General meetings are usually held on the last Friday of every month. Notice of an upcoming meeting and the proposed speaker presentation will be emailed to you. You can also view the schedule and details on this website. Please note: the venue does change.
The general format of each meeting is an informal gathering of drinks from 6.30pm-7.00pm, Dinner 7.00pm-8.00pm, Guest Speaker 8.00pm-9.00pm, General Branch Meeting 9.00pm-9.30pm. Quality food and wine is served prior to the guest speaker. Members are encouraged to advise the Executive Committee of items they would like to discuss in General Business before the meeting, rather than on the night.
The next Branch General Meeting will be held on Friday 27 February 2026 at The Hub, Hobbiton, Matamata. The guest speaker will be Helen Tane, who will present a special themed session acknowledging the dental nurses who have worked in the Lakes and Waikato regions. The Notice of Meeting is currently in progress.
Our Annual General Meeting is the last meeting of the year and includes the Executive changeover. The 2026 Branch AGM will be held in November 2026. The exact date is yet to be confirmed.
The Branch runs a Day Course usually held in May. Any profit from the Day Course is used to subsidise our General Branch Meetings so that members can enjoy listening to quality speakers at appealing venues. In recent years we have also had a Day Course in November.
The 2026 May Day Course will be held at The Hub, Hobbiton, in Matamata on Friday 15th May 2026 The title of the event is Prevention and Preservation. The Notice of Meeting is currently in progress.
