Wed 22nd May 2024, 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm NZST

Tūranga – Foundation Cafe

60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

Celebrate International Biodiversity Day with an amazing line-up of guest speakers sponsored by RSNZ.

Lindsey Conrow – geographer at UC, talking about black-billed gulls

Gail Ingram – local poet, author of: anthology (n.) a collection of flowers (Pūkeko Publications 2024)

Sara Kross – ecologist / conservation biologist at UC speaking on opportunities and risks for wildlife in our urban jungle

Rebecca (Bex) Le Grice – entomologist and curator at Canterbury Museum, talking about flies

Morgane Merien – entomologist and science communicator at Canterbury Museum, talking about stick insects (and yes, there will opportunities to get a selfie with a stick insect)

Food and drink will be available to purchase.

Photo credit: John Backhouse (1845–1908) on Te Ara