Enthusiastic people with a positive approach to life
Welcome to u3a Takapuna.
We are very glad you have found us and we hope you enjoy exploring what our community has to offer.
Currently we are unable to accept new members because of the size of our monthly meeting venue, but please do explore this website. If you put in an application, we will be very pleased to add you to our waiting list and we will contact you as soon as a space becomes available.
Once you are on our waiting list, you are welcome to attend ONE of our monthly meetings as a Visitor.
Our next Monthly Meeting is:
Wednesday 1 July 2026: 9.45am.
Kings Lounge, Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley.
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Our Guest Speaker - Rochelle Constantine
ONZM, Professor. Ahorangi, Marine Ecology & Conservation Biology, Auckland University
Understanding the Lives of Big Ocean Animals
Rochelle’s presentation will focus on large marine animals, some of the threats they face and how long-term, multi-disciplinary research is critical in understanding the challenges facing ocean life. She will discuss some of the new technologies being used to track ocean roaming whales, reveal the sub-surface lives of dolphins and how drones and machine learning (AI) tools are opening our eyes to the complex relationships between ocean predators and prey in the Hauraki Gulf.
Rochelle leads large international and New Zealand-based research programmes. She received a Kings Honour – ONZM - in 2023 for services to wildlife conservation and marine biology and was the recipient of the Royal Society of New Zealand - Te Apārangi Charles Fleming Award in 2025. She likes working with teams of clever people using innovative research to find solutions to problems facing the ocean.
Our Study Groups
u3a Takapuna offers lifelong learning in an informal way. Our members are in the ‘third age’ of life – having finished working full-time or raising a family, we have time to pursue our interests, or try something new. We thrive on educational, recreational and social activities. Groups meet fortnightly or monthly. There are no qualification requirements – and no exams!
