Aotearoa / New Zealand Triennial Congress – April 2025
The Lyceum Clubs of New Zealand and especially our club in Tauranga are looking forward to welcoming you and hosting the Congress in Tauranga in April 2025.
Pre & Post Tours:
The Lyceum Congress 2025 Committee have engaged one of New Zealand’s leading tour companies to create some Pre and Post Tours of New Zealand, covering both North and South Island so you can experience this beautiful country.
The Leisure Time Group have been in business for over 30 years and are highly regarded and recommended by the thousands of international visitors who have embarked on their tours over the years.
Programme 2025:
Thursday 10th April 2025
- BCI meeting at Tauranga Lyceum Clubrooms 10am – 4pm.
- All day tour to Ohope Beach and Whakatane Clubrooms for lunch as per time constraints for all registrants not involved in BCI meeting.
- Cocktail Welcome Evening 6-9pm at Trinity Wharf.
Friday 11th April 2025
- Registrations 8.30am at Trinity Wharf if not already done.
- 9am Welcome by NZ Federation President
- 9.30am First Speaker at Trinity Wharf
- 10.30am Morning Tea
- 11am Second Speaker at Trinity Wharf
- 12.30pm Lunch.
- Free afternoon for Tours locally and at Mt Maunganui.
- Free evening.
Saturday 12th April 2025
- 9.30am Third Speaker at Trinity Wharf.
- 10.30am Morning tea
- 11am International Congress Meeting commences open to all.
- 12.30pm Lunch
- 1.30pm Congress meeting continues
- 3.30pm Afternoon tea.
- 4.00pm Congress meeting continues to 5.30pm
- 7.00pm Home Hosting
Sunday 13th April 2025
- 9.30am Fourth Speaker at Trinity Wharf.
- 10.30 am Morning Tea
- 11am Fifth Speaker at Trinity Wharf
- 1.30pm BCI meeting continues at Tauranga Lyceum Clubrooms unless the Congress has not been completed in which case it will continue at Trinity Wharf.
- If Congress has concluded then it is a free afternoon for those not involved in the BCI Meetings.
- 6.30pm GALA DINNER at Trinity Wharf. There will be entertainment.
- We have engaged 2 English/French and vice versa Interpreters.
- They will be present on 11th/12th & 13th April 2025.
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