Havelock North Toastmasters

12/04/2026

Tonights meeting has been cancelled and we will return to St Columbia Presbyterian Church next Monday starting at 7.30pm.
See you then!

25/01/2026

New year new you.

Wanting to improve your public speaking skills?
Whether it's showing more confidence in meetings, honing your presentation skills or wanting to handle the pressure when the spotlight is on you?

The Havelock North Toastmasters is for you. We welcome any newcomers, bring along a friend, see how we arrange our meetings and join us for a laugh.

Our first meeting is tonight at the St Columba's Church foyer in Havelock North from 7.30pm.

07/09/2025

Ready for a laugh (and maybe some inspiration)?

Tomorrow night is our Humorous Speech Competition 🎤🤣
📍 St Columba's Church Foyer, Havelock North
📆 Monday 8th September
🕢 7.30 - 9.00pm

Come along and watch our members put their wit to the test. From prepared speeches to impromptu comedy twists you’ll get to see speakers of all levels in action, in one of the most supportive (and entertaining!) environments around.

Best of all? Visitors can just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show - no pressure to speak. It’s the perfect way to find out what Toastmasters is all about, while enjoying a good laugh or three.

Who knows… you might even leave thinking, “I could give that a go!” 😉

Know someone who might like to come along? Make sure to pass this post on to them.

01/05/2025

Anzac Day 2025... a moment of reflection, of memories, of hope for the future! See more photos here, free downloads: https://www.duncanbrown.co.nz/sales

25/07/2024

Thanks Wendy for the update, we love having you and Josh at the club. Congratulations :-)

I'm incredibly proud of my son, who recently joined the Havelock North Toastmasters Club as part of his Duke of Edinburgh skill development. This week was particularly exciting as I attended to support him. My son, the youngest member of the group and a first-time speech evaluator, was awarded "Best Evaluator" of the meeting, while I was honoured to receive the "Best Table Topics" speech award as a guest. Table Topics are impromptu speeches that help improve quick thinking and speaking skills. A big congratulations also to Olivia McGregor for her Top Speech award for her outstanding and moving speech on port-wine birthmarks and their treatment.

For those unfamiliar with Toastmasters, it’s a fantastic organisation that helps individuals build confidence, improve public speaking, and develop leadership skills in a supportive and friendly environment. Whether you're looking to enhance your career, improve communication, or simply want to meet like-minded people, Toastmasters offers a great opportunity.

If you're interested in joining, the Havelock North Toastmasters Club is accepting new members and meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at St Columba's Church foyer, 14 Napier Road, Havelock North. You can reach out to them at 0273308129 or visit https://www.toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/00004975-havelock-north-club for more information.

21/10/2023

Hey guys and gals, a quick reminder that due to it being Labour Day on Monday, our regular meeting has been postponed to 7.30pm next Monday 30 October. Looking forward to seeing you there :-)

30/09/2023

It was a hat-trick for Duncan Brown who won three of our four trophies at the last meeting! Best Evaluator, Best Table Topics and Bunny. 🥳

15/09/2023

This Sunday, just a little bit of history, bubbles, art, pottery, and jazz - what's not to love 😀

27/08/2023

The absolute highlight of our 21st Celebration last week - Our new Toastmaster of the Year trophy will be named the Jeannie Wright Trophy, in honour of one of our foundation members who's still going strong. Here's the full citation:
Jeannie Wright is our longest-serving toastmaster. As a founding member of Havelock North Toastmasters, she has been involved in every aspect of running the club and is a frequent source of knowledge when the rest of us have questions. She currently serves as VP Membership and Sergeant at Arms, and is also a very active member of Hastings Toastmasters.
Jeannie is now retired but in her working life she was a librarian working for the National Library of New Zealand, a role that has benefitted from being a member of toastmasters as she gained many skills that she was able to incorporate into her career and helped her to gain promotions and recognition within the organisation.
Outside of Toastmasters Jeannie has a very busy calendar enjoying several activities from Scottish Highland Dancing to genealogy. She is also a keen traveller and has had many adventures around the globe that are often the subject of her speeches. Her keenness to travel has not waned over the years and she is always planning her next adventure.
And so, to commemorate her 21 years of dedication and service to Havelock North Toastmasters, it gives me great pleasure to announce that our new Toastmaster of the Year trophy will be named the Jeannie Wright Trophy in Jeannie’s honour.

27/08/2023

So cool to have three founding members with us, Jacqui Hartley-Smith, Jeannie Wright and Peter Crofskey.

27/08/2023

A bonus speech by Havelock North solicitor Mark von Dadelszen, who credits Havelock North Toastmasters as being very influential in his work in writing "Member's Meetings", a very practical user's guide to those running or participating in meetings. He then wrote "Law of Societies in New Zealand", an invaluable guide to the many New Zealanders actively involved in setting up and running societies and charitable trusts.