Celebrating 40 Years of the Stout
Date: Friday 15 August 2025 Time: 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Hunter Council Chamber, Level 2, Hunter Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade (entry from Kelburn Parade to main reception)
Reception: Hunter Common Room
Welcome: 4.00pm – Professor Averil Coxhead, Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Introduction: Celebrating 40 years of Scholarship and Outreach, Professor Brigitte Bӧnisch-Brednich
Dr Jock Phillips A conversation with Dr Jock Phillips, Looking back to look forward: New Zealand studies in the spotlight
Prof Geoff McLay The many lives (and opinions) of Sir Robert Stout
Monica Webb A Born Crusader: the political life of Lady Anna Stout
A video appreciation
Concluding Remarks Professor Brigitte Bӧnisch-Brednich
Reception/Drinks Function Hunter Common Room
For catering purposes please RSVP by 1 August to: Deborah.levy@vuw.ac.nz