Networking Drinks Wednesday, 15th October 2025 at Gore Visitor Centre
Event description
🍸 Inspiring Wāhine Rural Conference & Events – Pre-Conference Networking Drinks
📅 15 October 2025, 5:00pm – 6:30pm
📍 Gore Visitor Centre & Old Hokonui Moonshine Museum & Distillery
Kick off the Inspiring Wāhine Rural Conference & Events in style – and celebrate International Rural Women’s Day – with an evening of bubbles, conversation, and Southland charm.
This special event is open to everyone – you don’t need to be attending the conference to join us. Come along, connect, and help us honour the achievements, resilience, and spirit of rural women.
Your MC for the night is Jim Geddes, Curator of the Eastern Southland Gallery, guiding us through a relaxed programme of connection and inspiration.
What’s in store:
✨ Arrival bubbles to start the night right
✨ Light nibbles & a cash bar
✨ Pick up your conference lanyard ahead of time
✨ Guest speakers: Tori Moorby (née Peeters), Debbie Lascelles – CEO of Gore District Council, & Sandra Matthews – Chair of Rural Women New Zealand
✨ Guided tours of the Old Hokonui Moonshine Museum & Distillery – sponsored by Gore District Council
✨ Optional whiskey tasting for those wanting a dram of history
Don’t miss this chance to mingle with fellow delegates, meet inspiring wāhine, and share in a vibrant celebration of rural women everywhere.
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