SeniorNet HBC | Who Are We?

SeniorNet HBC Inc is an Incorporated Society and registered Charity. We are a member of the Federation of New Zealand SeniorNet Societies Incorporated. We are one of the 88 independent SeniorNet societies throughout New Zealand that are members of the Federation, with a total of approximately 17,000 members. (See SeniorNet Federation and the Links Page for the web sites of some other societies.)

Seniornet HBC Inc was set up in 1999 by a group of interested people following initiatives by Telecom, and since then has received sponsorship from the ASB Trusts, Rodney District Council, Rotary, Air New Zealand, and Rothmans Foundation through Ian Watt of the Stables Bar (Whangaparaoa Shopping Centre).

Seniornet HBC Inc enrols approximately 120 new members each year and had 720 members in early 2011.

For some photographs of our activities, refer to our photographs page, and for other details, our other pages.

Contact Information:

Telephone: 09 426 1509. (9.00 am to 3.00 pm, Monday to Friday, except Friday afternoons, mid-January to mid-December.)

Postal Address: SeniorNet HBC Inc., P.O.Box 637, Orewa, 0946.

Our Learning Centre is at 117 Centreway Road, Orewa.

Parking is available in the parking area in front of the house.

Committee for 2011/2012:

(As elected at the Annual Meeting held on Friday 25th February 2011)

Chairman:
Ian Turner, Telephone 09 428 3009. Email. Web Master, Manual Editor.

Deputy Chairman:
Neville Cook, Telephone 09 421 0642. Email. Quality Control Coordinator, Safety and Privacy Officer.

Treasurer:
Dirk Vroegop, Telephone 09 424 8639. Email.

Secretary:
Rhys Thompson, Telephone: 09 426 5421, Email.

Committee Members:
John Barnett, Telephone 09 424 1966. Email. Tutor Coordinator.
Eric Brayshaw, Telephone 09 422 0534. Email. Newsletter Editor (from May 2011), Librarian.
Cheril Clarke, Telephone: 09 480 3002. Email. New Member Team.
Noel Gallop, Telephone 09 426 9567. Email.
Barry Gilbert, Telephone 09 424 0433. Email.
Don MacLean, Telephone: 09 424 2253. Email. Hardware and Software Coordinator.
Shirley Maitland, Telephone: 09 426 2270. Email.
Audrey Walker, Telephone 09 424 7408. Email Entertainment Team Leader.

The Committee meets in the Learning Centre usually on the Fridays of Week 4 and Week 8 of each term at 1.30 p.m.

In addition, the following members help as follows:
Help Centre Coordinator: Sharron Russell.
Leader, New Member Team: Manoo Ala'i.
Tutor Training and New Tutor Coordinator: Wynne Haysmith.
Course Coordinator: Bryn Roberts.

Equipment:

The club fully owns the following equipment:
Twenty-five fast networked computers, with CD/DVD writers and full multi-media facilities. The software used is Windows 7 Ultimate and XP Pro, MS Works, OFFICE 2003, 2007 and 2010, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Publisher 2000 & later and Photoshop Elements and Premiere. The networked computers share a broadband connection.
Scanners.
Printers.
Two datashow projectors for demonstrations..
Large photocopier.
Digital Camera.

The tutors are financial members of the society and give their services free. Income from members is used to pay the rent of the premises, the cost of the telephone connection and purchases and on-going upgrading of equipment. All maintenance is provided at no labour cost by club members. Some government funding has been available.

Our Commitment to Quality: