Meeting and Field Trip/Workshop

Indicative Programme, 2023

For reasons beyopnd our control, our programme is always subject to change, sometimes at short notice.   Please check on the News and Events page close to the advertised date, therefore, to ensure that the event is taking place as advertised.

Note: items marked with an asterisk (*) are provisional

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Date	Event	Leader/Presenter
Thursday 16th February	Club Meeting and book launch: Goldfields of western Nelson ​	Mike Johnston
Sunday 19th February	Picnic and fossicking: Lee Valley	Value
Thursday 16th March	Club meeting: Geological controversies	Jean Gorman and Dave Briggs
Sarurday 25th March	Field Trip: Canaan limestone quarries	Stephen Eagar
Thursday 20th April	Club Meeting: Detrital minerals	Tim Saunderson
Saturday 22nd April	Workshop: Mineral identification	Tim Saunderson, Tom Brown
Thursday 18th May	Club Meeting POSTPONED! Geological hazards in the Tasman region	Glenn Stevens
Saturday 20th May	Field Trip POSTPONED: Rocks and minerals of the Tadmor/Sherry River area	Tom Brown
​Thursday 15th June	Club Meeting: Geological hazards in the Tasman area	Glenn Stevens
Saturday 17th June	Tertiary geology of the Sherry River and Tadmor area	Tom Brown
Thursday 20th July	Club meeting: Every rock tells a story	Club members
Saturday 29th July​	Field Trip: Cable Bay - igneous intrusion and contact zone plus barrier beach	Dave Briggs, Stephen Eagar
Thursday 17th August	Club Meeting: The asteroid and the mega-tsunami	Jean Gorman
Sunday 20th August​	Workshop: Getting to know your igneous rocks	David Briggs
Thursday 21st September	Club Meeting: The Karamea Fault and Greywacke (2 talks)	Tom Brown and Dave Briggs
Sunday 24th September	Field Trip: The Motueka River gravels	Dave Briggs
Wednesday 18th October​	Club meeting:  Underwater volcanoes and what has been discovered from the Hunga Tonga.	Kevin Mackay (NIWA)
Sunday 29th October	Field Trip: Highfield Farm​	Ian Ladds, Dave Briggs
Friday 17th November	Club meeting and AGM: Upper Buller landslides	Mike Johnston
Sunday 26th November	Field Trip: Geology of the Alpine Fault zone	Dave Briggs, Tom Brown, Stephen Eagar