1. Registration Costs
Details
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Cost
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Early Bird Registration cost per person (1 December - 29 Jan 2016)
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$279.00 per person |
After 29 January 2016 cost per person (30 January - 29 Feb 2016)
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$299.00 per person |
Full Registration Cost per person includes:
- The Great Reunion Race & Icebreaker
- All morning and afternoon teas, lunches and dinners on Lincoln University campus
- Campus and farm tours including buses and tour guides
- Rebuild Tour
- Final Farewell Vineyard Lunch
- Group Digital Photo File
- Printed Programme
*Excludes breakfast, accommodation & Mrs O's Bar drinks.
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Additional Options
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Cost
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- Accommodation in LU Halls of Residence includes breakfast
- Tram & "The Tannery" Shop Tour, Saturday 16 April 1.30pm–4.30pm
- Printed Reunion A4 Photograph: x1 copy
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$82 per person/night
$27
$13
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2. Reunion Programme* (downloadable PDF version)

Friday 15 April 2016 – Reunion Opening and BBQ Dinner
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10.30am-12.30am
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Registrations open - Conference Room A & B, Te Kete Ika
Coffee and tea will be available on arrival
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11.00am-12.00pm |
Special tour of old Halls of Residence (Optional)
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12.00pm-1.00pm
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Student "clip the card" Lunch - Te Kete Ika (Dining Hall)
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1.30pm-2.00pm
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Icebreaker - meet at Recreation Centre (Calder Drive)
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2.00pm-3.30pm
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The Great Reunion Race - Starts & finishes at Recreation Centre.
A blend of team challenges that will take you around the campus in style!
(user friendly for members with mobility challenges)
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3.30pm
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Prize-giving and afternoon tea
Members to then finish up and refresh for evening programme
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4.30pm-5.30pm
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Official Welcome: Chancellor Tom Lambie, followed by drinks- Mrs O's Bar “Overview of Lincoln Today & Tomorrow”by Chancellor and Grant Edwards
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6.30pm-9.00pm
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Duncan Venison BBQ Tea – Mrs O’s Bar and surrounds
Programme Warning: Roll Call, reminiscing & anecdotes
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9.00pm-10.30pm
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Night Cap! - Mrs O's Bar
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Saturday 16 April 2016 - Tours, Lectures and Official Reunion Dinner
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8.30am-9.00am
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Late Registrations - Conference Room A
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9.00am-9.30am
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Group Photographs - meet in front of Ivey Hall (Library)
Gather in front of Ivey Hall with your best grin and do as you’re told, so we can be as quick as possible!
1. Combined Dip Ag & Dip FM (Guest Lecturers also invited)
2. Partners/Guests
Photos taken by University photographer, David Hollander. Wet weather option, 9.10 am Sunday
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9.30am-12.00pm
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Your choice of Tour A or Tour B below (both include morning tea)
Tour A (off campus) – Bus to Ashley Dene and Lincoln University Dairy Farm
Meet Main Visitor Car Park, Bus Stop.
Ashley Dene Farm - host Chris Logan, Animal Programme Manager and
Lincoln University Dairy Farm - host Ron Pellow, SIDDC - Executive Director
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Tour B (on campus) – Lincoln University Tour
Lincoln University campus tour including the Art Collection and Gardens tour. Meet in front of Ivey Hall (Library) at 10.00am
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12.00-1.00pm
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Buffet Lunch -Te Kete Ika (dining hall)
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1.30pm
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Research and Technology Presentations – Lecture Theatre S2, Stewart Building
- 1.30 - The impact of the National Water Management Plan on our rural and urban communities by Tom Lambie, Ecan Commissioner
- 2.10pm - Research in cost effective feed systems, particularly Fodder beet; Dairy, S&B, Deer Gross Margins by Jim Gibbs, Lincoln University
- 2.50pm - Afternoon tea break
- 3.10pm - The benefits of Precision Agriculture systems to the Environment and Financial balance sheet by Craig MacKenzie, Methven farmer
- 3.50pm - Panel session with speakers for Q & A’s
- 4.30pm - Close session
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1.30pm-4.30pm
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Alternative Programme
Tour option: Tram & "The Tannery" Shop Tour –
Travel to CBD for a City Tram Tour, then to The Tannery (post-earthquake Boutique Retail development in Woolston, including café/restaurants)
Meet Main Visitor carpark, bus stop.
Cost: $27 per person
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Free time afternoon – If you choose not to attend presentations or the Tram & The Tannery Shop Tour, please take time to relax and enjoy local surrounds
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5.45pm
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Pre-dinner drinks – Mrs O's Bar
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7.00pm
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Formal Buffet Dinner – Te Kete Ika (dining hall)
Guest Speakers – Andrew MacFarlane & Andrew Duncan
Toast to the University and absent friends
Guest Lecturers invited to speak
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8.45pm
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Quiz Table Wrap up – What can you remember from the 70s?
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9.30pm
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Future Reunion – where to from here?
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10.00pm until late
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Night caps! – Mrs O’s Bar
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Sunday 17 April 2016 –Rebuild Tour, Vineyard lunch & Departure
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9.00am
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In memory of absent friends – meet at Memorial Tree in front of Forbes Building
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9.30am-12.00pm
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Christchurch Rebuild Tour – meet main visitor carpark, bus stop
A guided tour of the past, present and future of Christchurch City
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12.00pm-2.00pm
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Lunch – The Vineyard, Rossendale, Tai Tapu
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2.00pm-2.30pm
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Return to Lincoln University
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2.40pm onwards
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Farewells and departures
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3. Accommodation and Transport (15 – 17 April)
The cost of accommodation is not included in your reunion fee.
Lincoln University
Halls of Residence
Accommodation is available in the Halls of Residence at $82 per person per night incl. GST (includes bed and breakfast). Rooms sleep one person. Please indicate when registering if you would like to include this option.
Campervans
We have also had enquiry as to provision for campervans on campus, of which there is an allocated space near the Halls.
Lincoln and Rolleston accommodation
Listed below is a selection of establishments located within close proximity of Lincoln University if you wish to book off campus. Please ring them to discuss or make bookings or email, as we have asked that they block facilities specifically for your Reunion.
Transport options
Shuttle and Taxi companies
Super Shuttles 0800 SHUTTLE (748885). They can do shared or charter services.
Book online supershuttle.co.nz
Lincoln Shuttles is a shuttle service that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To make a booking, please contact Colin & Diane Stratton on (03) 339 4049 or 027 231 0397 or email Lincolnshuttles@callplus.net.nz
Other contact numbers, for taxi companies, are listed below:
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Blue Star (03) 379 9799
- First Direct (03) 377 5555
- Gold Star (03) 379 5795
Buses
The No. 81 bus leaves every 30 minutes from Lincoln University and from Christchurch. It departs from the Christchurch Polytechnic and Central Station (located at 46-50 Lichfield St). It also travels down Riccarton Road where many motels are located. For other bus stops and timetable information, please visit http://www.metroinfo.co.nz/timetables/Pages/Timetable.aspx?routeid=81
4. Photo display
If you have any photos from your time at Lincoln College that you would like to share for a photo display board at the reunion, please let the Alumni and Development Office know. We will happily scan them and then send them safely back to you.
5. Contact Us
Reunion Organising Committee |
Lincoln University
Alumni and Development Office
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Tom Horner |
021 280 8638 |
Penny Curran |
Patrick Bowden |
027 436 5161 |
House 61, Room 103 |
John Button |
027 277 9956 |
PO Box 85084 |
Rob Guitry |
021 117 9153 |
Lincoln University 7647 |
Mark Mullholland |
027 435 0542 |
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Rob Johnstone |
027 437 5481 |
Phone: 64 3 423 0012 |
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E-mail: alumni@lincoln.ac.nz
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*Please note that the reunion programme may be subject to change without notice. A final programme will be distributed at the reunion check-in desk.
We would like to acknowledge our very generous sponsors:
Duncan NZ Ltd. (Venison Marketers and Exporters)
WaterForce

Farmlands Real Estate Limited

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