Toastmaster club. District 72, New Zealand. Rakaia Building, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street, Chch.
Theme: Idiosyncrasies This week’s meeting theme, brought to us by Jacqui, was “Idiosyncrasies.” And what a wonderful theme it turned out to be. Throughout the meeting, we got to discover everyone’s little quirks, habits, pet peeves, and peculiarities. The room was filled with relatable moments, light-hearted laughter, and the kind of warm humour that reminds ... read more.
April! The theme for today’s meeting was April, and it turned into something more than just a theme. It became a reminder of growth, randomness, and just showing up even when things aren’t perfect. Natalie, Our Toastmaster was really creative even though there was unexpected events with the agenda she still managed the meeting very well and found some creative ways to make ... read more.
Intro Rundown! It was one of those warm dark mornings when the alarm goes off and you briefly think nah/yeah or yeah/nah. But sure enough, the Boaters Toastmasters crew rolled in bright-eyed(ish) and bushy tailed for another week’s yarns. Running the show was Dan the Man, our Toastmaster for the morning, who decided we’d lean right ... read more.
Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? Our meeting on 27 February 2026 was a whirlwind of energy, ideas, and just the right amount of quirky debate, because what’s a Boaters Toastmasters meeting without a little existential pondering about hot dogs? Toastmaster We kicked things off with Erika, our Toastmaster ... read more.
Hanna Lyford opened the meeting, introducing the Toastmaster Lucie Harrison and building excitement for the theme Boaters Gameshow, based on the card game Articulate. Those present were allocated to compete in teams with either a dragon or wizard identifier. Dan Vann as Grammarian had chosen the word “Dynamic”. Shaun Jacob introduced our first speaker, ... read more.
Spring! This morning’s meeting was all about new beginnings, perfectly fitting for our theme of Spring! Helen kicked things off warmly, welcoming our visitor Tim and our Toastmaster for the day, Tsarina, taking the lead for the very first time! Despite being unwell last week, Tsarina bounced back with a fresh energy, opening the meeting ... read more.
What a meeting, today we had an exciting island escape themed meeting with colourful leis and funky sunnies to help us to get into a great mood for the day. Our toastmaster Jacqui Anderson led us in a colourful, exciting, and extremely entertaining morning meeting featuring two amazing speakers, Louise Landess, and Ian Thornton. ... read more.
Fraser Beckwith as Sergeant at Arms, was organised and welcoming Thomas Bernard, Toastmaster, led us with the Theme of Health and Wellness encouraging us to use exercise to add 5 to 7 years to our life. Stay hydrated, eating cucumbers, watermelon and oranges, getting enough sleep (7 to 9hrs), balanced diet, handwashing, music with exercise, ... read more.
Imagination flowed through this meeting led by Dee with some extremely interesting speeches. Louise had a six minute speech talking about neurodiversity and the autism spectrum. Just like there is vast diversity in the way humans look, there is also vast diversity in human minds. I think this is great! Life would be boring if we all ... read more.
We were in hybrid mode again this week with members in the room and on Zoom. Alana Vickery our toastmaster set the theme of the day as Thank God It’s Friday. We received some education about the weather along with the pro and cons of swimming in the Lyttleton Harbour. Our two introducers Stephen McConnachie ... read more.