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Upcoming Events
May Forum
At some stage, our journey on this world will come to an end. Although we all hope to live long, healthy lives, HYP wants to ask the question – do we need to prepare for the worst case scenario? Do we need to be proactive when it comes to our passing?
In this event presented by the good people at Tompkins Wake, we hope to share some advice on a hard topic for young professionals.
- What a will is;
- Certain situations in which it is recommended that you have a will;
- How to plan your estate for the future; and
- What does life and health insurance cover;
We will also combine this event with some social drinks and light nibbles. Bring your colleagues and friends along and get proactive about your estate planning!
EVENT CANCELLED (FOR NOW)
Tompkins Wake, Level 8/430 Victoria St
Past Events
March Social
We were back and ready to kick off the first of many events for the year with the first social of 2019. Yet another great opportunity to gather your friends, work mates and those newbies in the office and head along for a couple of hours for a laugh.
March 13, from 5.30pm
Local Taphouse
End of Year Social
The good times did indeed roll! In teams of 4, or 5, or even 8, a few games of barefoot bowls was the perfect way to finish off 2019 events. And the end of year spirit continued on to the Roaming Giant from there – a great way to meet some new people.
November 16
Claudelands Bowling Club
November Social
This was something a little different! Ash Parmar of EightPm hosted us for an evening and taught us a little more about NZ gin and whiskey scene, and we enjoyed some delicious canapés to match.
November 8
Mavis & Co. Made to Order
August Social
By this time Winter was pretty much over – so we thought we better celebrate that warmer days were on the way! Everyone joined us for another night of laughs, good chat and catch ups at our regular social event at Joe’s.
August 23 from 5.30pm
Joe’s Garage
August Forum
Together with the Waikato Young Lawyers, we talked about workplace bullying and harassment, taking a stand for our working communities. Whether you had experienced it first hand, seen it happen to others, or been fortunate to have not experienced it yet – this event continued the important discussion of mental wellbeing and the need to feel safe at work.
Our awesome panel of experienced speakers make for a fantastic night. A huge thanks to Bridget Jelley, Shane Way, Andrea Twaddle and Tracy Tucker.
August 2, 6.00
Tompkins Wake, Level 8 Westpac House
June Social
We didn’t let the winter weather get us down! HYP paired up with the Waikato Young Lawyers for a Mid-Winter Christmas-do, without the Christmas, sooo we called it a social.
All in all, it was a night of good chat, a couple of brews and some laughs – so are you coming along?
June 21 from 5:30
Joe’s Garage
May Forum
We were talking side hustle’s and all about the ways that you can maximise your 5pm – 5am grind to build on your skills, fuel your passion and ultimately make you some money outside your everyday job. Our panelists Logan Dodds, the opportunity taker, Steve Sartin, the values man and Jordon Webber, the master multitasker shared some honest insights and great value with the 140 person strong crowd.
May 17 from 5:30
Pukete Room, Novotel Tainui
April Social / Fundraiser
We threw it back to the time of butterfly clips, frosted tips, presidential impeachments, classic cartoons and much more, all for a great cause! Our 90’s Quiz Night sold out twice over, with over 120 in attendance and $1125 raised for The Waterboy, which will help them achieve their goal of building stronger communities through sport.
April 19 from 5:30
Zone Sports Bar, SkyCity
March Forum
The Chamber and HYP dedicated an evening to digging deep into the world of CEO’s to help fast track yo-pro’s path to management positions with this interactive session, learning from our speakers first hand experience…
Michelle Baillie: The Award-Winning CEO • Carmel Strange: Recruitment Guru • Leonard Gardner: Top Manger • Richard Briggs: The City Leader
March 15 from 5:30
SkyCity Co-op Function Room
March Colab
The Councils 10-Year Plan opens for consultation at the end of March and we want to make sure that you know how to make your voice and views really count!
We partnered with some great bunches of people at Seed Waikato, Let’s Lead NZ and The Creators to provide you with a space to learn, consider and bounce ideas around to create that positive difference to the future of our city.
March 9 from 5-8
Zeal, 9 Ward Land
February Social
Was your new years resolution to meet new people? This was your perfect chance!
We welcomed Hamilton’s yo-pros back to work with our Feb Social. Whether your a builder, nurse, lawyer, teacher or otherwise – everyone is welcome.
Feb 22 from 5:30pm
Joe’s Garage
December Social
Why not get into the Christmas spirit and do a little good in the process?
Our end-of-year get together brought together a bunch of good sorts who each donated specially picked Christmas gifts for the kids at Rainbow Place – Waikato’s Children’s Hospice.
Dec 14 from 5:30pm
Mavis Made to Order
October Forum
Millennials are entering the workforce, and we’re shaking up the status quo.
We realised that it’s about time we properly understood the ‘generational divide’ and figured out how, through collaboration, workplace design, culture and process we can foster positive change and create the workforce of the future.
Oct 31 from 5:30pm
The Don, University of Waikato
August Forum
Fun and informative – just how we like it. A couple of Good George brewery tours gave keen yo-pro’s a detailed insight of the ins and outs of this iconic and fast growing local business, as we retraced where they came from to where they are today.
Aug 24 from 5:30pm
Good George
“July” Social
We couldn’t quite remember the months of the year when we hosted our July Social in early August. But that didn’t matter when it came to teaming up with Confinement to celebrate their opening at Sky City.
It was a social like never before, where we pushed the limits and getting to know new people was a certainty!
Aug 3 from 5:30pm
Confinement
June Fundraiser
Hamilton City Young Farmers (HCYF) and Hamilton Young Professionals joined forces to run a quiz night and auction to raise funds for the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Over 20 teams of six each came together for a night of fun, laughs and goodwill raising over $1000 between the 2 clubs.
Jun 14 from 7pm
Diggers Bar
April Forum
Mixing it up, we hit the road for a grand bus tour of 8 unique showhomes around Hamilton.
We started the day at Good Neighbour and were guided around 8 of the leading showhomes in Hamilton, learning everything we needed to know about the building process, finance, legal obligations and what’s happening in the Waikato region along the way.
Apr 1 from 12pm
All around Hamilton
March Social
We pulled out our best green threads for St Patricks Day!
A great time was had at Lucky Finns celebrating the day of the Irish with a HYP drink specials, live music and great company.
Mar 17 from 5.30pm
Lucky Finns
December Social
Yo-pro’s dug out their best frocks and fancy hats for one of Hamilton’s racing highlights – the SkyCity Cup.
We even sussed the prime seats in the Lodge Garden Bar right on the home straight!
Dec 10 from 11am
Te Rapa Racecourse
November Social
It was getting close to holiday time and to celebrate The Local Taphouse set us up with drink specials, free platters and a live band!
Quality yarns and choice refreshments were had by all.
Nov 18 from 5.30pm
The Local Taphouse
November Forum
Whether attendees knew exactly where they wanted to be in five years time or hadn’t thought about it at all, this event covered it all.
We hosted Head Coach at Coach Approach Leadership + Teams Corene Walker as she ran an exclusive one-hour development workshop to help yo-pro’s figure out where they wanted to be in the future, and how to get there.
Nov 1 from 5.30pm
Waikato University Office, PWC Centre
October Social
Another night of good catch ups. Good Neighbour kindly putting on drink specials and platters for us after work.
Oct 7 from 5.30pm
Good Neighbour
September Forum
If you ever wanted to ask the tough questions about the future of our city – this was your chance.
We hosted a 7Days-style, interactive panel featuring some of Hamilton’s mayoral candidates and got to understand them more and what they could bring to the table if they were to be voted mayor.
Sept 14 from 5.30pm
The Bank Bar
September Social
To celebrate the great Spring weather we booked out the upstairs are at House on Hood for our monthly catch up.
Sept 2 from 5.30pm
House on Hood
August Forum
It was fantastic to all about how we can help break the food-wastage-cycle and support local growers.
We heard from a panel of experts, including Country Calendar star Talbert de Jong (Southern Belle Orchard), founder of Emma’s Food Bag, Emma Sinclair and Sustainability Specialist at Waikato Environment Centre, Camilla Carty-Melis.
Aug 24 from 5.30pm
Harcourts Auction Room
July Social
Our first social was a blast with a massive turn out of over 100 young people keen to meet new people!
Mavis Made to Order (the one in town) kindly put on drink specials and platters especially for us to sweeten the deal
July 29 from 5.30pm
Mavis Made to Order
First Forum
With the cost of housing through the roof, global currencies all over the place and an unpredictable stock market, what’s a young investor to do with their money?
We heard what the experts had to say at the first Hamilton Young Professionals (after the Momentum rebrand of course) and listened to Westpac NZ Authorised Financial Advisor Jonathan Bayley and NAI Harcourts Hamilton Director Theo de Leeuw as they talked us through the different investment opportunities out there.
Jul 14 from 5.30pm
Westpac House