Books, Bagels & Banter 2025 Speaker Announcement!
🌟 2025 Keynote Speaker Announcement 🌟
We are thrilled to announce this year’s keynote speaker for Books, Bagels & Banter 2025!
OPENING EVENT SPEAKER – FRIDAY 23rd MAY
Kennedy Warne
Co-founder of New Zealand Geographic in 1988 and editor for 15 years, Kennedy has authored over five books. His latest, Soundings: Diving for Stories in the Beckoning Sea, chronicles his underwater adventures as a National Geographic reporter. Kennedy is also the outdoors and environment correspondent for RNZ’s Nine to Noon, presenting the segment Off the Beaten Track. In addition to his work for adults, Kennedy has written two children’s books in collaboration with illustrator Heather Hunt – The Cuckoo and the Warbler and It’s My Egg: And You Can’t Have It. He also contributes to the Māori-Pasifika magazine e-Tangata.
Join us for an evening with Kennedy as he shares his stories and insights.
🎟️ Reserve your place at events.humanitix.com/books-bagels-banter
📅 Friday 23rd May, 6pm
SUNDAY 25th MAY – 9.30am service
Glynn Cardy: Glynn has been a church minister for over 40 years, including Vicar of St Andrew’s from 1993 to 2004. He has written regularly for newspapers and magazines on spirituality and has published three books, including his latest, Pinches of Wisdom, which Glynn will discuss at the 9.30am service on Sunday 25th May.
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Auckland Harbour Bridge summer works
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is carrying out essential maintenance on the Auckland Harbour Bridge this December and January. The southbound clip-on lanes will be closed (24/7) from 26 December to 5 January for road resurfacing. Night-time lane restrictions will be in place throughout the summer for recoating work on the bridge. Traffic will still be able to travel in both directions at all times.
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