Maritime Archeological Association of New Zealand

Lecture Series - 2011

The joint MAANZ and Maritime Friends of the Museum of Wellington City & Sea lecture series for 2011 is provided here as a record of the interesting and wide-ranging topics covered by the lectures.

Tues 8 February "Loss of Submarine Thetis”
by Roger Meecham.
Joint MAANZ & MFOM

Sat 19 February - Port of Wellington Open Day
Hikitia at the Interisland Wharf - the MAANZ Conservation Lab will be open to the public.

Wed 2 March 2011 “The Brilliant and Other Early Scottish Steamships”
Guest speaker Dr Colin Bain from North Queensferry, Scotland.
MAANZ

Sun 6 March "South Coast Field Trip"
Meet 9-30AM at Polhill Wind Turbine – bookings to Ken by 28 Feb
MAANZ
 
Tues 8 March “Whaling on Solander Grounds”
by Rhys Richards.
MFOM.

Early March Marlborough Field Trip – postponed to Spring of 2011
MAANZ

Tues 12 April “HMS New Zealand”
by Denis Fairfax.
Joint MAANZ & MFOM

Sun 17 April 'World Heritage Day'
Guided (afternoon) walk around waterfront heritage with Michael Kelly including a visit to Hikitia.
Start at Wellington Railway Station at 2-00pm

Mon 18 April 'World Heritage Day'
Guided (morning) walk around waterfront heritage with Michael Kelly
Start at Wellington Railway Station at 10-00am

Mon 18 April "ICOMOS Talks" - The Archaeology of Water
  • Andy Dodd - “Coastal Steamers and the NZ Wars”
  • Mary O’Keeffe - “Two Unexpected Shipwrecks'
  • Kevin Jones - “Water & Goldmining in the Upper Shotover River”
MAANZ (ICOMOS Link)

Tues 10 May “Titanic, a Legend in the Making”
by Colin Jupp.
MFOM.

Wed 25 May “Wreck of the Derry Castle and the A Frame Huts”
by Ken Scadden & Jack Fry.
MAANZ

Tues 14 June MFOM AGM and a Maritime Miscelleny
MFOM

Wed 22 June “NZ Lighthouses”
by Helen Beaglehole.
Joint FOMM & MAANZ

Tues 12 July “Customs Dept of Wellington Waterfront”
by Vic Young.
MFOM

Wed 27 July "Did Dutch Sailors Land in NZ in 1642?"
by Ruediger Mack
(Event information flyer - PDF 130 KB)
MAANZ

Tues 9 August "Annual Maritime Quiz"
with Quiz Mistress Wendy Adlam
MAANZ/MFOM

Wed 21 September
  • MAANZ AGM, followed by
  • Garth McIntyre – Diver,  Adventurer and Raconteur - diving on local shipwrecks and his trip to the Source of the Nile River
MAANZ
Flyer for talk and AGM - PDF (160 KB)
Brochure: Ascend The Nile - PDF (2.8 MB)

Tues 11 October "The Scuttling and Salvage of the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow in the Orkneys after World War One"
By William Pitt 
MFOM/MAANZ

Wed 23 November  "Shipwreck Tales and a Shipwreck Show and Tell"
by a Miscellaneous Bunch of Salty Dogs and Bilge Rats
MAANZ  

Wed 7 December "MAANZ Annual Film Evening"
held at the Time Cinema in Lyall Bay
MAANZ