC

Previous Meetings:

17 June 2009 : 'Behind The Scenes: How The Commonwealth of Nations Works' by The Rt Hon Sir Don McKinnon former Commonwealth Secretary-General and a former NZ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

15 October 2008: 'Pakistan Security Difficulties' by HE Mr Munawar Saeed Bhatti, High Commissioner for Pakistan

17 September 2008: 'South Africa — A Lost Cause?' by Peter Rankin, Branch Member NZIIA

9 July 2008: 'Games nations play – the irresistible attraction of sports to modern politics' by Assoc. Professor Charlotte Macdonald, School of History Philosophy Political Science and International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington

9 July 2008: 'What's Going On in Fiji Now?' by Michael Green, Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs & Trade

18 June 2008: 'Europe is changing: Can New Zealand be far behind?' by John Schnellenberg, NZIIA Wairarapa Branch Secretary

20 May 2008: 'Campaign '08: The Battle for the US Presidency' by Associate Professor Nigel Roberts, Political ScienceLecturer, Victoria University of Wellington

23 April 2008: 'Pacific Islanders in New Zealand' by Dr Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop, Director, Va'aomanu Pasifika, Victoria University of Wellington

13 March 2008: 'A 'terminal crisis'? The Eritrea-Ethiopia border conflict and why it matters' by Martin Pratt, Director of Research, International Boundaries Research Unit, Durham University, UK

20 February 2008: 'Denmark and New Zealand – similar but very different' by Mr Ken Fink-Jensen, Royal Danish Consulate-General, Wellington

14 November 2007: 'Reflections on RAMSI' by Mr Paul Ash, Deputy Director of the International Security & Disarmament Division, MFAT

8 August 2007: Sydney APEC - A Preview by Mr Brian Lynch, Director, NZ International Affairs National Office

20 June 2007: Thoughts On Farm Profitability - The Next Twenty Years by Mr Murray Gough OBE

16 May 2007: New Zealand Looking East: Brazil and South Americab by Ms Denise Almao, a former New Zealand diplomat, whose career has seen her posted to Brazil as our Ambassador

18 April 2007: What's next with the United States? By Mr Stephen Jacobi, Managing Director, Jacobi Consulting Ltd. & Executive Director, NZUS Council

21 March 2007: HE Mr John Dauth, Australian High Commissioner

21 February 2007: HE Mr George Fergusson, British High Commissioner

<15 November 2006: 'Distortions not bias: How the structure of international news shaped coverage of the conflict in southern Lebanon.'Dr Douglas Van Belle, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at Victoria University

25 October 2006: 'Afghanistan' Major Graeme Tod of the New Zealand Army

13 September2006: 'Background to understanding present-day events in Iran.' By HE Mr Kambiz Sheik Hassani, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran

12 July 2006: Dr Penny Reedie, Canadian High Commissioner

23 August 2006: 'International justice' By Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Keith KBE QC - Judge, International Court of Justice, The Hague