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SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

Social Functions can be booked with your registration.

Wednesday Social Function

Kindly sponsored by ENVCO
Wednesday 3 Dec – from 6.00pm
Hamilton Cosmopolitan Club

32 Claudelands Rd - a short 5 min walk from the conference venue

See map for directions

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Join your fellow delegates for an evening of bowls (weather dependent), pool and informal networking.   

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Bar snacks and arrival drinks are complimentary, followed by a cash bar.

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Conference Dinner

Thursday 4 Dec – 6.30pm till late
Hamilton Gardens

 Dinner Theme:   Middle Earth
 

Dressing to theme is optional but encouraged!

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There will be buses to and from the dinner venue: 

access to the gardens is limited after hours so taking the bus is recommended.

Buses depart from Claudelands (conference venue) at 6pm with a second pickup point at the Ibis Hotel, Alma St at 6.15pm

 

For your after dinner entertainment there will be live music by local band The Vinyl Frontier. Strap in for a sonic voyage through the greatest hits of the past, blasted with high-octane energy and infectious fun. Classic rock, sing along pop anthems and a sprinkling of modern hits, The Vinyl Frontier delivers a live show that’s part time machine, part party spaceship. Resistance is futile - you will dance.

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 Ticket Price:  $130+GST - includes dinner, drinks and entertainment

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Tickets can be booked when you register

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Please note: dinner tickets are additional to your registration fee.

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MAJOR SPONSORS

NZHS SOCIETY SPONSOR

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BRONZE SPONSORS

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SOCIAL FUNCTION SPONSOR

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SUPPORTING SPONSOR

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LANYARD SPONSOR

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NOTEPAD SPONSOR

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PEN SPONSOR

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STUDENT PRIZE SPONSOR

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LUNCH SPONSOR

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KEY DATES

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Abstracts open:  28 April

Registrations open: 22 May

Abstracts close:  24 August | CLOSED

Author Notification:  30 September

Draft Programme released:  10 October

Earlybird changes to Standard: 24 October

Conference: 2-5 Dec

Conference Dinner: 4 Dec

Field Trip day: 5 Dec

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

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Nicki Wilson - Waikato Regional Council / NZHS Co-Chair

Nicolas Cullen - University of Otago / MSNZ president Co-Chair 

Alanna Burrows - Metservice / MSNZ

Mike Ede - Tasman District Council / NZHS president

Clare Houlbrooke - WGA / NZHS

Andrew Hughes - Earth Sciences NZ / NZHS 

Roland Stenger - Lincoln Agritech / NZHS

Thomas Wilding - Waikato RC / NZHS

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CONFERENCE CONTACT

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Tracy Young,

OnCue Conferences

tracy@on-cue.co.nz

03 928 0620

NZHS
MSNZ

The Meteorological Society of New Zealand

web: www.metsoc.org.nz

facebook: @nzmetsoc

NZHS | MSNZ Conference 2025

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