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The WEA (Workers’ Educational Association) setup in 1915, is the longest established provider of adult education in New Zealand. This Kapiti Coast branch of the WEA was started in 1978, and is a non-profit making incorporated society registered with the Charities Commission (CC28153), and a member of the Federation of WEAs in Aotearoa New Zealand. We promote ideals of a just, equitable and sustainable society through the medium of education.

We run courses, seminars and bus trips throughout the year. Details are on this site under ‘Seminars’.
Our activities cover a wide variety of relevant and stimulating subjects, led by experts in their field.
We welcome suggestions for new courses. Please contact us with your ideas.

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We have 3 options to join us for seminars, bus trips, courses and workshops.

Season Member - $125 per calendar year
Free Saturday seminars. From 1st June you can join as a Season Ticket Member for $75
Additional cost for bus trips, courses and workshops
Member - $25 per calendar year
$20 for Saturday seminars
Additional cost for bus trips, courses and workshops
Casual - Free
$30 for Saturday seminars
Additional cost for bus trips, courses and workshops

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If you have a member account with Kapiti Coast WEA, please sign in first as you may be entitled to a lower entry fee.
Sign into your account by entering your email address and password (if you need help doing this please let us know, we may need to resend you the email to set up your account)
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Next Event

#2617 The Miocene St Bathans Fauna and Wildlife in NZ’s Subantarctic Islands

Speaker Alan Tennyson

Date Saturday 22nd August 2026 10am-1pm

Venue Waikanae Presbyterian Church Hall, 43 Ngaio Road, Waikanae

Alan Tennyson has been a Vertebrate Curator at Te Papa specialising in birds and fossils, since 1996. Prior to this he worked in DOC’s Threatened Species Unit and was a marine campaigner for Forest and Bird. His work is focussed on seabird conservation, bird taxonomy and the origin and history of NZ’s fauna. His seabird work has taken him from Vanuatu to Antarctica. Recently he has been busy describing ancient fossils, including giant penguins from 60-million-year-old rocks and a great diversity of animals from a 15-million-year-old lake in Central Otago.

In the first session, the Miocene St Bathans Fauna, Alan will discuss the unique insight into the animals that lived in NZ about 15 million years ago gained from a study of deposits from this Central Otago region. They help us understand the history and origins of the fauna. In the second session, the wildlife of NZ’s Subantarctic Islands, Alan will relate some stories from his time on the islands and discuss some of the changes that have occurred because of pest eradication programmes. These islands are remote and windswept and have suffered from many human impacts, such as sealing and the introduction of predators, including cats and rats.

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Seminars are free for season members, $20 for members and $30 for non-members or casuals

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Kapiti Coast Workers Educational Association Incorporated
12-3157-0138300-00