Branch Events

Branch:  National Auckland Canterbury Nelson Otago / Southland Overseas Waikato / Bay of Plenty Wellington National All

Site Visit to Taieri Print Ltd ~ Otago / Southland

8 October 5:15p.m. - 8:00p.m. ~ Taieri Print Ltd, 9 Chadwick Street, Fairfield, Dunedin

Our guest speaker for this event will be Mr Ken Blair, Chief Executive Officer, Taieri Print Ltd.  read more

Evening function - Timaru, Guest speaker, Mr Richard Ballantyne ~ Canterbury

8 October 5:45p.m. - 7:45p.m. ~ Ballantynes, Cnr Stafford and Canon Streets, Timaru

Mr Richard Ballantyne has kindly offered to host members of the Institute of Directors and South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce at his Timaru store. He will speak to members about the governance issues and managing a family business.  read more

Breakfast function - Guest speaker, David Farrar ~ Wellington

14 October 7:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. ~ The Wellington Club

"How to Protect Your company's Reputation Online". The focus for David's presentation will be on what directors can do to be abreast of online risks and questions they should ask management.  read more

Breakfast function - Guest speaker, Richard Prebble ~ Waikato / Bay of Plenty

15 October 7:15a.m. - 9:00a.m. ~ Ferrybank Lounge, Hamilton

The guest speaker for this Waikato/Bay of Plenty Branch breakfast function in Hamilton will be Richard Prebble.  read more

Evening function - Guest speaker, Mr David Faulkner ~ Canterbury

20 October 5:45p.m. - 7:45p.m. ~ Copthorne Commodore Hotel, Christchurch

Mr David Faulkner is Managing Director, Fulton Hogan. His topic will be "Avoiding the shipwreck when landing a new business in Australia"  read more

Canterbury Branch - new members' dinner ~ Canterbury

20 October 7:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. ~ Copthorne Commodore Hotel, Christchurch

Following our members' function our annual dinner for new members will be held.  read more

Luncheon function - Guest speaker, John Fletcher ~ Wellington

21 October 12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. ~ IoD premises, Wellington

This luncheon with John Fletcher, Director and Wellington Branch Committee member is an opportunity for networking with other members over an informal lunch while engaging in lively discussion. Registrations will be limited to 14.  read more

Pre-Election breakfast with Dr Alan Bollard ~ Auckland

30 October 7:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. ~ The Northern Club

The topic for Dr Bollard's presention is "Current Economic Circumstances". This could be your last chance before the election to raise your questions/issues with the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.  read more

Dinner and site visit to Izone and selected sites ~ Canterbury

3 November 5:45p.m. - 8:30p.m. ~ Izone

Our guest speakers will be Mr Jens Christensen, Chair, Izone and Mr Robin Hughes, RD Hughes Developments Ltd - CEO, Izone. The topic for their presentation will be "Innovative business model drives NZ's largest industrial park"  read more

Breakfast function - Guest speaker, John Cook ~ Waikato / Bay of Plenty

12 November 7:15a.m. - 9:00a.m. ~ Ferrybank Lounge, Hamilton

The guest speaker for this Waikato/Bay of Plenty Branch breakfast function in Hamilton will be John Cook, Managing Director of Stainless Design  read more

Evening function - Guest speaker, Brian Jolliffe ~ Otago / Southland

12 November 5:00p.m. - 7:30p.m. ~ The Dunedin Club

Brian Jolliffe is the Managing Director of Pyne Gould Corporation Ltd, which owns MARAC Finance Ltd, Perpetual Trust, and 21.6% of the shares in PGG Wrightson Ltd.  read more

Breakfast with Prof Paul Callaghan, PCNZM, FRS ~ Auckland

13 November 7:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. ~ The Northern Club

The Alan MacDiarmid Professor of Physical Sciences Victoria University of Wellington.  read more

Dinner Honouring Fellows and Distinguished Fellows ~ Wellington

13 November 6:15p.m. - 9:30p.m. ~ The Wellington Club

The guest speaker for this event will be Warren Larsen and the topic of his presentation will be "The Boards Responsibility for Risk Management - An Airline's Perspective".  read more

Breakfast function - Guest speaker, Jonathan Boston ~ Wellington

18 November 7:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. ~ The Wellington Club

Jonathan Boston, Director of the Institute of Policy Studies, School of Government, Victoria University - “Now What…? The Implications of the 2008 General Election”  read more

Wellington Branch East Coast Regional Function - Napier ~ Wellington

27 November 7:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. ~ Napier War Memorial

“Surviving and Thriving in the New Order”. "Credit markets are closed, asset prices are falling and corporate and personal de-leveraging is already occurring.  read more

Christmas Cocktail function ~ Wellington

4 December 5:15p.m. - 6:30p.m. ~ The Wellington Club

Please join us for our final 2008 function.  read more

Wellington Branch 2009 AGM ~ Wellington

3 March 2009 5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. ~ The Wellington Club

The 19th Annual General Meeting of the Wellington Branch of the Institute of Directors will be held at 5.30pm on Tuesday 3 March 2009. .  read more