Join us at the Kingslander to catch up with UC alumni over some drinks and nibbles, reminisce about old memories, and hear from our guest speaker and fellow UC alum, Guyon Espiner! Guyon will be interviewed by UC alum Petra Bagust and share some stories from his time at UC and his 30 years as a journalist in print, television and radio.

Cost of your ticket includes nibbles and your first drink. Guests (non-alumni) are welcome, but please register them also.

UC Auckland Alumni Gatherings are a new initiative to bring together UC alumni in the Auckland region to connect, celebrate your time at UC, and get updates from your university.

Please contact alumni@canterbury.ac.nz with any questions.

Our Speaker: Guyon Espiner
Bachelor of Arts 1993
Graduating with a degree in English Literature and determined to be a writer, Guyon Espiner’s career didn't evolve the way he expected it to. After spending an initial ten years in newspapers, and then a further ten in television, Guyon has now spent more than ten years in radio. Motivated by hunting out injustice and inspired by those who stand up to abuses of power, he has traveled the world as a political editor for TVNZ, hosted live election debates, broken some big investigative stories, hosted Morning Report for five years, and has been instrumental in helping mainstream media’s adoption of te reo Māori.

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